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When Spoil Bratts won the Nescafé Party Time in 1992, they became the first dance crew to claim the crown. For the boys from Morvant, life changed overnight. The hysteria was so intense that founding member Hamid Rahman couldn’t even attend school the next day. Any time he stepped out of his house, it was pandemonium. “As we pulled up on the Morvant taxi stand to go home, girls would point at us, scream, stare, and even run after us,” Hamid recalls. “They would say things like, ‘Oh my god! Look them!’”
The name Spoil Bratts—Hamid Rahman, Daniel Lashley, John Lashley, Robert Grenich, Blair Collier, and Anderson Walker—still comes up in local dance circles today.
If you grew up in the ’90s, you would know Party Time stood as the centre of youth culture in Trinidad and Tobago. It was a variety talent competition showcasing dance, lip-syncing, and local music. More than that, it was the proving ground for aspiring entertainers—securing a spot on that stage meant making it to the big leagues. Hosts included O’Brien Haynes, Renee Castle, and Lisa Wickham, who helped build the platform at the iconic Upper Level Club in West Mall.
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