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.

Bruk It Off
Vybz Kartel Lyrics

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Mad, a di baddest riddim this inna di world (time after time)
See me a seh still, baby? (Weh you a seh?)
Is all about a link up, you see me a seh? Me and you
Cah you done know, you never can tell what can happen
You see me? (True, true)
Me bonafide still, you can not too pree my order and my girl dem cah
You fi just know seh from Kartel rate you
You see me a seh? A me date you

Gimme di breast, mek me hickie di breast
Me a di man weh fi deal wid yuh titty di best
Me, give yuh di cess then give you di sex (you love trio?)
Cellblock give you di flex, let's
Have a party, come rave wid us
Like Nova Scotia, you're safe wid us
If you get did ride inna Gemini
Memba seh di baby a guh rule under Aquarius

We wuk gyal good, Jackie nuh fi laugh
Gyal fi get stiff hood, cocky nuh fi soft
If him nah shub, cut it off
And gimme di pussy jaw, mek me buss it off, mhm

Wuk gyal good, Jackie nuh fi laugh
Gyal fi get stiff hood, cocky nuh fi soft
If him nah shub, cut it off
And gimme di pussy jaw, mek me buss it off

My girl, come a me if you nuh wan' go gym
Link some other loose man if you nuh want nothing
Yo, man a gangsta weh born thuggin'
When yuh cold, me give you some warm rubbin'
(If yuh broke) Benjamins inna palm bringin'
(And if you breed) my baby haffi born blingin'
So jus' follow di conscience weh live within
And nuh hitch, my girl, just give willin'

We wuk gyal good, Jackie nuh fi laugh
Gyal fi get stiff hood, cocky nuh fi soft
If him nah shub, cut it off
And gimme di pussy jaw, mek me buss it off, mhm

Wuk gyal good, Jackie nuh fi laugh
Gyal fi get stiff hood, cocky nuh fi soft
If him nah shub, cut it off
And gimme di pussy jaw, mek me buss it off

Tell dem seh, mhm, gimme di breast, mek me hickie di breast
Me a di man weh fi deal wid yuh titty di best
Me, give yuh di cess then give you di sex (you love trio?)
Cellblock give you di flex, let's
Have a party, come rave wid us
Like Nova Scotia, you're safe wid us
If you get did ride inna Gemini
Memba seh di baby a guh rule under Aquarius

We wuk gyal good, Jackie nuh fi laugh
Gyal fi get stiff hood, cocky nuh fi soft
If him nah shub, cut it off
And gimme di pussy jaw, mek me buss it off, mhm

Wuk gyal good, Jackie nuh fi laugh
Gyal fi get stiff hood, cocky nuh fi soft
If him nah shub, cut it off
And gimme di pussy jaw, mek me buss it off

Then you must come a me if you nuh wan' go gym
Link some other loose man if you nuh want nothing
Yo, man a gangsta weh born thuggin'
If yuh cold, me give you some warm rubbin'
(And if yuh broke) Benjamins inna palm bringin'
(And if you breed) my baby haffi born blingin'
So jus' follow di conscience weh live within
And nuh hitch, my girl, just give willin'

We wuk gyal good, Jackie nuh fi laugh
Gyal fi get stiff hood, cocky nuh fi soft
If him nah shub, cut it off
And gimme di pussy jaw, mek me buss it off, mhm

Wuk gyal good, Jackie nuh fi laugh
Gyal fi get stiff hood, cocky nuh fi soft

If him nah shub, cut it off
And gimme di pussy jaw, mek

Overall Meaning

The song "Bruk It Off" by Vybz Kartel is a sexually explicit dancehall song that celebrates the art of sexual pleasure. The lyrics describe a woman who has mastered the art of performing sexual acts, specifically the "bruk buddy tactic," which involves moving up and down on a penis in a way that brings maximum pleasure to both partners. Kartel invites women in the crowd to showcase their sexual prowess and prove that they can "fuck good" by giving their man a wine and demonstrating their "bruk hood" skills. The song also includes references to safe sex practices, as Kartel encourages women to "fling weh di condom" if their partner's genitals are clean.

Overall, "Bruk It Off" is a celebratory song that places a high value on sexual pleasure and skill. The lyrics suggest that sexual prowess is something to be proud of and that women should be confident in their ability to please their partner.

Line by Line Meaning

Yo Delly is it just me or the Ghetto Whiskey
Delly, do you also see what I'm seeing or is it just because we're drinking Ghetto Whiskey?

When me see dem gyal yah a wine so, Like gypsy
When I see these ladies dance like that, it's like they're swaying like gypsies.

She can do di br- bruk buddy tactic
She knows how to break her partner off well.

Up and down di br- bruk buddy tactic
She knows how to break her partner off well, moving up and down.

She know fi do di bruk buddy tactic
She knows how to break her partner off well.

Baby, me cocky long like mop stick
Dear, my penis is long like a mop stick.

Hey, any gyal inna di crowd can fuck good?
Hey, is there any lady in the crowd who can have sex well?

Gi' yuh man a wine
Give your partner a dance.

If you pussy nuh good, back stray leff di coob
If you are not good in bed, break up with your partner.

Me mek you cum first like January
I'll make you orgasm first, like the month of January.

Mek come next like February
The next orgasm will come quickly like the month of February.

Me nuh bow, me nuh pick cherry cherry
I don't settle down or get attached easily.

Me nuh keep my buddy solitary
I don't keep my penis to myself.

Confession like Usher, Will Smith me did fuck Halle Berry
I'll reveal, like Usher, that I had sex with Halle Berry like Will Smith did.

Me swear to God she cyaa fuck, a just missionary
I swear to God that she only knows how to have sex in one position: missionary.

Hey, yuh pussy clean, fling weh di condom
Hey, if your vagina is clean, you can discard the condom.

Yuh belly nah fi flat like plasma Samsung
Your belly doesn't need to be flat like a Samsung plasma TV.

Hey, bubble pon buddy now
Hey, start moving your body against your partner right now.

Tell me when yuh cum
Tell me when you orgasm.

Pussy wetter than a river, Lotta breath inna yuh lungs
Your vagina is very wet, and you're breathless.

Buss a cum September, June belly long dung
You'll have an orgasm that will last for a long time, like the month of September, and you'll be satisfied long after June is gone.

Me pull gyal zip like me name Johhny
I'll unzip your dress like my name is Johnny.

Any gyal inna di crowd can fuck good?
Is there any lady in the crowd who can have sex well?

Cock it up, pull it in while shub
Lift your buttocks and push it in while moving.

If you pussy nuh good b- b- b- b- baby!
If you are not good in bed, break up with your partner, baby!

Lyrics © THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC., Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: Adidja Palmer, Christopher Birch, Delano Thomas, Michael Jarrett, Shiah Coore, Andre Saunders, Coore Shiah, Marlon Williams

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