Colin Hamilton - Juggla was in a gangster mood.

Krista Henry, Staff Reporter

Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall took a different turn last Saturday night as the remaining contestants did cover songs from their favourite local entertainers.

Working mainly with their own material throughout the competition, the contestants had to show their versatility and bring the energy to popular dancehall songs. Before Reggae Queen kicked off the performances, the crowd got a shock when Gibraltar and Queen Doll were eliminated from the show.

Reggae Queen did a medley of Spice and Vybz Kartel songs as she changed up the lyrics for Go-go Club. The young deejay showed an improvement from previous performances as she managed to not lose her breath which, according to the judges, was her major weakness. Scatta Burrell thought it was a good performance while Miss Kitty applauded her creativity.

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Tanto Blacks was full of energy as usual with Kartel's Love Yuh Gi Gal and Mavado's Gal A Mad Ova as he pranced around the stage engaging the crowd. Guest judge Stacious called Tanto an 'all-round entertainer' while Professor Nuts said Tanto has "stepped up his game. I liked the changes; he came different". Mysterious did a Lady Saw song and both Scatta and Professor Nuts thought it was an improvement from the last two weeks.

Juggla came out in full black ready with a slew of gangster songs including Mavado's Talk Dem A Talk, Aidonia'sWe Run Uptown and Kartel's Nuh Care Weh Yuh Bad From, which pleased the cheering crowd. Miss Kitty was full of praises for Juggla declaring that she loved the performance while Stacious believed he delivered his lyrics well. Bumpa followed with a slow song and kicked it into high gear with Tifa's Spell It Out. Bumpa changed some of the lyrics to throw words at another female contestant. Stacious advised Bumpa that she hoped she could defend her lyrics to which she declared, "Mi back broad".

Press Fyah was conscious as ever singing Konshens' The Realest Song, which had persons in the crowd singing along. Miss Kitty dubbed him the "silent warrior" who has been consistent throughout the competition and said she liked the emotion in his delivery.

Gallawas gave a saucy performance to Lady Saw's Chat to mi Back, stinging the audience with the altered lyrics. Scatta said, "Yuh young but yuh born wid a gift. You're a true entertainer no matter what yuh sing. Yuh deserve to reach somewhere in this business."

Chozenn closed the night with Assassin's Hands Inna Di Air and Vybz Kartel's Gwaan So and Slow Motion to which Miss Kitty got up and gave him a 'Chozenn wine'.

Miss Kitty said Chozenn brought his 'A game' this week while Stacious thought his performance improved as he went on.

In their final comments, Scatta advised the contestants to watch their tone and key while Miss Kitty said she loved how this year's contestants are stepping up to the plate.