Vybz Kartel (born Adidja Palmer, Jan. 7, 1976) is a Jamaican dancehall deej… Read Full Bio ↴Vybz Kartel (born Adidja Palmer, Jan. 7, 1976) is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.
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.
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.
PUSSY JAW
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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Up to di time ('round to di hour)
You know it's Kartel (easily)
Dem gyal angel
Deh wid girls weh go Federal Express, Western Union and in DHL
(Right away)
Up to di time, Don (yeah)
After we tell dem seh di speed limit fi sex (eeh)
Is sixty-eight (true)
Some bwoy pass di line and gone a 69
Dem gyal yah mind
If a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Gyal, if a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a fuck you from now on
You, girl
If a di pussy jaw mek me buss it off
Me deh yah fi fuck it off, nuh fi suck it off
See buddy yah, come broke it off, can you wuk it off?
Run a man if him cocky soft, tell him chop it off
To pussyclaat, fi get copper to di heart
Stand up and a talk (gweh) a Manor Park
A Liguanea, He-Hedonsim II and Ciboney
Don run anybody wey fuck-, me a shot e, anybody
Di gyaldem a say, "Addi a di daddy"
Dem a lobby, fi mi buddy, shift weh di baggy
From yuh, Waterford a wet you up wid di Maggy
From you funny, y'ah go bury, yeah, rise di Bere'
If a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Gyal, if a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuck you from now on (style)
Me never fuck a man and me never will
My gyal never suck a john and she never will
But fi gi' di gyal di cocky, me forever will
Cah mf a di gyal dem jockey, open dem like ackee
Never yet fuck batty and me never will
Never nyam a gyal like patty and me never will
But fi give di gyal di cocky, me forever will
Cah me a di gyal dem jockey, yeah, man a dat me seh
Pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Yeah, pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a fuck you from now on
Sing along
Don't matter too much to we
Me go suh, "Oh no"
Not even inna mi wildest fantasy
Me seh no way, yeah, yeah
All that really matters is I gots my girlfriends, mmh
Me love dem, dem love me 'til di end
Put a fire pon a mend
If a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know Waterford man a wuk you from now on
Pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know Kartel a wuk you from now on
You, girl
If a di pussy jaw mek me buss it off
Me deh yah fi fuck it off, nuh fi suck it off
See buddy yah, come broke it off, can you wuk it off?
Run a man if him buddy soft, tell him cut it off
To pussyclaat, copper to di heart
Stand up and a talk (gweh) a Manor Park
A Liguanea, He-Hedonsim II and Ciboney
Don run anybody wey fuck-, me a shot e, anybody
Di gyaldem a say, "Addi a di daddy"
Dem a lobby, fi mi buddy, shift weh di baggy
From yuh, Kartel a wet you up wid di Maggy
From you funny, y'ah go bury, yeah, man, rise di Bere'
If a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Gyal, if a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
You know it's Kartel (easily)
Dem gyal angel
Deh wid girls weh go Federal Express, Western Union and in DHL
(Right away)
Up to di time, Don (yeah)
After we tell dem seh di speed limit fi sex (eeh)
Is sixty-eight (true)
Some bwoy pass di line and gone a 69
Dem gyal yah mind
If a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Gyal, if a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a fuck you from now on
You, girl
If a di pussy jaw mek me buss it off
Me deh yah fi fuck it off, nuh fi suck it off
See buddy yah, come broke it off, can you wuk it off?
Run a man if him cocky soft, tell him chop it off
To pussyclaat, fi get copper to di heart
Stand up and a talk (gweh) a Manor Park
A Liguanea, He-Hedonsim II and Ciboney
Don run anybody wey fuck-, me a shot e, anybody
Di gyaldem a say, "Addi a di daddy"
Dem a lobby, fi mi buddy, shift weh di baggy
From yuh, Waterford a wet you up wid di Maggy
From you funny, y'ah go bury, yeah, rise di Bere'
If a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Gyal, if a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuck you from now on (style)
Me never fuck a man and me never will
My gyal never suck a john and she never will
But fi gi' di gyal di cocky, me forever will
Cah mf a di gyal dem jockey, open dem like ackee
Never yet fuck batty and me never will
Never nyam a gyal like patty and me never will
But fi give di gyal di cocky, me forever will
Cah me a di gyal dem jockey, yeah, man a dat me seh
Pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Yeah, pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a fuck you from now on
Sing along
Don't matter too much to we
Me go suh, "Oh no"
Not even inna mi wildest fantasy
Me seh no way, yeah, yeah
All that really matters is I gots my girlfriends, mmh
Me love dem, dem love me 'til di end
Put a fire pon a mend
If a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know Waterford man a wuk you from now on
Pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know Kartel a wuk you from now on
You, girl
If a di pussy jaw mek me buss it off
Me deh yah fi fuck it off, nuh fi suck it off
See buddy yah, come broke it off, can you wuk it off?
