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.
Tell Him A Lie
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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Goodnight to my ladies
All over the world
But every now and then, enjoy your-
Fuck
Ay, she said, "Baby, push it" mek she ball
This cock of mine make pussy bruise
One foot pon the shoulder, one pon the wall
Mi mek she wet up har (believe me)
Mi mek she wet up har bed
And every time she come back (come back)
She tell mi har boyfriend a joke
Mi fi sort har out
And when your boyfriend a plea
Ask you where you ah go, don′t leave
Tell him a lie, you fi tell him a lie
Girl nuh 'fraid fi bring to pussy to mi
Mi say, "You wan′ fuck?"
She say, "Yeah, mhmm, uh-huh"
Mi push it again, she say, oh, mhmm
Mi force mi cock ina yuh tight pussy
Oh, mhmm, mi push it again, she say
Mek mi tek yuh pussy pon a holiday
Love life, nuh fi boring every day
Turn back way pon di dresser deh
Skin it out fi mi apply di pressure, yeah
She knore my cock, give har good luck
Every day she check mi fi a good fuck (hot fuck)
And every time she come back (come back)
She tell mi har boyfriend a joke
Mi fi sort har out
And when your boyfriend a plea
Ask you where you ah go, don't leave
Tell him a lie, you fi tell him a lie
Girl nuh 'fraid fi bring to pussy to mi
Mi say, "You wan′ fuck?"
She say, "Yeah, mhmm, uh-huh"
Mi push it again, she say, oh, mhmm
Mi force mi cock ina yuh tight pussy
Oh, mhmm, mi push it again, she say
Push it, mek she ball
Turn har back way and mi ram it hard
This cock of mine make pussy bruise
One foot pon the shoulder, one pon the wall
Mi mek she wet up har (believe me)
Mi mek she wet up har bed
And every time she come back (come back)
She tell mi har boyfriend a joke
Mi fi sort har out
And when your boyfriend a plea
Ask you where you ah go, don′t leave
Tell him a lie, you fi tell him a lie
Girl nuh 'fraid fi bring to pussy to mi
Mi say, "You wan′ fuck?"
She say, "Yeah, mhmm, uh-huh"
Mi push it again, she say, oh, mhmm
Mi force mi cock ina yuh tight pussy
Oh, mhmm, mi push it again, she say
Oh, oh baby
Baby, oh
Mi do, yeah
The song Tell Him A Lie by Vybz Kartel is a graphic and explicit ode to sexual prowess and infidelity. In the song, Vybz Kartel encourages the female subject to tell her boyfriend a lie about her whereabouts so that they can have sex. He boasts about his sexual ability and describes how he makes the woman wet and bruised with his performance. He also details his preferred sexual positions, including one foot on her shoulder and one on the wall. The song is full of vulgar language and explicit references to sex.
The lyrics of Tell Him A Lie are concerning from a moral standpoint, as they promote infidelity and lying to one's partner. The song also objectifies women and reduces them to sexual objects for male pleasure. It is important to note, however, that dancehall music often contains explicit and controversial lyrics, and is deeply rooted in Jamaican culture.
Overall, Tell Him A Lie is a graphic and explicit song that promotes infidelity and objectifies women. While it may be controversial, it is undoubtedly popular among fans of dancehall music.
Line by Line Meaning
Goodnight to my ladies
Saying goodbye to all the women he's been with
All over the world
Implying that he's been with women from all over the world
But every now and then, enjoy your-
Cutting himself off, possibly hinting at something inappropriate
Ay, she said, "Baby, push it" mek she ball
A woman told him to continue having sex with her hard
Turn har back way and mi ram it hard
Having sex from behind and thrusting hard
This cock of mine make pussy bruise
Boasting about the size of his genitals and the force of his sex causing bruises
One foot pon the shoulder, one pon the wall
Describing his sexual position with one foot on the shoulder and the other on the wall for deeper penetration
Mi mek she wet up har (believe me)
Saying that he made her so turned on and aroused that she was dripping wet
Mi mek she wet up har bed
Implying that she had an orgasm and wet the bed
And every time she come back (come back)
Whenever she comes back to him
She tell mi har boyfriend a joke
Telling him that she's lying to her boyfriend and keeping him a secret
Mi fi sort har out
He'll take care of her and satisfy her better than her boyfriend ever could
And when your boyfriend a plea
When her boyfriend begs to know where she's going
Ask you where you ah go, don′t leave
He's encouraging her not to leave, but to lie instead
Tell him a lie, you fi tell him a lie
Telling her to lie to her boyfriend
Girl nuh 'fraid fi bring to pussy to mi
He's inviting her to bring herself to him sexually, even if it means cheating on her boyfriend
Mi say, "You wan′ fuck?"
Asking if she wants to have sex with him again
She say, "Yeah, mhmm, uh-huh"
She eagerly agrees to have sex with him again
Mi push it again, she say, oh, mhmm
He penetrates her again and she makes pleasure noises
Mi force mi cock ina yuh tight pussy
Boasts about how tight she is and how he has to work harder to get inside
Oh, mhmm, mi push it again, she say
They continue having sex and she continues to make pleasure noises
Mek mi tek yuh pussy pon a holiday
He's offering to have sex with her all the time and bring her pleasure
Love life, nuh fi boring every day
Encouraging her to spice up her sex life with him
Turn back way pon di dresser deh
Having sex on the dresser with him from behind
Skin it out fi mi apply di pressure, yeah
She strips naked for him and he applies more pressure to increase the intensity of the sex
She knore my cock, give har good luck
She's familiar with his penis and knows how to pleasure him
Every day she check mi fi a good fuck (hot fuck)
She relies on him for her sexual satisfaction and wants him to pleasure her well
Oh, oh baby
Making pleasure sounds
Baby, oh
Making pleasure sounds
Mi do, yeah
He finishes having sex with her
Writer(s): Adidja Azim Palmer, Linton White, Michael Fairman, Dianne Natalia Stewart
Contributed by Molly D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bubak Janneh
on Life We Living
life we living so hard
Bubak Janneh
on Ghetto Youth
some body send me this nonsese