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.

Better Can Wuk
Vybz Kartel Lyrics

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Mini half a di gurls a urs and half a fi mi yuh zimmie
Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Yuh know fi wine gyal gyal yuh know fi wine gyal yuh
Know fi wine gyal gyal yuh know fi wine but a nuh dat

Gyal yuh betta can fuk o bubble pon the buddy till
The buddy wah broke tek it inna yuh tummy till yuh
Tummy wah tuck out go down but come up mi neva sey

Yuh cah duck mi nuh lick like dog mi nah f*ck and stuck
Gyal knock out block out and jump up and cut wen cocky
Start rev yuh out like bus and truck put yuh 2 hand
Behind yuh wah fi handcuff u a mek noise mek noise
U gwaan huff and puff yuh pop down the love life bed
A nuh fi fuk bed a fi bed time mi doh inna the granny
Business mek we fuk inna the front yard sometimes hold on

Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Yuh know fi wine gyal
Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Yuh know fi wine gyal g
Yal yuh know fi wine but a nuh dat

Gyal yuh betta can cock up buddy a jack and we a tek
It from back quint up the pussy when the cocky contract
Pon yuh batty jaw mi have mi hand a slap slap put yuh
Foot dem pon mi shoulda like a nap-sack if yuh pussy
A something everybody knock knock wen mi come and a
Go weh mi a put on the fat lock cause mi sure u can
Fuk like how mi sure god black inna spiritually mi
Shot up and dig up shock rock yuh pop down the love
Life bed a nuh fi fuk bed a fi bedtime me dont inna
The granny business so mek we fuk inna the front yard sometimes hold on

Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Yuh know fi wine gyal
Gyal yuh know fi wine
Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Gyal yuh know fi wine but a nuh dat

Gyal yuh fuk mi groovy u badda than the blue movies
Gyal mi nuh chargy fargy bring yuh friend fi the party
Argy mek we f*ck inna many many styles and pot and
Vary me but a nuh me she marry if u wah d*ck to marry

Gyal yuh betta can fuk o bubble pon the buddy till
The buddy wah broke tek it inna yuh tummy till yuh
Tummy wah tuck go down but come up mi neva sey yuh
Cah duck mi nuh lick like dog mi nah f*ck and stuck
Gyal knock out block out and jump up and cut wen cocky
Start rev yuh out like bus and truck put yuh 2 hand
Behind yuh wah fi handcuff u a mek noise mek noise
U gwaan huff and puff yuh pop down the love life bed
A nuh fi fuk bed a fi bed time mi doh inna the granny
Business mek we fuk inna the front yard sometimes hold on

Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Yuh know fi wine gyal
Gyal yuh know fi wine
Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Gyal yuh know fi wine but a nuh dat

Gyal yuh betta can cock up buddy a jack and we a tek
It from back quint up the pussy when the cocky contract
Pon yuh batty jaw mi have mi hand a slap slap put yuh
Foot dem pon mi shoulda like a nap-sack if yuh pussy
A something everybody knock knock wen mi come and a
Go weh mi a put on the fat lock cause mi sure u can
Fuk like how mi sure god black inna spiritually mi
Shot up and dig up shock rock yuh pop down the love
Life bed a nuh fi fuk bed a fi bedtime me dont inna
The granny business so mek we fuk inna the front yard sometimes hold on

Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal

Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Yuh know fi wine gyal

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Vybz Kartel's song "Better Can Wuk" are about sexual activity and are graphic in nature. The song is sung from the perspective of someone giving instructions to a woman on how to engage in sexual activity. The chorus repeats the line "girl you know how to wine," which refers to the woman's ability to move her hips while dancing. This is then followed by specific instructions on what to do during sex.

The verses of the song describe various sexual positions and activities, including thrusting, spanking, and oral sex. The song also includes references to the female anatomy, such as the "buddy" (vagina) and "tummy" (pelvis area). The song encourages the woman to "bubble pon the buddy," or move her hips, until the man reaches orgasm.

