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.

Ambulance
Vybz Kartel Lyrics

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Yow (timely) what a piece a mixup (mixup)
Gyal business fix up baby!

Call di ambulance! A gyal pussy tongue dead
She tek more man than hospital bed
Hear di siren, a come fi di ex-wife
Di two long breast dem a battle fi life
Call di ambulance a gyal pussy tongue dead

She tek more man than hospital bed
Hear di siren, a come fi di ex-wife
Di two long breast dem a battle fi life

Weh di gyal dem weh know
Fi bruk off buddy head
That mean yuh nah fi suck off buddy head
Yuh pussy fat like rubber tire
Weh nuh wah re-thread
Fuck till yuh soak di sheet spread
Wine pon it slow till it bruk like egg
Doh from yuh little and a go a Nagoshead
Yuh grandmadda tell yuh seh don't nyam
Buddy cause buddy anuh bread 1-800

Call di ambulance! A gyal pussy tongue dead
She tek more man than hospital bed
Hear di siren, a come fi di ex-wife
Di two long breast dem a battle fi life
Call di ambulance a gyal pussy tongue dead
She tek more man than hospital bed
Hear di siren, a come fi di ex-wife
Di two long breast dem a battle fi life

Pum pum pon CLI and trip
Ugly like 12 episodes of Tales from the Crypt
Woman, mek mi give unnu a tip
Nuh hype up yuh wardrobe like it's a grip
Too much cocky drip tear dung pussy lip
One draws get a drop off, one go Egypt
Any gyal pussy famous like Las Vegas
East strip deserve fi get dick

Call di ambulance! A gyal pussy tongue dead
She tek more man than hospital bed
Hear di siren, a come fi di ex-wife
Di two long breast dem a battle fi life
Call di ambulance a gyal pussy tongue dead
She tek more man than hospital bed

Hear di siren, a come fi di ex-wife
Di two long breast dem a battle fi life

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Call di ambulance" by Vybz Kartel speak about a promiscuous woman who has slept with multiple partners and is now suffering the consequences. The song begins with the artist calling for an ambulance because the woman's tongue is dead due to her insatiable sexual appetite. He remarks that she has taken more men than a hospital bed, implying that she has slept with a large number of partners.

The chorus is then repeated with additional lines about the woman's breasts battling for life, which could be interpreted as a reference to breast cancer or other health issues caused by her promiscuity. The verses go on to criticize women who are too sexually forward and warns against sucking off a man's head, encouraging women to be mindful of their sexual behavior.

The song also contains lines about women dressing inappropriately or being too focused on their appearance, as well as references to different sexual positions and locations. The lyrics are essentially criticizing women for being too sexually liberated and suggesting that they should be more traditional in their behavior.

Overall, "Call di ambulance" reflects traditional gender norms and insists that women should be modest and controlled in their sexuality. The lyrics also suggest that promiscuous women are morally and physically corrupt.

Line by Line Meaning

Yow (timely) what a piece a mixup (mixup)
Hey, what a mess we've got here

Gyal business fix up baby!
Women, get your stuff together

Call di ambulance! A gyal pussy tongue dead
Call an ambulance! A woman's genitalia is excessively worn out

She tek more man than hospital bed
She's had sex with more men than a hospital has had patients

Hear di siren, a come fi di ex-wife
Hear the ambulance siren, it's coming for the ex-wife

Di two long breast dem a battle fi life
Her large breasts are fighting for their life

Weh di gyal dem weh know
Where are the women who know

Fi bruk off buddy head
To break off a man's penis

That mean yuh nah fi suck off buddy head
That means you shouldn't suck a man's penis

Yuh pussy fat like rubber tire
Your genitalia is large like a car tire

Weh nuh wah re-thread
That doesn't need to be re-threaded

Fuck till yuh soak di sheet spread
Have sex until the sheets are soaked

Wine pon it slow till it bruk like egg
Move slowly until it breaks like an egg

Doh from yuh little and a go a Nagoshead
From a young age, you're going to Nagoshead

Yuh grandmadda tell yuh seh don't nyam
Your grandmother told you not to eat

Buddy cause buddy anuh bread
Penis isn't bread

Pum pum pon CLI and trip
Genitalia on phone and travelling

Ugly like 12 episodes of Tales from the Crypt
As unattractive as a creepy television show

Woman, mek mi give unnu a tip
Woman, let me give you a piece of advice

Nuh hype up yuh wardrobe like it's a grip
Don't hype up your wardrobe like it's a lot

Too much cocky drip tear dung pussy lip
Too much semen causes tearing in the genitalia

One draws get a drop off, one go Egypt
One pair of underwear gets left behind, one gets sent to Egypt

Any gyal pussy famous like Las Vegas
Any woman's genitalia that's famous like Las Vegas

East strip deserve fi get dick
The East strip deserves to have sex

Call di ambulance a gyal pussy tongue dead
Call an ambulance, a woman's genitalia is worn out

She tek more man than hospital bed
She's had sex with more men than a hospital has had patients

Hear di siren, a come fi di ex-wife
Hear the ambulance siren, it's coming for the ex-wife

Di two long breast dem a battle fi life
Her large breasts are fighting for their life

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ADIDJA PALMER, OMARI STINES, PATRICK SAMUELS, RICHARD LEWIS

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