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.
Love It
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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So me mek you breath stop when yuh get cock
Pussy have a password fi me enter
Seven digit up inna you evabless lock
Gwaan tek a rest stop
Tek yuh fi a test drive not a test crash
Gyal you so good, you maybe a set trap
Eva have a gun, babes me nuh lef dat
Me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
Me seh me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
So me mek yuh breath stop
Yes yuh breath stop
Big long cocky dat stop yuh breath short
You come first den me cum next
Weh we call dat bou yah, exactor
Swell up yuh belly fi go check doctor
Tun yuh inna star like X Factor
Siddung pon di tractor, when it buss dat like Alacta
Me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
Me seh me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
Yuh love dat!
So me mek you breath stop when yuh get cock
Pussy have a password fi me enter
Seven digit up inna you evabless lock
Gwaan tek a rest stop
Tek yuh fi a test drive not a test crash
Gyal you so good, you maybe a set trap
Eva have a gun, babes me nuh lef dat
Tun backway mek di cocky enter
Me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
Me seh me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
So me mek yuh breath stop
Yes yuh breath stop
Big long cocky dat stop yuh breath short
You come first den me cum next
Weh we call dat bou yah, exactor
Swell up yuh belly fi go check doctor
Tun yuh inna star like X Factor
Siddung pon di tractor, when it buss dat like Alacta
Me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
Me seh me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
The song "Love It" by Vybz Kartel is a suggestive and explicit song that talks about the pleasure derived from sexual intercourse. The lyrics mention the joy and excitement that the singer feels when he engages in sexual activities with his lover. He talks about the dominance he has over his partner during intercourse, indicating that he controls the room and the reaction of his partner.
The lyrics mention the woman's "evabless lock," which refers to her vaginal muscles that are so tight that the man has to use the seven-digit password to access it. The phrase "me mek you breath stop when yuh get cock" refers to the woman's breath being taken away from the pleasure she is experiencing during sex. The song speaks about the man's love for his partner's sexual prowess, and he cannot imagine ever leaving her.
Despite its explicit nature, the song is popular in dancehall and reggae circles and is often played at parties and dance clubs. The controversial nature of the lyrics has sparked debate about the message the song promotes and whether it's appropriate for mainstream audiences.
Line by Line Meaning
Yuh love dat!
You enjoy that so much!
So me mek you breath stop when yuh get cock
I pleasure you with such intensity that it takes your breath away.
Pussy have a password fi me enter
Your genitalia is so exclusive that I need a special pass to enter.
Seven digit up inna you evabless lock
There are 7 digits in your impossible-to-decipher lock.
Gwaan tek a rest stop
Take a break.
Tek yuh fi a test drive not a test crash
I'm not recklessly testing you, rather taking it slow and steady like a test drive.
Gyal you so good, you maybe a set trap
You're so skilled that you might actually be trying to trap me.
Eva have a gun, babes me nuh lef dat
You always have protection, and I won't leave you unprotected.
Tun backway mek di cocky enter
Get into that compromising position and let me in.
Me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
Me seh me love it love it love it love it
When you siddung pon di cocky and bruk it
I absolutely love it when you ride me and break it down like that.
Yes yuh breath stop
Big long cocky dat stop yuh breath short
My lengthy organ takes your breath away temporarily.
You come first den me cum next
Weh we call dat bou yah, exactor
You climax first, and then I do. We call that 'bou yah' (Jamaican slang), which means perfect execution.
Swell up yuh belly fi go check doctor
Tun yuh inna star like X Factor
Siddung pon di tractor, when it buss dat like Alacta
You'll need to see a doctor for pregnancy after I've had my way with you. You'll shine like a star on X Factor, feeling like you're riding a tractor when we climax.
Yuh love dat!
You enjoy that so much!
Writer(s): Adidja Palmer
Contributed by Tristan C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Wavy Croc
Adi, when you get your phone back , and you get a chance to read these comments. KNOW THAT you literally are one of the GREATEST artist to ever touch the microphone, WITH NO DOHBT. No matter how your trial turn out, no matter how rough times may become. The impact you have had on dancehall and your individual fans, is something to never take lightly. You were and are the trail blazer for your generation and ones to follower.
GAZA 4 EVA
FREE WORLDBOSS
KeMoy Smith
No lie he talented af
Allan Ngara
Gaza4life
Brocco 420 TV
We yuh mean ! #FreeWorlBoss
Official Vybsta
WaVy Croc COME OVER TO THE WAVE GANG UNTILL HE RETURN
Broken Angel
Vanessa Smith
Annalisa
I love the way he puts his lyrics together!!
Bobby Attar
rolex onit his name is World boss 💯💯💯 no common✌🏾
Meddy
X'Ø Annalisa X'Ø artist
Flüchtling _DrefuGee
He is simply the definition of Dancehall music. (FWB) free world boss