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.
Marie
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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Buss dis a third world
Yo Pimpin
Write down these words
Mi a build a love song fi di herbs
Ready Russian (ready)
Mmm-mm
Ta-na-na-na-na
When yuh gone weh mi miss yuh
Yuh role with di flame with di rizzla
When mi turn yuh and twist yuh
Mi get a different state a mind
Di law seh fi diss yuh
Policeman a search mi dem miss yuh
Betta dem carry mi go live inna jail
If lovin you is a crime
Mi love it when yuh role up
Yuh look good inna di rizzla when yuh fold up
Mi prefer yuh when yuh cure up
Cah when yuh fresh yuh burn mi chest
Now look how far we a come from
Like Metromedia like Stone Love
Di day when yuh see mi touch di white lady
A di day mi lay to rest
Have a listen
Marie, me nah let har go
Dem haffi lock me up fi she
And throw weh di key
She a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
Marie-e you a fi me-e
Me nuh care who disagree
Cah she a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
Anyweh di Deejay go
Coulda Trinidad, coulda Tobago
Mi haffi see yuh when mi wake up
See yuh at bedtime
Yuh jus a run though mi brain so
Yuh vibes up di blood inna mi veins so
Yah, Soloman grave mek yuh famous
Dat mean yuh blessing is so devine
Jah kno seh
Mi love it when yuh role up
Yuh look good inna di rizzla when yuh fold up
Mi prefer yuh when yuh cure up
Cah when yuh fresh yuh burn mi chest
Now look how far we a come from
Like Metromedia like Stone Love
Di day when yuh see mi touch di white lady
A di day mi lay to rest
Have a listen
Marie, me nah let har go
Dem haffi lock me up fi she
And throw weh di key
She a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
Marie-e you a fi me-e
Me nuh care who disagree
Cah she a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
Vybz Kartelβs song βMarieβ is a love song dedicated to marijuana. The lyrics suggest that the artist holds a deep affection for the drug, referring to it as βsheβ and βherβ. The song makes references to smoking rituals including the use of rizzlas (rolling paper) and the process of curing the marijuana. Even in the face of the law, the artist seems unapologetic about his love for Marie, expressing that he would rather be thrown in jail than to give her up.
The lyrics are extensive in their portrayal of love, showcasing how the artist feels when he βturn and twistβ Marie. He states that he misses her when she is not around and that she is always on his mind. He even alludes to the idea that seeing Marie in the hands of someone else would cause him great distress. The love that the artist has for Marie seems to be consuming, as it is described as βrunning through his brainβ and βup in his veinsβ.
Overall, the song is a cleverly crafted ode to marijuana, portraying it as something that the artist canβt live without. The lyrics are transparent in their depictions of love and how the drug is central to the artist's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Danger
Buss dis a third world
The situation is dangerous as the song is controversial and might lead to harm. The song is being released in a third world country, which implies that it is either a politically or economically unstable region.
Yo Pimpin
Write down these words
Mi a build a love song fi di herbs
Addressing Pimpin as the producer, asking him to note the lyrics down. This is a love song of marijuana- associated with the word 'herb.'
Ready Russian (ready)
Mm
Mmm-mm
Ta-na-na-na-na
This part has no clear meaning. It's just a sound effect in the song.
When yuh gone weh mi miss yuh
Yuh role with di flame with di rizzla
When mi turn yuh and twist yuh
Mi get a different state a mind
Di law seh fi diss yuh
Policeman a search mi dem miss yuh
Betta dem carry mi go live inna jail
If lovin you is a crime
When I'm not in your presence, I miss you. Rolling marijuana and twisting it gets me in a different state of mind. Even though it's illegal to smoke marijuana, law enforcement officers fail to catch me. Sometimes, I think they should arrest me since loving you (marijuana) is a crime.
Mi love it when yuh role up
Yuh look good inna di rizzla when yuh fold up
Mi prefer yuh when yuh cure up
Cah when yuh fresh yuh burn mi chest
Now look how far we a come from
Like Metromedia like Stone Love
Di day when yuh see mi touch di white lady
A di day mi lay to rest
I enjoy it when you roll up, marijuana. You look superb when rolled in paper, and I adore you when you are cured. When you are fresh, you have a significant impact on my emotions. We've come so far together, like how we've been impacted by the Metromedia and Stone Love. The day I replace you with cocaine is the day I die.
Have a listen
Marie, me nah let har go
Dem haffi lock me up fi she
And throw weh di key
She a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
Marie-e you a fi me-e
Me nuh care who disagree
Cah she a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
Listen to me sing to Marie, the name given to marijuana. I won't let her go, and they may have to lock me up and throw away the key. Marie is my marijuana, and I don't care if anyone disagrees.
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Zi & Ziy
This is the best weed song in the world,hands down
Fabian KAMBANGULA
HERBS TARRUS RILEY
alrick shaw
Come back and have a listen
Ronique Mohabeer
Yeah fa sure
Vibe
@Lijel Hemlee whatβs first and second
fully gaza Campbell
Facts
Gramps_ios
2022 still hot π₯π₯π₯
philip muhizi
Legend. Glad to live in times of kartel. Viva! With love from Kenya my country my home.
Shaquille Brathwaite
@Delon Thomas ffgo ha, tf, yyt to
Delon Thomas
Caribbean