Vybz Kartel (born Adidja Palmer, Jan. 7, 1976) is a Jamaican dancehall deej… Read Full Bio ↴Vybz Kartel (born Adidja Palmer, Jan. 7, 1976) is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.
He was born at Kingston's Victoria Jubilee Hospital, and was one of six children. Originally from Waterhouse, Kingston, he was raised in the Waterford district in the community Portmore, Jamaica. Adidja attended Calabar High School in Kingston but was expelled as a teenager. Determined to continue his education, he completed his studies at a tutorial technical school.
He was exposed to a wide variety of music from a tender age by two uncles who were themselves aspiring musicians. Every weekend he was treated to new musical offerings, on his uncle's old component set, ranging from Sam Cooke to country and western ballads to Ninja Man, who became one of his musical heroes.
At 10 his favorites included artists as diverse as Ninja Man, Papa San, Charlie Chaplin, Will Smith and KRS-1, all of whose lyrics he would study word-for-word, performing them later for friends.
He decided he wanted to be a deejay and began writing his own lyrics when he was 11. Eager to flaunt his skills, Adidja and his friends frequented the weekly Gong Talent Show at the Coney Amusement Park on the outskirts of Kingston. To their chagrin, they were always gonged off when they got a chance to perform.
Undeterred by his weekly failure to impress the talent show audience, Adidja decided to hone his skills and concentrate on winning over his own community of Waterford until he was ready for bigger things. With that goal in mind, on weekends he would practise on neighborhood sound systems Soul Signal and Electric Force.
In 1993, Adidja recorded his first single, "Love Fat Woman," for Alvin Reid's One Heart Label under the name Adi Banton, a name he chose in tribute to a role model, Buju Banton. He recorded several more tracks for local producers, perfecting his craft.
In 1996 he and two friends, Mr. Lee and a singer called Escobar, decided to form a group. One night, after watching a movie about Pablo Escobar and his infamous cartel, Adidja came up with a name for his trio: Vibes Cartel.
Vybz Kartel's new role as Killer's protege caught the attention of the public and led to a meteoric career rise, first as a ghost-writer for Bounty, Elephant Man and other members of the Scare Dem Crew, followed by collaborations with Bounty Killer, such as "Gal Clown" and "Girls Like Mine (Liquid Riddim)."
He came into his own with early hits like "Gun Clown," "Guns Like Mine (Trafalga Riddim)," "Badman (Panty Raid Riddim)," "Bus Mi Gun Like Nuttn," "Most High (Mexican Riddim)" and "War Organizer (Clappas Riddim)." He also had a string of successful collaborations with Wayne Marshall, including "New Millennium (Mad Antz Riddim)," "Why (Krazy Riddim)" and "Why Again (Good To Go Riddim)." This unprecedented debut led to Vybz Kartel being crowned 2002 Deejay of the Year at Stone Love's 30th anniversary, a feat unmatched by any new artist in dancehall.
Kartel has--aside from incredible rhymes and subtle, clever pop culture references--a unique lyrical flow all his own. It is to be noted that Kartel rarely does dance "chunes" along the lines of Elephant man or Beenie Man. Nevertheless, he has already had several high-profile collaborations with international hip-hop and pop stars, and is being touted as the next big thing in dancehall.
In terms of singles sold, he has had the second-best year on the 2003 reggae charts, outsold only by Elephant Man, and has released two albums this year for UK label Greensleeves. He was featured twice on the Def Jamaica project, and nominated for Source, VIBE and UK MOBO awards. His MOBO nominations, along with those of Beenie Man, Elephant Man and Sizzla, were subsequently withdrawn over concerns of homophobia, a common issue with dancehall reggae in general.
His video for "New Millennium/Why," with Wayne Marshall, though decidedly low-budget, has seen play on MTV. His underground following is so large that a bootleg version of, in his own words, "a very, very low budget film" made in 2001 has begun circulating. He has two albums, several mixtapes and a prolific library of singles.
