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.
Intro
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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Ah me fi tell you seh some ah dem gyal 'ya
Haffi walk and kotch ah man yaad fi get nice ting
All dem big pussy gyal 'ya nah nuh bloodclaat shame fi all
'Itch up pon ah man weh nah gi' dem shit
All man weh not even live nowhere inna one bedroom
With dem four bloodclaat pitney
Me coulda never tek up a man weh nah give me nice tings
Some broad face gyal weh have buck tooth and big tooth
Me nuh like dem kinda bomboclaat gyal deh
Bloodclaat ah tink dem can walk and style me
After you n'ave good tings goodie
Aye, heh
Mek me tell you sum'n big pussy gyal
You coulda never style me cah my man haffi give me nice tings
The lyrics of Vybz Kartel's song "Intro" revolves around the idea of women who are willing to do anything to please their men. He talks about how some women are willing to go to their man's house and perform sexual acts just to get nice things in return. He criticizes women who are okay with being mistreated by their partners and calls them out for lack of self-respect. He boasts about not being the type of woman who would compromise her self-respect just to be with a man who doesn't treat her right. He emphasizes the importance of finding a man who values and respects you enough to treat you right.
The song is a reflection of the artist's perspective on relationships and gender roles in society. He believes that women should have higher standards for themselves and not allow men to treat them poorly. The lyrics highlight the importance of self-respect and the need to find a partner who values and respects you.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo, goodie
Hello there
Ah me fi tell you seh some ah dem gyal 'ya
Let me tell you about some of these girls here
Haffi walk and kotch ah man yaad fi get nice ting
They have to go to a man's house to get nice things
All dem big pussy gyal 'ya nah nuh bloodclaat shame fi all
These girls have no shame at all
'Itch up pon ah man weh nah gi' dem shit
They cling to a man who doesn't give them anything
All man weh not even live nowhere inna one bedroom
These men don't even have a one bedroom place to live
With dem four bloodclaat pitney
But they have four kids
Me coulda never tek up a man weh nah give me nice tings
I could never be with a man who doesn't give me nice things
Me haffi tek man weh ah gi' me di dividends dem
I have to be with a man who gives me dividends
Some broad face gyal weh have buck tooth and big tooth
Some girls with big faces and teeth
Me nuh like dem kinda bomboclaat gyal deh
I don't like those kinds of girls
Bloodclaat ah tink dem can walk and style me
They think they can walk and act like me
After you n'ave good tings goodie
Once you have good things, my friend
Aye, heh
Yeah, huh
Mek me tell you sum'n big pussy gyal
Let me tell you something, shameless girl
You coulda never style me cah my man haffi give me nice tings
You could never be like me because my man has to give me nice things
Lyrics Β© O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Adidja Azim Palmer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jahvis Crushroad
Vybz Kartel Run Dancehall!!! Who Else agree?π₯π₯π₯
One Knock
Heβs dancehall
SpecsπΉπ₯
@One Knock he is fuxking dancehall, could a neva say it a better way chop up
Brocco 420 TV
@SpecsπΉπ₯ for sure and the world knows that #kenya
AM IR
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Vokeh Yope
The way the MAN changes voices in this track..it's just wowπΆπΆπ₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
Kernel_l TK Unleashed
Easy once you love the music
andrade smith
π€π½Grammy album is on the way π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
MARTEK TV
This song is gonna be the most successful from the project. You heard it here first
Warsan Online
Facts!!!