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.

Ever Bless
Vybz Kartel Lyrics

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Yow yow
Eh hey

Yuh pussy comin like bible when it open up
MI si heaven yuh punnany blessed My angel
Loving yuh loving yuh like Rachael
Yo pussy comin like bible
A parable of some great sex

From yo born till now that stateless
Never never fraid a di AIDS test

Yuh have di ever blessed pum pum
I gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum
Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum
Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum
Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love wid yuh like whoa

Wine baby like seh yuh giving mi a boy baby
If it is a girl yeh mi goin take it
Squeeze up mi body what a birthday gift
Mi si piece a heaven when da skirt there lift
Yuh last man mek yuh hurt hear dis
If yo heart bruk again gimmi a first aid kit
Come in a mi house gyal a work place this
Baby yo nah fret cause mi burn rapist

Yuh have di ever blessed pum pum
I gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum
Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum
Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum
Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love wid yuh like whoa

Yuh no renk like piss
Descent lover pon di XI list
Mi no kissy kissy but mi feel like kiss
When mi si yuh movie style like lips
A no tv something gyal a real life this
Balance pan yuh right wrist
When yuh foot deh so high gyal it is a flight risk
Come a fire house a mi birth place this
Baby no bother fret cause mi burn rapist

Yuh have di ever blessed pum pum
I gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum
Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum
Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love with yuh like whoa
The ever blessed pum pum

Gotta go wid yuh
And am in love wid yuh like whoa

Overall Meaning

In Vybz Kartel's song "Ever Bless", he praises the sexual prowess of a woman, describing her vagina as being like the bible when it opens up. He sees her genitalia as a blessing and compares it to the biblical character, Rachael. He believes that her vagina is a metaphor for great sex, and because of this, he has never been afraid of taking an AIDS test. He praises her and describes her as having the "ever blessed" pum pum.

Kartel then goes on to talk about his desire for this woman, referencing his willingness to have a child with her, regardless of whether it is a boy or girl. He says her touch is like a birthday gift and her skirt lifting is like seeing a piece of heaven. He believes that her ex-boyfriend hurt her, but he is willing to fix her broken heart. He sees this woman as being different from the rest and praises her sexual skills, claiming that he does not need foreplay because of her expertise.

Overall, the song is a sensual description of one man's admiration for a woman's sexual prowess. Although the lyrics are explicit, the song is catchy and has a good beat that makes it a popular dancehall song in Jamaica and other parts of the world.

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Ever Bless
Vybz Kartel Lyrics