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.
Work It
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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Me and di gal dem a sexcercise
Stephen
Every gal waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it and bruk we
Every gal waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it and bruk we
Frontway and backway
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it and bruk we
Every gal waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Sexcercise time
Come cock up
U left foot now gal
Cock up
U right foot now gal
Open it
Like a book now gal
And tip pon u 2 foot
Fi d jook now gal
Wen u feel it go in
Slide to the left
Then quint di pussy
Slide to d right
No 69
No kriscross
U can kiss it
But watch u lip gloss
Gal, sexercising
Wen cocky rising
Work out
Gal, sexercising
Wen cocky rising
Work out
Gal a mek noise in a my gym
Gal alone
Me nah invite no hydrin
Old woman, young gal d teacha obliging
In a my gym
Fatty get slim wen she want to
Slim gal pussy get di grip that it ought to
Granny look young like somebody fi talk to
Like18 year old
Gal
Set like plane a tek off
U crash land
No bother drop this time
Pussy fi warm up
Before practise time
A nuh backshot today
Back flick this time
Chaw chaw which part?
That nah go work
Wen me sexcercise
ME SEH IT NAH GO WORK
Mr Seed dig it first
But all wen fi him gal buk me
She seh she waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it up and bruk we
Every gal waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it and bruk we
Frontway and backway
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it and bruk we
Every gal waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Sexcercise time
Come cock up
U left foot now gal
Cock up
U right foot now gal
Open it
Like a book now gal
And tip pon u 2 foot
Fi d jook now gal
Wen u feel it go in
Slide to the left
Then quint di pussy
Slide to d right
No 69
No kriscross
U can kiss it
But watch u lip gloss
Gal, sexercising
Wen cocky rising
Work out
Gal, sexercising
Wen cocky rising
Work out
Gal a mek noise in a my gym
Gal alone
Me nah invite no hydrin
Old woman, young gal d teacha obliging
In a my gym
Fatty get slim wen she want to
Slim gal pussy get di grip that it ought to
Granny look young like somebody fi talk to
Like18 year old
Stephen
Every gal waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it and bruk we
Every gal waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it and bruk we
Frontway and backway
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Cock it and bruk we
Every gal waa
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Fuck we
Sexcercise time
BABY
The song Work It by Vybz Kartel is an explicit and provocative song about sexual activity between the artist and multiple women. The lyrics are incredibly explicit, with a recurring phrase "Fuck we" which is repeated multiple times throughout the song. The chorus is "sexercise time" which seems to suggest that the sexual activity between the artist and the women is a form of exercise. Throughout the song, the artist instructs the women to adopt various sexual positions, and to make certain movements with their feet and bodies, as he engages in sexual activity with them.
The lyrics are entirely focused on the physical act of sex, with no reference to emotions, relationships or love. The song is a celebration of sexual activity for its own sake, with no deeper meaning. The explicit nature of the lyrics and the focus solely on physical pleasure has made the song controversial, particularly with regards to its potential impact on young listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
Bout exercise
Talking about doing exercises
Me and di gal dem a sexcercise
I am having sexual exercises with the girls
Stephen
Stephen is mentioned, but unclear who or why
Every gal waa
Every girl wants to
Fuck we
Have sex with us
Cock it and bruk we
Penetrate and break us
Frontway and backway
In the front and in the back
Come cock up
Lift up your buttocks
U left foot now gal
Now lift your left foot
Open it
Open your legs
Like a book now gal
As if you're opening a book
And tip pon u 2 foot
Balance on your two feet
Fi d jook now gal
Now for the sexual penetration
Wen u feel it go in
When you feel the penetration
Slide to the left
Slide your body to the left
Then quint di pussy
Contract your vagina muscles
Slide to d right
Slide your body to the right
No 69
Don't perform a 69 sexual position
No kriscross
Don't cross your legs in a sexual position
U can kiss it
You can kiss the genitals
But watch u lip gloss
Be careful not to mess up your lipstick/lip gloss
Gal a mek noise in a my gym
The girl is making noise in my place
Gal alone
She's by herself
Me nah invite no hydrin
I'm not inviting any extra person
Old woman, young gal d teacha obliging
Old women and young girls are happy to have sex with me, the teacher
In a my gym
In my place
Fatty get slim wen she want to
A fat girl can become slim when she wants to
Slim gal pussy get di grip that it ought to
Thin girls have tight vaginal muscles as they should
Granny look young like somebody fi talk to
Even old women look young and attractive and I’m happy to talk to them
Set like plane a tek off
Body is set like a plane about to take off
U crash land
You'll crash onto the bed
Pussy fi warm up
The vagina needs to be warmed up
Before practise time
Before it's time for sex
A nuh backshot today
Not having sex from behind today
Back flick this time
Sexual position where the back is being flicked
Chaw chaw which part?
Talking about which body part to use for sex
That nah go work
That won't work
Wen me sexcercise ME SEH IT NAH GO WORK
When I'm doing sexual exercises, I know what won't work
Mr Seed dig it first
Another person has already had sex with this girl
SEXERCISE TIME
Time for sexual exercises
BABY
End of the song
Writer(s): Adidja Azim Palmer, Shaun Durami Chablal
Contributed by Blake B. 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