In 2005, Vybz and Bountkiller fell out after Vybz preformed a song with Di Angel, Beenie's former girl, "Yuh Know Yuh Baby Father." Vybz walked out of the Alliance. Aidonia also left, because he took Vybz side, falling out with Busy Signal and making the song "Adid A Mi Daddy Who Wa Vex Wan Vex." It was said Vybz took side with Beenie by showing up at his wedding. Vybz said Beenie was his artist and would not and that's as far as it went. Afterwards, he and Movado which led to throwing of words through songs like "Movado di Failla," "Them Start War and Dead" and "Them a Pu@#* Pon di Battle." But this mis happas only made Mr.Palmer express his war side.
Vybz is the head of the territorial gangland in Portmore known as the Gaza and Mavado is the same for the Gully. Due to their feud a physical war arose between people in the two areas. Fans loyal to each artist have taken part as well. Their fan base in the youths has been seen, as entire schools claiming to be Gully or Gaza supporters have been known not just in Jamaica but in other Caribbean countries such as Trinidad to break out into physical war resulting in stabbings and street fights.
Following the 2009 Summit of the Americas the Jamaican government called a meetings between Vybz Kartel and Mavado calling on them to end the war. Since its conclusion both artists have turned away from war songs and focused on different topics, Kartel on women and Mavado on uplifting the people, although both still make songs of all types.
Following differences with record label Greensleeves, Vybz Kartel changed his name to Addi Di Teacha near the end of 2006. All new material he produces will be released under this name. Greensleeves will continue to release his older, unreleased material under the name Vybz Kartel.
He now owns the label Portmore Empire, founded in 2007, on which releases new deejays' music. To clear up why this was done he had an interview with Antony Miller. "If I had join Moffia House, I would be taking side which I said I would not do," he said.
He owns a rum called STREET VYBZ as well as a condom line called DAGGERING.
Recently, he collaborated with artists like D.I. aka Daniel and Di Angel--Beenie man's former wife. But that's another story...
In 2011 Kartel has recently come under fire for bleaching his skin, something that is frowned upon in Jamaican culture and even Kartel spoken against it in past songs. He has come under even more fire for his rumored involvement in devil worship with a satanic group known as the Illuminati, which is known to have other popular musicains such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rihanna.
He was born at Kingston's Victoria Jubilee Hospital, and was one of six children. Originally from Waterhouse, Kingston, he was raised in the Waterford district in the community Portmore, Jamaica. Adidja attended Calabar High School in Kingston but was expelled as a teenager. Determined to continue his education, he completed his studies at a tutorial technical school.
He was exposed to a wide variety of music from a tender age by two uncles who were themselves aspiring musicians. Every weekend he was treated to new musical offerings, on his uncle's old component set, ranging from Sam Cooke to country and western ballads to Ninja Man, who became one of his musical heroes.
At 10 his favorites included artists as diverse as Ninja Man, Papa San, Charlie Chaplin, Will Smith and KRS-1, all of whose lyrics he would study word-for-word, performing them later for friends.
He decided he wanted to be a deejay and began writing his own lyrics when he was 11. Eager to flaunt his skills, Adidja and his friends frequented the weekly Gong Talent Show at the Coney Amusement Park on the outskirts of Kingston. To their chagrin, they were always gonged off when they got a chance to perform.
Undeterred by his weekly failure to impress the talent show audience, Adidja decided to hone his skills and concentrate on winning over his own community of Waterford until he was ready for bigger things. With that goal in mind, on weekends he would practise on neighborhood sound systems Soul Signal and Electric Force.
In 1993, Adidja recorded his first single, "Love Fat Woman," for Alvin Reid's One Heart Label under the name Adi Banton, a name he chose in tribute to a role model, Buju Banton. He recorded several more tracks for local producers, perfecting his craft.
In 1996 he and two friends, Mr. Lee and a singer called Escobar, decided to form a group. One night, after watching a movie about Pablo Escobar and his infamous cartel, Adidja came up with a name for his trio: Vibes Cartel.
