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.
million dollar by a morning
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
How mi and dan nuh have nuh cash, weh pss deh
Tell Smith and Wesson send back mi money
Cah mi send back di gun dem
(send back di gun dem)
Tell mi enemy nuh worry cah
Mi nah badda done dem (done dem)
Ah di teacha don corleone
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Route di chromastic nuh plastic trapaulin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich
Mi waan fi rich rich rich again
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Tired fi hear mi madda and mi baby dem bawlin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich mi waan fi rich
Hey frank white
Badness stop work money up to
Di time like clockwork
Some white collar crime like bankwork
Wayne wire some money from ainsworth
Thousand pound dats how much mi pants worth
Ah two credit card buy dan shirt
One time I did never have nuttin now when mi
Step out cash money rolex and more money some
Place string up in concert
Mi could a dead already but mi nuh dead yet
Mi nuh buy mi three yute three benz yet
Mi buy my madda di big house but still mi nuh
Guh second floor pon di ends yet
Mi nah drop out before di trend set
Money over war dat is di concept
Mi nuh waan prison bracelet mi nuh waan
Gunshot mi nuh waan face death
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Route di chromastic nuh plastic trapaulin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich
Mi waan fi rich rich rich again
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Tired fi hear mi madda and mi baby dem bawlin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich mi waan fi rich
Hey big gyal
Get with di program mi waan rich rich rich
Ah di slogan money like corleone
Cah mi know don
Him caan like up fi 'em bankbook
Him haffi call undertaker and now him toe tag
When since! everyman waan turn gunman
Having a gun does not make you someone
Buy some chicken and cold cut a drumpan
Everybody waan turn badman
Mi send back di magnum as di magnum land
Mi nuh waan deh inna jail with gunman
Mi fi deh pon beach a tek suntan
Bere pretty gyal flat belly mi a come pon
Mi fi wealthy like arabian sultan
Sieve out big house a riverton dumpland
Architect seh di blueprint done plan
How much inna US fi starti
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Route di chromastic nuh plastic trapaulin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich
Mi waan fi rich rich rich again
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Tired fi hear mi madda and mi baby dem bawlin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich mi waan fi rich
Hey frank white
Badness stop work money up to di time like
Clockwork some white collar crime like
Bankwork wayne wire some money from ainsworth
Thousand pound dats how much mi pants worth
Ah two credit card buy dan shirt
One time I did never have nuttin now when mi
Step out cash money rolex and more money some
Place string up in concert
Mi could a dead already but mi nuh dead yet
Mi nuh buy mi three yute three benz yet
Mi buy my madda di big house but still mi nuh
Guh second floor pon di ends yet
Mi nah drop out before di trend set
Money over war dat is di concept
Mi nuh waan prison bracelet mi nuh waan
Gunshot mi nuh waan face death
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Route di chromastic nuh plastic trapaulin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich
Mi waan fi rich rich rich again
Tell Smith and Wesson send back mi money
Cah mi send back di gun dem
(send back di gun dem)
Tell mi enemy nuh worry cah
Mi nah badda done dem (done dem)
Ah di teacha don corleone
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Route di chromastic nuh plastic trapaulin
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich
Mi waan fi rich rich rich again
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Tired fi hear mi madda and mi baby dem bawlin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich mi waan fi rich
Hey frank white
Badness stop work money up to
Di time like clockwork
Some white collar crime like bankwork
Wayne wire some money from ainsworth
Thousand pound dats how much mi pants worth
Ah two credit card buy dan shirt
One time I did never have nuttin now when mi
Step out cash money rolex and more money some
Place string up in concert
Mi could a dead already but mi nuh dead yet
Mi nuh buy mi three yute three benz yet
Mi buy my madda di big house but still mi nuh
Guh second floor pon di ends yet
Mi nah drop out before di trend set
Money over war dat is di concept
Mi nuh waan prison bracelet mi nuh waan
Gunshot mi nuh waan face death
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Route di chromastic nuh plastic trapaulin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich
Mi waan fi rich rich rich again
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Tired fi hear mi madda and mi baby dem bawlin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich mi waan fi rich
Hey big gyal
Get with di program mi waan rich rich rich
Ah di slogan money like corleone
Cah mi know don
Him caan like up fi 'em bankbook
Him haffi call undertaker and now him toe tag
When since! everyman waan turn gunman
Having a gun does not make you someone
Buy some chicken and cold cut a drumpan
Everybody waan turn badman
Mi send back di magnum as di magnum land
Mi nuh waan deh inna jail with gunman
Mi fi deh pon beach a tek suntan
Bere pretty gyal flat belly mi a come pon
Mi fi wealthy like arabian sultan
Sieve out big house a riverton dumpland
Architect seh di blueprint done plan
How much inna US fi starti
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Route di chromastic nuh plastic trapaulin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich
Mi waan fi rich rich rich again
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Tired fi hear mi madda and mi baby dem bawlin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich mi waan fi rich
Hey frank white
Badness stop work money up to di time like
Clockwork some white collar crime like
Bankwork wayne wire some money from ainsworth
Thousand pound dats how much mi pants worth
Ah two credit card buy dan shirt
One time I did never have nuttin now when mi
Step out cash money rolex and more money some
Place string up in concert
Mi could a dead already but mi nuh dead yet
Mi nuh buy mi three yute three benz yet
Mi buy my madda di big house but still mi nuh
Guh second floor pon di ends yet
Mi nah drop out before di trend set
Money over war dat is di concept
Mi nuh waan prison bracelet mi nuh waan
Gunshot mi nuh waan face death
Mi want a million dollar by a morning
Route di chromastic nuh plastic trapaulin
Mi waan fi rich, mi waan fi rich rich rich
Mi waan fi mi waan fi rich
Mi waan fi rich rich rich again
Lyrics © Royalty Network, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrew Coke, Craig Harrisingh, David Harrisingh, Craig Serani Marsh, Adidja Azim Palmer, CRAIG ANDREW HARRISINGH, Adidja Palmer, Craig Marsh
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@shakeemthomas9192
2023 and this still goes hard
@muliefaal9954
2020 who us listing drop a tomsup 👍
@sweetfati8733
Mi Forever GaZA 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@vanessajames8262
Kartel a the baddest artist forever Gaza till death nobody can't take this from him big up you self mi artist
@melnembhard8785
King of the dancehall, without apology!!
@novaj_dunn7221
An no argument nuh inna it!!!!!!! #gaza
@RainSoundsHealing818
2019 Me want a million dollar by a morning ⛅
@jordanlowe3398
Free kartel da king of dancehall by far..
@rebeccaarielle2088
"Mi waant a million dolla by a maaning, tired fi hear mi madda an mi baby dem baaling"-----> #FreeWorlBoss
@maggi9624
I didn't know frank white was in the game this long