Run a man if him buddy soft, tell him cut it off
To pussyclaat, copper to di heart
Stand up and a talk (gweh) a Manor Park
A Liguanea, He-Hedonsim II and Ciboney
Don run anybody wey fuck-, me a shot e, anybody
Di gyaldem a say, "Addi a di daddy"
Dem a lobby, fi mi buddy, shift weh di baggy
From yuh, Kartel a wet you up wid di Maggy
From you funny, y'ah go bury, yeah, man, rise di Bere'
If a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Gyal, if a di pussy jaw send on, nuh hang on
Thou shall not see di batty and tek on
Gyal, run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
The lyrics of Vybz Kartel's song "Pussy Jaw" appear to be a warning against engaging in homosexuality or being affiliated with homosexuals in any form. The phrase "pussy jaw" has been interpreted as a derogatory term for a man who engages in oral sex with another man, with the lyrics warning women that they should shun such men. The lyrics encourage women to run away or "shift" from such men and to let them know that "bad man" will take care of them from now on.
Kartel takes a tough stance on homosexuality in the song, insisting that he and his friends will not tolerate it. Moreover, he disparages those who engage in it and specifically identifies certain locations, such as Liguanea, He-Hedonsim II, and Ciboney, which may be associated with such behavior. While the lyrics may contain a homophobic message, it is important to note that this interpretation is highly contentious and has been met with criticism from other musicians and activists.
Line by Line Meaning
If a di pussy jaw sen on nuh heng on
If you have a sexually transmitted infection, don't spread it around
Thou shall not si di batty and teck on
Don't engage in homosexual activities, it's not acceptable
Gal run di boy weh blow you like cow horn
Make the guy who gave you the infection pay for it
Mek him know bad man a wuk you from now on
Let him know that a real man is taking care of you now
Mi deh ya fi fuck it off nuh fi suck it off
I'm here to have sex with you, not to give you oral sex
Tell him chop it off, to pussyclaat
Tell him to remove his genitals if he's engaging in homosexual activities
Faggot fi get copper to di heart
Homosexuals should be punished severely, maybe with death
Mi a shot e, anybody
I'm a shooter, I'll shoot anyone who disobeys my rules
Shift weh di baggy, from yuh faggy
Move away from me if you're gay
Never yet fuck batty and mi never will
I have never and will never engage in homosexual activities
Mi forever will
However, I will continue to have sex with women
Batty boy don't matter too much to we
We don't care about gay men
All that really matters is I got my girlfriends
The only thing that matters to me is having sex with my female partners
Mek him know bad man a fucky you from now on
Let him know that a real man is having sex with you now
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Adidja Palmer, Shiah Coore, Donovan Keith Bennett
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@Iamakeem
Who still deh yah ina 2024 a listen ???
@djreggieduffleduffle3488
Greatest lyricist god ever created nah lie
@LJayyBeh
Capital “G” in God b, but yes king ! Da Don bad from long time 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@shanicelatouche6452
Beeen looking for this tune foreveerrrr😭😭😭😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥
@greatestever2745
2021 tpc
@Trendingpositivity
Ikr! Me too!
@sukiguwopaz8747
same 😂
@shabiyahdavidson7342
Yo, iv been searching for this because some artist just did a freestyle on this riddim
@nikaboo_
You know its Kartel. Dem gyal Angel" 2023 until forever !!!! Free the Boss!!!
@greatestever2745
Funny how him used to bun out freaky gyal back then but now😂😂😂