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.
Gal A Weh Do You
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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Suppose mi sleep wid yuh best fren
Den wid yuh enemy
Have a yute fi yuh uncle
Tell mi how yuh woulda feel
Stop right deh so
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Yuh lucky mi nuh do yuh nuttin yet
But everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Whe yuh really mean when yuh seh nuttin yet
Hold on, yuh gimmi bun and think seh things nice,
But unfair game play twice
You still deh wid di brown gyal up a stanpipe
And a last week me and har fight
Wha mek yuh never just gwaan
Everyday man born
Yuh affi throw six pan di dice
Memba yuh look mi aunty name joyce
And mi have a strong feeling seh yuh touch spice
Me and spice ting a fren summ'n
Yuh aunty a liad she can't tell mi nuttin
Mek sure seh u a go feel same way when yuh hear seh mi tear off black rhyno buttin
But mi never dis yuh,
Yes yuh dis mi
Mek gyal a throw word a mek mischieve
Mi a guh teach yuh di wickedest lesson innah history
Nuh matter whe mi tell yuh, yuh nuh believe but
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Yuh lucky mi nuh do yuh nuttin yet
But everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Whe yuh really mean when yuh seh nuttin yet
Whe yuh did deh from mornin
Round a di studio recording
A nuh dat notnice seh when mi call I'm
Suh mi kno a lye yuh a tell, a from last week notnice deh a farieghn
Yuh get whe right deh so but yuh can't win
A which yuh bring guh country, because mi kno seh yuh never did guh fi do nu farming
A nuh my girl dat never,
She name antonette and she deh wid mi bredda
Anything a anything wateva wateva
Mi a guh out likkle more wid mi cousin name trevor
But mi never dis yuh,
Yes yuh dis mi mek gya l a throw word a mek mischieve
Mi a guh teach yuh di wickedest lesson innah history
Nuh matter whe mi tell yuh, yuh nuh believe but
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Yuh lucky mi nuh do yuh nuttin yet
But everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Whe yuh really mean when yuh seh nuttin yet
Suppose mi sleep wid yuh best fren
Den wid yuh enemy
Have a yute fi yuh uncle
Tell mi how yuh woulda feel
Stop right deh so
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Yuh lucky mi nuh do yuh nuttin yet
But everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Whe yuh really mean when yuh seh nuttin yet
In "Gal A Weh Me Do U Mek U Do Me Dat," Vybz Kartel and Gaza Kim sing about a dysfunctional and toxic relationship. The lyrics revolve around a common theme in dancehall music: infidelity, where Vybz talks about sleeping with the girlfriend's best friend and enemy in retaliation for being cheated on. He also alludes to "touching Spice," insinuating that she cheated on him with another man. Vybz expresses how hurt he is by his girlfriend's infidelity, and even though he hasn't taken any action against her, he promises he will do her wrong in the future.
The song has a confrontational tone and exhibits the dynamics of power and control in relationships. Vybz suggests that he will teach her a "wickedest lesson in history" and repeats "everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back" as a warning that he will get even. The lyrics showcase how people react to betrayal, anger, and mistrust in a relationship, which may result in revenge, and they can also highlight the toxic masculinity present in parts of Jamaican culture.
Line by Line Meaning
Whe yaah seh
What are you saying?
Suppose mi sleep wid yuh best fren
Den wid yuh enemy
Have a yute fi yuh uncle
Tell mi how yuh woulda feel
Imagine if I slept with your closest friend, then your enemy and had a child with your uncle. How would you feel?
Stop right deh so
Hold on, wait a minute.
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
Gyal a weh mi do yuh mek yuh do mi dat
What did I do to you that made you treat me this way?
Yuh lucky mi nuh do yuh nuttin yet
But everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
Everyting yuh do mi mi a do yuh back
You're lucky I haven't retaliated yet, but everything you do to me I'll do back to you.
Whe yuh really mean when yuh seh nuttin yet
What do you really mean when you say 'nothing yet'?
Hold on, yuh gimmi bun and think seh things nice,
But unfair game play twice
You still deh wid di brown gyal up a stanpipe
And a last week me and har fight
Wait, you cheated on me and thought everything was okay. But karma hit twice. You're still with the girl from Stanpipe even though we fought about her last week.
Wha mek yuh never just gwaan
Everyday man born
Yuh affi throw six pan di dice
Why didn't you just leave? Every day is a new chance to start again. Life is like rolling a six-sided dice, you never know what you'll get.
Memba yuh look mi aunty name joyce
And mi have a strong feeling seh yuh touch spice
Me and spice ting a fren summ'n
Yuh aunty a liad she can't tell mi nuttin
Remember my aunt Joyce? I have a strong feeling that you hooked up with Spice. Me and Spice have a connection, and your aunt Joyce is lying if she says otherwise.
Mek sure seh u a go feel same way when yuh hear seh mi tear off black rhyno buttin
But mi never dis yuh,
Make sure you feel the same way when you find out that I beat up Black Rhyno. But I never disrespected you.
Yes yuh dis mi
Mek gyal a throw word a mek mischieve
Mi a guh teach yuh di wickedest lesson innah history
Yes, you disrespected me by letting girls talk about me and cause mischief. I'm going to teach you the most painful lesson you've ever learned in history.
Nuh matter whe mi tell yuh, yuh nuh believe but
No matter what I tell you, you don't believe me.
Whe yuh did deh from mornin
Round a di studio recording
A nuh dat notnice seh when mi call I'm
Suh mi kno a lye yuh a tell, a from last week notnice deh a farieghn
Yuh get whe right deh so but yuh can't win
A which yuh bring guh country, because mi kno seh yuh never did guh fi do nu farming
A nuh my girl dat never,
She name antonette and she deh wid mi bredda
Anything a anything wateva wateva
Mi a guh out likkle more wid mi cousin name trevor
But mi never dis yuh,
Where have you been all day? Around the studio recording? Notnice said he wasn't there when I called, so I know you're lying. Notnice has been abroad since last week. You're close to guessing, but you can't win. Why are you bringing up the country when you've never farmed? That's not my girl, she's Antonette and she's with my brother. I'll be going out later with my cousin Trevor. But I never disrespected you.
Lyrics ยฉ O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ADIDJA PALMER, AINSLEY MORRIS
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