Vybz Kartel's new role as Killer's protege caught the attention of the public and led to a meteoric career rise, first as a ghost-writer for Bounty, Elephant Man and other members of the Scare Dem Crew, followed by collaborations with Bounty Killer, such as "Gal Clown" and "Girls Like Mine (Liquid Riddim)."
He came into his own with early hits like "Gun Clown," "Guns Like Mine (Trafalga Riddim)," "Badman (Panty Raid Riddim)," "Bus Mi Gun Like Nuttn," "Most High (Mexican Riddim)" and "War Organizer (Clappas Riddim)." He also had a string of successful collaborations with Wayne Marshall, including "New Millennium (Mad Antz Riddim)," "Why (Krazy Riddim)" and "Why Again (Good To Go Riddim)." This unprecedented debut led to Vybz Kartel being crowned 2002 Deejay of the Year at Stone Love's 30th anniversary, a feat unmatched by any new artist in dancehall.
Kartel has--aside from incredible rhymes and subtle, clever pop culture references--a unique lyrical flow all his own. It is to be noted that Kartel rarely does dance "chunes" along the lines of Elephant man or Beenie Man. Nevertheless, he has already had several high-profile collaborations with international hip-hop and pop stars, and is being touted as the next big thing in dancehall.
In terms of singles sold, he has had the second-best year on the 2003 reggae charts, outsold only by Elephant Man, and has released two albums this year for UK label Greensleeves. He was featured twice on the Def Jamaica project, and nominated for Source, VIBE and UK MOBO awards. His MOBO nominations, along with those of Beenie Man, Elephant Man and Sizzla, were subsequently withdrawn over concerns of homophobia, a common issue with dancehall reggae in general.
His video for "New Millennium/Why," with Wayne Marshall, though decidedly low-budget, has seen play on MTV. His underground following is so large that a bootleg version of, in his own words, "a very, very low budget film" made in 2001 has begun circulating. He has two albums, several mixtapes and a prolific library of singles.
In 2005, Vybz and Bountkiller fell out after Vybz preformed a song with Di Angel, Beenie's former girl, "Yuh Know Yuh Baby Father." Vybz walked out of the Alliance. Aidonia also left, because he took Vybz side, falling out with Busy Signal and making the song "Adid A Mi Daddy Who Wa Vex Wan Vex." It was said Vybz took side with Beenie by showing up at his wedding. Vybz said Beenie was his artist and would not and that's as far as it went. Afterwards, he and Movado which led to throwing of words through songs like "Movado di Failla," "Them Start War and Dead" and "Them a Pu@#* Pon di Battle." But this mis happas only made Mr.Palmer express his war side.
Vybz is the head of the territorial gangland in Portmore known as the Gaza and Mavado is the same for the Gully. Due to their feud a physical war arose between people in the two areas. Fans loyal to each artist have taken part as well. Their fan base in the youths has been seen, as entire schools claiming to be Gully or Gaza supporters have been known not just in Jamaica but in other Caribbean countries such as Trinidad to break out into physical war resulting in stabbings and street fights.
Following the 2009 Summit of the Americas the Jamaican government called a meetings between Vybz Kartel and Mavado calling on them to end the war. Since its conclusion both artists have turned away from war songs and focused on different topics, Kartel on women and Mavado on uplifting the people, although both still make songs of all types.
Following differences with record label Greensleeves, Vybz Kartel changed his name to Addi Di Teacha near the end of 2006. All new material he produces will be released under this name. Greensleeves will continue to release his older, unreleased material under the name Vybz Kartel.
He now owns the label Portmore Empire, founded in 2007, on which releases new deejays' music. To clear up why this was done he had an interview with Antony Miller. "If I had join Moffia House, I would be taking side which I said I would not do," he said.
He owns a rum called STREET VYBZ as well as a condom line called DAGGERING.
Recently, he collaborated with artists like D.I. aka Daniel and Di Angel--Beenie man's former wife. But that's another story...
