Popcaan and Chronic Law Diss Skatta and Joe Bogdanovich at Freedom Street; Skatta Sends Warning

Dancehall artistes Popcaan and Chronic Law caused a stir during Vybz Kartel’s Freedom Street concert when they publicly disrespected event promoters Skatta Burrell and Joe Bogdanovich.

When the Unruly deejay finally took the stage, he wasted no time addressing the situation, launching a tirade against the Downsound Management team for allegedly leaving them stranded outside the event venue for three hours.

“Skatta s*ck yuh mada yute! If a neva Kartel mi guh a mi yard…Wah mek unuh have mi and Chronic Law outta door fi three hours? A wah mek unuh a hold down the native dem? Don’t do that to wi yute!”

The tension escalated further when Chronic Law started his set as he directed another round of insults at the promoters, referring to Joe as “white boy” and Skatta as “rasta boy.”

“Me no deh yah so fi no white boy nor no rasta boy. Me a bad man me no like people me fren. Skatta behave yuh ere, Joe fi behave yuh bombocl**t self!”

Check out the happenings below:

Skatta, seen on the sidelines of the stage with a few others, was accompanied by Vybz Kartel, who appeared to be trying to diffuse the situation. However, Skatta was holding onto a microphone, which it seemed Kartel was attempting to take from him. It seemed as though he was about to respond, but the Gazaboss stepped in.

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In response to the events at the concert, Skatta posted a video with the caption, “Happy 2025 To All Peace and Love.” He explained that while he knows how to control his emotions and can overlook being disrespected repeatedly, this situation was different because his mother has been in the hospital for some time.

He emphasized that for someone to disrespect him publicly, in front of thousands of viewers, with the expectation that he would simply brush it off, was unacceptable.

“Big Freedom Street concert… when I see that individual make that statement loud and proud put me in a dilemma right deh so cause how me ago address this now without mashing up the show.”

Skatta continued, stating that he handles disrespect privately and sent a stern warning:

“Man diss me publicly, me drag him under the stage and disrespect him privately. And me a tell yuh sumn, mi woulda thump yuh under dah stage deh. Watch yuh mouth man. Nuff a unu youth anuh real man nowadays.”

Despite the events that unfolded, Skatta expressed gratitude to those who attended and urged them not to let the situation cloud their judgment, highlighting that the Freedom Street concert was a successful event.