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.
Why Again
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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Why you treat your girls and eat your girls like they are pie?
Why you keep on talkin' and you runnin' off your beak?
Now we know you know that you go low and you won't speak.
Mi ask him why him doin' it him couldn't reply
So mi take off piece of him face wid a ply
Mi no Georgie Porgy no pudding no pie
Man fi stick to woman like Olive and Popeye
Elephant Man ma liver ma bliver nuh shy
When bwoy a plead and a beg and a buy
Our style hello, fuck her, bye bye
Big man a big man boy a boy
Bullet wid gunpowder no Lasco Lasoy
Sen any which boy fi get destroy
Dis boy nuh take no chat so nuh try
Why you keep on doing it and know you shouldn't try?
Why you treat your girls and eat your girls like they are pie?
Why you keep on talkin' and you runnin' off your beak?
Now we know you know that you go low and you won't speak.
Nuff a dem no love when you rolling high
"Weh dem woulda want you do" strolling by
Nuff a dem no love when you rollin' deep
"Weh dem woulda want yuh do" strolling cheap
But money inna a bill fold whenever wi roll
Skill a Dan Alan "Skill" Cole, whenever we roll
No platinum my chain will forever be gold
Oonu go tell Mr Madden dig a big hole
Fi a niggas weh a frig another nigga fi gold
And if a bitch tek her mumma man di bitch a creech owl
Vendetta our story has never been told
Why you keep on doing it and know you shouldn't try?
Why you treat your girls and eat your girls like they are pie?
Why you keep on talkin' and you runnin' off your beak?
Now we know you know that you go low and you won't speak.
Mi ask him why him doin' it him couldn't reply
So mi take off piece of him face wid a ply
Mi no Georgie Porgy no pudding no pie
If a mi fi nyam ooman I couldn't not I
Man fi stick to woman like Olive and Popeye
Elephant Man ma liver ma bliver nuh shy
When bwoy a plead and a beg and a buy
Our style hello, fuck her, bye bye
Big man a big man boy a boy
Bullet wid gunpowder no Lasco Lasoy
Sen any which boy fi get destroy
Dis boy nuh take no chat so nuh try
Why you keep on doing it and know you shouldn't try?
Why you treat your girls and eat your girls like they are pie?
Why you keep on talkin' and you runnin' off your beak?
Now we know you know that you go low and you won't speak.
Nuff a dem no love when you rolling high
"Weh dem woulda want you do" strolling by
Nuff a dem no love when you rollin' deep
"Weh dem woulda want yuh do" strolling cheap
But money inna a bill fold whenever wi roll
Skill a Dan Alan "Skill" Cole, whenever we roll
No platinum my chain will forever be gold
Oonu go tell Mr Madden dig a big hole
Fi a nigga weh a frig another nigga fi gold
And if a bitch tek her mumma man di bitch a creech owl
Vendetta our story has never been told
Why you keep on doing it and know you shouldn't try?
Why you treat your girls and eat your girls like they are pie?
Why you keep on talkin' and you runnin' off your beak?
Now we know you know that you go low and you won't speak.
The lyrics of Vybz Kartel's song "Why Again" explores a number of themes related to male and female relationships. The song begins by questioning why men continue to mistreat and objectify women, even when they know they shouldn't. The use of the metaphor of eating pie to refer to mistreating girls suggests that women are being treated as disposable objects without value.
The lyrics go on to criticize the hypocrisy of some men who talk a lot but fail to take responsibility for their actions. Kartel's lyrics suggest that some men try to justify their behavior but ultimately refuse to take responsibility for their actions. The lyrics also denounce infidelity, using the image of the man who is frigging another man for gold and the woman who takes her mother's man. These themes are explored throughout the song, with Kartel delivering his message in a raw and explicit way.
Overall, the lyrics of "Why Again" are powerful and provocative, challenging the listener to reflect on issues of power, inequality, and gender in society.
Line by Line Meaning
Why you keep on doing it and know you shouldn't try?
Why do you continue to engage in a behavior you know is wrong?
Why you treat your girls and eat your girls like they are pie?
Why do you objectify and use women like disposable objects?
Why you keep on talkin' and you runnin' off your beak?
Why do you talk so much without thinking or taking responsibility?
Now we know you know that you go low and you won't speak.
We are aware that you stoop to low levels and refuse to communicate honestly.
Mi ask him why him doin' it him couldn't reply
I asked him why he was doing it, but he couldn't give a response.
So mi take off piece of him face wid a ply
So I took off a piece of his face with a tool.
Mi no Georgie Porgy no pudding no pie
I am not a coward like Georgie Porgy who runs away from danger.
If a mi fi nyam ooman I couldn't not I
If I were to eat a woman, I couldn't resist doing so.
Man fi stick to woman like Olive and Popeye
A man should be loyal to his woman like the cartoon characters Olive and Popeye.
Elephant Man ma liver ma bliver nuh shy
Elephant Man is not shy about expressing himself.
When bwoy a plead and a beg and a buy
When a man is begging and pleading for sex, it is not okay.
Our style hello, fuck her, bye bye
Our approach is to have sex with a woman and then leave without any regard for her feelings.
Big man a big man boy a boy
A real man behaves like a mature adult, not an immature child.
Bullet wid gunpowder no Lasco Lasoy
Our bullets are loaded with gunpowder, not a cheap substitute.
Sen any which boy fi get destroy
Anyone who tries to interfere with us will face destruction.
Dis boy nuh take no chat so nuh try
Don't even try to talk to us, we don't tolerate nonsense.
Nuff a dem no love when you rolling high
Many people don't like it when you are successful and have money.
"Weh dem woulda want you do" strolling by
They are wondering how you got where you are and what they can do to get there themselves.
Nuff a dem no love when you rollin' deep
Some people don't like you when you have a lot of friends or associates.
"Weh dem woulda want yuh do" strolling cheap
They are envious of your success and are trying to bring you down.
But money inna a bill fold whenever wi roll
We always have plenty of money when we go out.
Skill a Dan Alan "Skill" Cole, whenever we roll
We are skilled professionals in our street lifestyle.
No platinum my chain will forever be gold
My chain may not be the most expensive, but it is timeless and valuable to me.
Oonu go tell Mr Madden dig a big hole
Tell anyone who wants to challenge us that they will end up in a big hole if they try.
Fi a nigga weh a frig another nigga fi gold
We are seeking revenge on a man who betrayed us for material gain.
And if a bitch tek her mumma man di bitch a creech owl
If a woman takes another woman's man, she will suffer the consequences.
Vendetta our story has never been told
Our vendetta (feud) and lifestyle has never been fully explained or understood by others.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ADIDJA PALMER, DONOVAN KEITH BENNETT, WAYNE MITCHELL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
ROME90
No man! Anytime the Good to Gone (2003) Riddim drop suh, nostalgia takes over and sends me straight back to Summer 2003. Wonderful times.
demon king
This need more views it's a classic
Curry HD
Good To Go Riddim
Kimberley Blake
Vendetta our story have never been told. Words of the teacher himself
Legacy boss
So him a prophet now ???????
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