In 2011 Kartel has recently come under fire for bleaching his skin, something that is frowned upon in Jamaican culture and even Kartel spoken against it in past songs. He has come under even more fire for his rumored involvement in devil worship with a satanic group known as the Illuminati, which is known to have other popular musicains such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rihanna.
4 star
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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[In background]
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes..es..es!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yyyeeesss!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes..es..es!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yyyeeesss!
[Intro]
Timeless!
Yow Birch!....Dem neva seh we a di real war scientists....weh do di war research.....eeeehhh.....Hey!!!
[Verse 1]
Di war nah done til di whole ah dem dead
Mack 90 rifle buss off yuh head
Ah Murda!!!.....some bwoy ah beg
Gunshot gash him slow foot like orange wid peg
Mi hand nuh slippery like butter pun a bread
So mi squeeze di trigga.....release de hammerhead
Di bwoy dem ah try mek a fled
But teflon mek him neck pop like dress mek a thread
[Chorus]
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star....4 star!
[Repeat chorus]
[Verse 2]
Roach....tell dem watch dem approach
We war first class we nuh go inna di coach
Ah girl alone pop off broach
Tellaviv war nuh fight wid rachett and battle torch
Bwoy...see we K and think a light post
Wait you nuh thugs ah girl you fight most
Point-blank range strike force
Copper change him skin colour....turn him inna white ghost
[Chorus: x2]
[Hook]
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes..es..es!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yyyeeesss!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes..es..es!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yyyeeesss!
[Chorus: x2]
[Verse 2: x1]
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes..es..es!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yyyeeesss!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes..es..es!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yyyeeesss!
[Intro]
Timeless!
[Verse 1]
Di war nah done til di whole ah dem dead
Mack 90 rifle buss off yuh head
Ah Murda!!!.....some bwoy ah beg
Gunshot gash him slow foot like orange wid peg
Mi hand nuh slippery like butter pun a bread
So mi squeeze di trigga.....release de hammerhead
Di bwoy dem ah try mek a fled
But teflon mek him neck pop like dress mek a thread
[Chorus]
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star....4 star!
[Repeat chorus]
[Verse 2]
Roach....tell dem watch dem approach
We war first class we nuh go inna di coach
Ah girl alone pop off broach
Tellaviv war nuh fight wid rachett and battle torch
Bwoy...see we K and think a light post
Wait you nuh thugs ah girl you fight most
Point-blank range strike force
Copper change him skin colour....turn him inna white ghost
[Chorus: x2]
[Hook]
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes..es..es!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yyyeeesss!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes..es..es!
Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yes! Right! Yyyeeesss!
[Chorus: x2]
[Verse 2: x1]
The song "4 Star" by Vybz Kartel is a powerful anthem that showcases the Jamaican artist's lyrical prowess and ability to convey a sense of strength and confidence. The song centers around Kartel's status as a "war scientist" and his ability to lead his crew to victory in battle. The opening lines of the song feature a repeated chant of "Yes! Right!" that serves to reinforce the message of Kartel's dominance.
The first verse of the song features Kartel boasting of his skills with a Mack 90 rifle and his ability to take out his enemies with ease. The chorus further reinforces his status as a leader within the military, with Kartel declaring himself the "general" and his crew the "army and di navy." The hook repeats the opening chant, serving to build even more hype for the song's powerful message.
Line by Line Meaning
Di war nah done til di whole ah dem dead
The war will not stop until every single one of them is dead.
Mack 90 rifle buss off yuh head
My Mack 90 rifle will blow your head off.
Ah Murda!!!.....some bwoy ah beg
Murder! Some guys are begging for their lives.
Gunshot gash him slow foot like orange wid peg
My gunshot will cripple him and make him slow, like an orange pierced with a peg.
Mi hand nuh slippery like butter pun a bread
My hand is not slippery like butter on bread, I have a steady aim.
So mi squeeze di trigga.....release de hammerhead
I pull the trigger and release the bullet.
Di bwoy dem ah try mek a fled
The boys are trying to run away.
But teflon mek him neck pop like dress mek a thread
Teflon will make his neck snap like a thread from a dress.
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
We are the generals of the army and navy.
