Vybz Kartel — World Boss
Introduction:
Born Adidja Azim Palmer on 7 January 1976 in Portmore, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, Vybz Kartel — the World Boss, the Teacha — is, as Billboard has written, the most influential Jamaican recording artist since Bob Marley. He has accumulated 1.58 billion official on-demand US streams. He mentored and launched Popcaan, Spice, Tommy Lee and Shawn Storm. He collaborated with Major Lazer, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Pharrell Williams. His 2010 single "Clarks" — with Popcaan — spent forty consecutive weeks in the top three North American reggae singles and sparked a nationwide spike in Clarks shoe sales in Jamaica. His "Pon de Floor" collaboration with Major Lazer became the sonic template for Beyoncé's "Run the World (Girls)". He was crowned Deejay of the Year at Stone Love's 30th Anniversary in 2002. He released five albums from prison that reached the top ten of Billboard's Reggae Albums chart. He was released from prison in July 2024 after thirteen years, following the quashing of his murder conviction by the UK Privy Council — Jamaica's highest court of appeal — and performed at his Freedom Street concert before the largest Jamaican audience in nearly fifty years. In January 2025 he returned to the US stage for the first time since his incarceration.
Portmore, Bounty Killer & The Making of a Dancehall Empire:
Adidja Palmer grew up in the tough Waterford district of Portmore and began writing music at eleven, absorbing the sounds of Ninjaman, Buju Banton and American rappers KRS-One and Will Smith. He was expelled from Calabar High School at sixteen but later graduated from a technical tutoring school. His first recording — "Love Fat Woman" (1993) under the name Adi Banton — was a teenage homage to Buju Banton. He co-founded the group Vybz Cartel with two friends in 1996, kept the name as a solo artist when the group dissolved, and became a protégé of Bounty Killer — writing songs for Bounty, Elephant Man and the Scare Dem Crew before breaking as a solo artist in 2002 with hits including "Guns Like Mine", "Badman" and "Most High". His 2003 debut album Up 2 Di Time (Greensleeves) gave him international reach, and his stage clash with Ninjaman at Sting that year — despite turning violent — made him the most talked-about artist in Jamaica.
After splitting from Bounty Killer's Alliance in 2006 he founded his own Portmore Empire label and signed a roster of artists that became the dominant force in Jamaican music. His string of releases through Greensleeves — More Up 2 Di Time (2004), J.M.T. (2005) — and then his own Adidjahiem/Notnice Records gave him complete creative control. His feud with Mavado divided Jamaican dancehall into Gaza (Kartel) and Gully (Mavado) factions that lasted years. Kingston Story (2011, Mixpak/Dre Skull) — released weeks before his arrest — was his most internationally praised album: the New York Times, The FADER and Dazed & Confused all featured him. He was arrested in September 2011 and convicted of murder in 2014. Even from prison he released five Billboard-charting albums including King of the Dancehall (2016, US Billboard #2). His release in July 2024 was a national event. He returned to recording immediately and is working on his first proper post-prison album.
Vybz Kartel - The Best Of Track Listing:
01 Chinchilla Choons - Skit (Mad Cobra).mp3
02 Clarks - Vybz Kartel_Popcaan_Gaza Slim.mp3
03 Summer Time Vybz Kartel.mp3
04 Gaza Slim Always lyrics {Summer Time Riddim}.mp3
05 Never Believe In You - Vybz Kartel.mp3
06 Your My Baby - Vybz Kartel Ft Gaza Slim ( Dj Quicksilver ).mp3
07 Vybz Kartel - Clarks 3 (Wear Weh Yuh Have).mp3
08 Miami Vice Episode - Vybz Kartel.mp3
09 Ignite the World - Vybz Kartel.mp3
10 Lipstick - Vybz Kartel.mp3
11 Pretty Little Bunny - Vybz Kartel.mp3
12 Loodi ft. Vybz Kartel - Shenseea.mp3
13 Bicycle - Vybz Kartel.mp3
14 Loyal - Chris Brown Ft Vybz Kartel.mp3
15 Wine To The Top - Vybz Kartel, Wiz Kid.mp3
16 Tight P_ssy GalDem - Vybz Kartel.mp3
17 You Want Me - Vybz Kartel.mp3
18 Key Stone - Vybz Kartel.mp3
19 Party - Vybz Kartel.mp3
20 Knock It - Remix - Vybz Kartel.mp3
21 Won't Work - Vybz Kartel.mp3
22 You a Me Baby - Vybz Kartel.mp3
23 Dynamite - Vybz Kartel.mp3
24 What's New - Vybz Kartel.mp3
25 Fever - Vybz Kartel.mp3
26 Pretty Position - Vybz Kartel.mp3
27 Back Way - Vybz Kartel.mp3
28 Never Stay Around - Vybz Kartel.mp3
29 Gon' Get Better - Vybz Kartel.mp3
30 Chinchilla Choons - Skit (Elephantman).mp3
31 Ramping Shop - (Vybz Kartel . Spice).mp3
32 Money Pon Mi Brain (C-T Scan) - Vybz Kartel.mp3
33 Pressure - Vybz Kartel.mp3
34 Volcano Mix 1 - Vybz Kartel.mp3
35 Volcano Mix 2 - Vybz Kartel.mp3
36 Unstoppable -Vybz Kartel.mp3
37 Fast Life - Vybz Kartel.mp3
38 My Heaven My Hell -Vybz Kartel.mp3
39 No Games - (Explicit) - Vybz Kartel.mp3
40 Fix Up - Vybz Kartel.mp3
41 Gun Session - Vybz Kartel.mp3
42 Dancehall - Vybz Kartel.mp3
43 Facebook Like - Vybz Kartel.mp3
44 Cake Soap - Vybz Kartel.mp3
45 Dem Bwoy - Vybz Kartel.mp3
46 Chinchilla Choons Skit - ( Alozade ).mp3
47 Thank Yuh Jah - Vybz Kartel.mp3
48 Without Money - Vybz Kartel.mp3
49 Louie V (Don't Worry Bout Dem) - Vybz Kartel.mp3
50 Higher Altitude - Vybz Kartel _ Baby G _ Don Corlean _ Bounty Killer & Babby G.mp3
51 Life Me Say - Vybz Kartel -The Best Of .mp3
52 Like Google Vybz Kartel Ft. Demarco.mp3
53 Any Weather - Vybz Kartel.mp3
54 Real Badman - Vybz Kartel.mp3
55 Dangerous - Cormega Ft Conroy Smith & Vybz Kartel.mp3
56 Touch A Button - Vybz Kartel.mp3
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Key Albums:
- Up 2 Di Time (2003, Greensleeves) — debut
- More Up 2 Di Time (2004, Greensleeves)
- J.M.T. (2005, Greensleeves)
- Kingston Story (2011, Mixpak/Dre Skull) — international breakthrough
- King of the Dancehall (2016) — Billboard Reggae #2 (recorded in prison)
- To Tanesha (2020) — recorded in prison
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