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.

Celebrate
Vybz Kartel Lyrics

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Yea baby caw meck yuh shame mi
Turn roun such cocky in a yo belly mi yuh seh

Whoooo, my love mi celebrate yuh touch
What a man can fuck

Hold on no no gal to my baby
Mi love deh man yeh like crazy

All when him keep up him fuckry
Him get weh some time
Him fuck mi so fine mi seh

Whoooo my love mi celebrate yuh touch
What a man can fuck
Mi come once mi no come twice

Koo yuh cocky a the tool
Push it in a me meck mi affi cry crew
No wi no dweet like birds and di bee
Gimmi that back way down on ma knees
Mi a come in a the car meck yuh come in a me
Lol omg me plue u plus u plus me
Girl boss representing fi yuh cocky

Yea baby caw meck yuh shame mi
Turn roun such cocky in a yo belly mi yuh seh

Whoooo my love mi celebrate yuh touch
What a man can fuck
Mi come once mi no come twice
Please no disrespect mi a go a town
Put a icky pon mi neck
One bag a man a go wan take set so
Mi wan dem see that mi already take
Man a look mi anyweh mi step but mi
Don tell dem a one man mi sex
Dem a meck noise wa do those noise
Just come a mi yard a love mi go meck

Yea baby caw meck yuh shame mi
Turn roun such cocky in a yo belly mi yuh seh

Whoooo my love mi celebrate yuh touch

What a man can fuck
Mi come once mi no come twice

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Vybz Kartel and Gaza Slim's song Celebrate are heavily sexual and explicit, as they discuss their intimate moments together. The song begins with Vybz Kartel stating that he wants his partner to not be ashamed of him, and for her to turn around and feel his penis inside of her. The chorus follows with Gaza Slim celebrating her love for Vybz Kartel because of his sexual abilities and how good he is in bed. She also mentions that she "comes once" and doesn't come twice, implying that Vybz Kartel is so good that she reaches orgasm quickly.

The second verse of the song is also graphic, as Gaza Slim talks about the sexual acts she and Vybz Kartel perform together. She mentions how good he is in bed, and how he makes her "affi cry crew" (cry out loud). She also talks about performing oral sex on him, saying "Push it in a me meck mi affi cry crew," adding to the explicitly sexual nature of the song.

Overall, the song celebrates sexual prowess and the pleasure that comes with sexual activity, specifically between Vybz Kartel and Gaza Slim. It is a raw and explicit song about their sexual relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Yea baby caw meck yuh shame mi
Don't be shy, show me what you've got

Turn roun such cocky in a yo belly mi yuh seh
Make me feel your big, thick penis inside me

Whoooo, my love mi celebrate yuh touch
I am in love with your touch and I celebrate it

What a man can fuck
You're so good in bed, you could satisfy any woman

Hold on no no gal to my baby
No woman can compare to my man

Mi love deh man yeh like crazy
I am crazy in love with this man

All when him keep up him fuckry
Even when he is acting up and being difficult

Him get weh some time
I forgive him sometimes

Him fuck mi so fine mi seh
He pleases me so well during sex

Mi come once mi no come twice
I only have sex once with my partners

Koo yuh cocky a the tool
Your penis is the tool I need to be satisfied

Push it in a me meck mi affi cry crew
Thrust it deep inside me until I moan in pleasure

No wi no dweet like birds and di bee
We don't have sex like animals, we are humans

Gimmi that back way down on ma knees
Let me give you oral sex while on my knees

Mi a come in a the car meck yuh come in a me
Let's have sex in the car while I ride you

Lol omg me plue u plus u plus me
I am sexually attracted to you and want to have a threesome

Girl boss representing fi yuh cocky
I am in charge of satisfying your penis

Please no disrespect mi a go a town
Don't disrespect me, I'm going into town

Put a icky pon mi neck
Wear a necklace around my neck

One bag a man a go wan take set so
Many men will want to pursue me

Mi wan dem see that mi already take
I want them to know that I am already taken

Man a look mi anyweh mi step but mi
Men are checking me out everywhere I go, but I

Don tell dem a one man mi sex
Won't tell them that I'm only having sex with one man

Dem a meck noise wa do those noise
They are just making noise, don't pay attention to them

Just come a mi yard a love mi go meck
Come to my house and let me make love to you

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ANDREW RICHARDSON, C GRIFFITHS, WAYDE PALMER

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