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.
Jeans & Fitted
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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Dats how we roll
Straight jeans and fitted
In a white t-shirt we did it
We rock them shades to di limit
(Uptown, uptown)
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore
Mi gucci belt a di realest
Mi rosary chain ah di purest
Mi G-Shock watch timeless
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore
In case yuh neva kno
Mi style fresh like di rose fa-di-mo
From ceiling to floor, from head to mi toe
From mi a canerow till mi hair low
Gyal dem a watch we like ah stage show
And a seh teacha, how yuh stay so?
Cool, like mi wash mi face wid di cake soap
Cool, like mi wash mi face wid di cake soap
Every gyal hol on pon yuh baby
Every man grab on pon a lady
Dats how we do it in uptown dawdi
Ah so we do it ina Portmore pawdi
Ah nuh weh wi ride or weh wi ina
Wedda bicycle, benz, or beema
Deh girl deh seh fi tell yuh dat she love weh yuh ina
Straight jeans and fitted
In a white t-shirt we did it
We rock them shades to di limit
(Uptown, uptown)
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore (oh)
Mi gucci belt a di realest
Mi rosary chain ah di purest
Mi G-Shock watch timeless
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore (oh)
From yuh pass to ah level and soul of a
Have a boasy style dats how di boss roll an a
We start own blackberry, smartphone an a
Di AC gi hard so di glass cold an a
Di strippers a dance pon di glass pole an a
Fi mornin fi jewelry nuh false gold an a
When dem si di gaza govana
Di birds surf like me say, glass pole an a
Every gyal hol on pon yuh baby
Every man grab on pon a lady
Dats how we do it in uptown dawdi
Ah so we do it ina Portmore pawdi
Ah nuh weh wi ride or weh wi ina
Wedda bicycle, benz, or beema
Deh girl deh seh fi tell yuh dat she love weh yuh ina
Straight jeans and fitted
Ina white t-shirt we did it
We rock them shades to di limit
(Uptown, uptown)
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore
Mi gucci belt a di realest
Mi rosary chain ah di purest
Mi G-Shock watch timeless
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore
V-neck t-shirt, true re-ligion
Dats how we roll
Straight jeans and fitted
Ina white t-shirt we did it
We rock dose shades to di limit
(Uptown, uptown)
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore
Mi gucci belt a di realest
Mi rosary chain ah di purest
Mi G-Shock watch timeless
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore
The lyrics to Vybz Kartelβs song βJeans & Fittedβ highlight the fashion choices of men in Portmore, Jamaica. The first stanza begins with a description of the clothing worn by the singer and his friends β V-neck T-shirts and True Religion jeans. The chorus repeats the phrase βStraight jeans and fitted in a white t-shirt we did itβ to emphasize the importance of this particular style. The second stanza focuses on accessories, including a Gucci belt, a rosary chain, and a G-Shock watch, which are all labelled as the βrealestβ and βpurestβ. The final stanza emphasizes the urban location where this style is popular, with the repetition of the phrase βSame so we dweet, we dweet ah Portmoreβ. Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of men in Portmore who take pride in their fashion choices and who are βcoolβ and confident in the way they present themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
V-neck t-shirt, true re-ligion
I am wearing a V-neck t-shirt and True Religion jeans
Dats how we roll
This is how we present ourselves
Straight jeans and fitted
Our jeans are snug and well-tailored
In a white t-shirt we did it
We are rocking a simple, classic white t-shirt
We rock them shades to di limit
We wear our sunglasses to perfection
(Uptown, uptown)
We come from the upscale area of town
Same so wi dweet, wi dweet ah Portmore
We have the same fashion sense in Portmore
Mi gucci belt a di realest
My Gucci belt is authentic
Mi rosary chain ah di purest
My rosary chain is of the highest quality
Mi G-Shock watch timeless
My G-Shock watch is classic and never goes out of style
In case yuh neva kno
In case you didn't know
Mi style fresh like di rose fa-di-mo
My style is as fresh and vibrant as a rose in the morning
From ceiling to floor, from head to mi toe
My style is impeccable from head to toe
From mi a canerow till mi hair low
My hair is always styled and on point
Gyal dem a watch we like ah stage show
The ladies are watching us as if we were performing on stage
And a seh teacha, how yuh stay so?
They are admiring us and asking how we maintain our style
Cool, like mi wash mi face wid di cake soap
I am as cool and fresh as if I washed my face with cake soap
Every gyal hol on pon yuh baby
All the ladies are attracted to you
Every man grab on pon a lady
All the men are grabbing onto their ladies
Ah so we do it ina Portmore pawdi
This is how we do it in Portmore
Ah nuh weh wi ride or weh wi ina
It doesn't matter what we're driving or where we are
Wedda bicycle, benz, or beema
Whether we're on a bike, in a Benz, or a BMW
Deh girl deh seh fi tell yuh dat she love weh yuh ina
The ladies like what we're wearing and want us to know it
From yuh pass to ah level and soul of a
We have a level of confidence and soulfulness in our fashion
Have a boasy style dats how di boss roll an a
We have a confident and self-assured style, like a boss
We start own blackberry, smartphone an a
We're trendsetters, even in technology
Di AC gi hard so di glass cold an a
The AC is blasting so the windows are cold
Di strippers a dance pon di glass pole an a
The strippers are dancing on the glass pole
Fi mornin fi jewelry nuh false gold an a
We don't wear fake gold jewelry, especially in the morning
When dem si di gaza govana
When they see the Gaza leader
Di birds surf like me say, glass pole an a
The ladies flock to us like birds to a glass pole
Lyrics Β© O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ADIDJA PALMER, TARIK LUKE JOHNSTON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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