Overall, the song can be seen as objectifying and degrading to women, as it presents them as sexually skilled objects for male pleasure without any regard for their own desires or boundaries.

Line by Line Meaning

Mini half a di gurls a urs and half a fi mi yuh zimmie
You may have some of the girls, but some of them are mine too, my friend.

Gyal yuh know fi wine gyal gyal yuh know fi wine gyal
Girl, you definitely know how to wine your body.

Yuh know fi wine gyal gyal yuh know fi wine gyal yuh
You know how to wine girl, you know how to wine.

Know fi wine gyal gyal yuh know fi wine but a nuh dat
You are good at dancing, but that's not all.

Gyal yuh betta can fuk o bubble pon the buddy till
Girl, you better be able to have sex or move your body with great skill.

The buddy wah broke tek it inna yuh tummy till yuh
When you are tired, use your stomach muscles to tighten around the penis and continue.

Tummy wah tuck out go down but come up mi neva sey
When your stomach bulges out during sex, don't be ashamed because I will never judge you for it.

Yuh cah duck mi nuh lick like dog mi nah f*ck and stuck
You can't avoid me during sex because I don't do doggy style or sticking.

Gyal knock out block out and jump up and cut wen cocky
Girl, you can knock me out, block me out or jump and cut when we are having sex.

Start rev yuh out like bus and truck put yuh 2 hand
I will rev you up like a bus or truck, then make you put your hands behind your back like handcuffs.

Behind yuh wah fi handcuff u a mek noise mek noise
You like to make noise when I handcuff you.

U gwaan huff and puff yuh pop down the love life bed
You keep huffing and puffing until you collapse on the bed.

A nuh fi fuk bed a fi bed time mi doh inna the granny
This bed is not just for sex, it's also for sleeping. Let's not have sex in my grandmother's bed.

Business mek we fuk inna the front yard sometimes hold on
Let's have sex in the front yard sometimes, hold on for a second.

Gyal yuh fuk mi groovy u badda than the blue movies
Girl, you make sex with me groovy and you are better than the actors in blue movies.

Gyal mi nuh chargy fargy bring yuh friend fi the party
Girl, I won't charge you to bring your friend to the party for me to have sex with.

Argy mek we f*ck inna many many styles and pot and
Let's argue and then have sex in many styles and positions.

Vary me but a nuh me she marry if u wah d*ck to marry
Vary me different ways during sex, but it's not me that she wants to marry if she wants a penis to marry.

Gyal yuh betta can cock up buddy a jack and we a tek
Girl, you better be able to arch your back and take the penis from behind.

It from back quint up the pussy when the cocky contract
Penetrate from behind and go deep when the penis becomes hard.

Pon yuh batty jaw mi have mi hand a slap slap put yuh
I'm slapping your butt while holding your waist and thrusting deeply.

Foot dem pon mi shoulda like a nap-sack if yuh pussy
I hold your legs and put them on my shoulders to reach deeper inside you.

A something everybody knock knock wen mi come and a
Everyone knows what happens when I show up, knocking on your door.

Go weh mi a put on the fat lock cause mi sure u can
Get out of here, I'm putting on a condom because I'm sure you can get pregnant.

Fuk like how mi sure god black inna spiritually mi
I'm confident in my ability to have sex like I'm confident in the existence of black spiritual gods.

Shot up and dig up shock rock yuh pop down the love
I'm shooting and digging hard to cause a shock that makes you collapse on the bed.

Life bed a nuh fi fuk bed a fi bedtime me dont inna
This is not just a bed for sex, it's also for sleeping. I don't want to have sex in my grandma's bed.

The granny business so mek we fuk inna the front yard sometimes hold on
It's not respectful to have sex in my grandma's bed, so let's do it in the front yard sometimes. Hold on for a second.

Writer(s): Linton Timajae White, Adidja Azim Palmer, Andre Quentin Christopher Gray

Contributed by Harper P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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