Dem is bitch we have bravery
They are cowards, we have courage.
We control di airforce war
We dominate the airforce in war.
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star....4 star!
The Chief of Staff from Portmore is a star, a four-star general.
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ูุฑุฏูุณ
Timeless!
Yow Birch! Dem neva seh we a di real
War scientists weh do di war research
So mi tell mi dem seh wi fling
Dem all inna di raasclaat church, eeeehhh
Hey!
Di war nah done til di whole ah dem dead
Mack 90 rifle buss off yuh head
Ah murda some bwoy ah beg
Gunshot cut out him tripe like orange wid peg
Mi hand nuh slippery like butter pun a bread
So mi squeeze di trigga release di hammerhead
Di bwoy dem ah try mek a fled
But Teflon mek him neck pop
Like dress mek a thread
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch, we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star
4 star!
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch, we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star
4 star!
Roach tell dem watch dem approach
We war first class we nuh go inna di coach
Ah girl alone pop off broach
Tellaviv war nuh fight wid
Ratchet and battle torch
Bwoysee mi K and think a light post
Wait you nuh thugs a girl you fight most
Point-blank range strike force
Copper change him skin colour turn
Him inna white ghost
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch, we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star
4 star!
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch, we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star
4 star!
Xperted___ Pt2
Intro:
Timeless...
Yo Birch! Dem neva kno seh wi ah di real war scientist weh do di war research.....eeeehhh...HEY!
Verse 1:
Di war nuh done till di whole ah dem dead/
Mac ninety rifle buss off yuh head/
A murder! So bwoy ah beg.../
Gunshot pluck out im stripe, like orange weh peg/
Mi hand nuh slippery like butta pon ah bread/
So mi squeeze di trigga release di hammerhead/
Di bwoy dem a try mek ah fled/
But teflon mek him neck pop like dress mek ah thread/
Chorus:
Wi a di general fi di army/
an' di navy/
Dem is bitch wi have bravery!/
Wi control di air force war/
see di chief of staff from Portmore star, 4 star!
we ah di general fi di army/
an' di navy/
Dem is bitch wi have bravery/
Wi control di air force war/
see di chief of staff from Portmore star, 4 star!
Verse 2:
Roach tell dem watch dem approach/
Wi war first class wi nuh go inna di coach/
A girl alone pop off broach/
Tellaviv war nuh fight wit rachette and battle torch/
Bwoy see mi K and tink a light post/
Wait yuh nuh thugs ah girl yuh fight most/
Point blank range strike force/
Copper change (h)im skin color turn (h)im inna white ghost
Chorus x 2
Verse 2
Chorus x 2
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All 7 you can say
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Adonia Alexander
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Claude Francis
My favourite song on this riddim
I AM
Step pon dem....best song on it
faraiza lachman
Vybz 4 star general we love your style
ูุฑุฏูุณ
Timeless!
Yow Birch! Dem neva seh we a di real
War scientists weh do di war research
So mi tell mi dem seh wi fling
Dem all inna di raasclaat church, eeeehhh
Hey!
Di war nah done til di whole ah dem dead
Mack 90 rifle buss off yuh head
Ah murda some bwoy ah beg
Gunshot cut out him tripe like orange wid peg
Mi hand nuh slippery like butter pun a bread
So mi squeeze di trigga release di hammerhead
Di bwoy dem ah try mek a fled
But Teflon mek him neck pop
Like dress mek a thread
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch, we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star
4 star!
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch, we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star
4 star!
Roach tell dem watch dem approach
We war first class we nuh go inna di coach
Ah girl alone pop off broach
Tellaviv war nuh fight wid
Ratchet and battle torch
Bwoysee mi K and think a light post
Wait you nuh thugs a girl you fight most
Point-blank range strike force
Copper change him skin colour turn
Him inna white ghost
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch, we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star
4 star!
We ah di general fi di army and di navy
Dem is bitch, we have bravery
We control di airforce war
Eeh di chief of staff from Portmore star
4 star!
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