Vybz Kartel

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Vybz Kartel
Birth name Adidja Palmer
Also known as Addi di Teacha
Born 1978
Flag of Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
Origin Flag of Jamaica Portmore, Jamaica
Genre(s) Reggae
Dancehall
Ragga
Occupation(s) Deejay
Years active 2002 – Present
Label(s) Greensleeves
Associated acts Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Ninjaman, Alliance, Portmore Empire
Website Vybz Kartel's MySpace

Vybz Kartel (born Adidja Azim Palmer on 8th January, 1978) is a popular Jamaican dancehall deejay.

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Biography

Vybz Kartel was born at Kingston's Victoria Jubilee Hospital. Originally from Waterhouse, Kingston, he was raised in the Waterford community of Portmore, St.Catherine. 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. The young Adidja was exposed to a wide variety of music from a tender age by two uncles who happened to be aspiring musicians themselves. Every weekend he would be 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 foescitation needed. At the age of 10 his favourites included artists as diverse as Papa San, Charlie Chaplin, Will Smith and KRS-1, all of whose lyrics he would write down and study word-for-word, performing them later for the entertainment of friends. Deciding he wanted to be a deejay, he began writing his own lyrics at the age of 11. Meanwhile practising to write lyrics and become a great DJ.

Career

Early career

Adidja and his friends Arif, Boyie, and Saif, often frequented the weekly Gong Talent Show at the now defunct Coney Amusement Park on the outskirts of Kingston, but to their chagrin were always gonged off whenever 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 his art on neighbourhood sound systems Soul Signal and Electric Force. In 1993, the young Adidja, now in his early teens, 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 Buju Banton, another of his role models. He recorded several more tracks for local producers, perfecting his craft until 1996, when 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: Vybz Kartels.

Career route

Vybz Kartel's new role as Killer's protege (a spot once held by prodigal prodigy Baby Cham) caught the attention of the public and led to a 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), then finally coming into his own with early hits such as 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, such as New Millennium (Mad Antz Riddim), Why (Krazy Riddim) and Why Again (Good To Go Riddim). This led to Vybz Kartel being crowned Deejay of the Year at Stone Love's 30th Anniversary, 2002.

From the outset, Vybz Kartel was more of a 'badman' deejay than a pop artist. In his early career he mostly concentrated on unapologetically hardcore, undiluted songs extolling the virtues of guns, sex and ganja, but his biggest hit was yet to come. He had success with more mainstream, club-oriented singles such as Big Man (Engine Riddim), Pussy Jaw (Mad Antz Riddim), Sweet to the Belly (Egyptian Riddim) and Bruk Buddy (G-String Riddim), but in late 2003 his single Tekk Buddy on the Thunder Clap Riddim proved to be the one which catapulted his career into the stratosphere. The single stayed on the charts for months and spent weeks at the number 1 position, and finally brought Vybz Kartel to the attention of those who hadn't yet become aware of him.

Name change

In late 2006, Vybz Kartel changed his professional name to "Addi the Teacha" in an attempt to free himself of his recording contract.1.

Accomplishments

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In terms of singles sold, he has had the second-best year on the reggae charts for 2003 (outsold only by Elephant Man) and has released two albums this year for UK label Greensleeves. He was also featured twice on the Def Jamaica project, and nominated for Source, VIBE and UK MOBO awards (although his MOBO nominations, along with those of Beenie Man, Elephant Man and Sizzla were withdrawn over concerns of homophobia). His video for New Millennium/Why with Wayne Marshall has already been played on MTV, and a bootleg version of, in his own words, "a very, very low budget film" that was made in 2001 has begun circulating. He has two albums, several mixtapes and a large library of singles, some of which are mentioned in the abbreviated discography below.

Discography and filmography

Albums

Mixtapes

  • Vybz Kartel 45-Mix (Cash Money; 2002)
  • Time Minister (Cassette Jones)
  • www.up2ditime.com (Cassette Jones)
  • Seven Wise Virgins (Cassette Jones)
  • From Time To Time (Federation; 2003)
  • Just A Matter Of Time (Cassette Jones)
  • Time Nevertheless (Cassette Jones)
  • Timeless (Federation; 2004)
  • Dancehall Mix 2K4 (Swamp King; 2004)
  • Time Served (Federation; 2004)
  • Return Of The Crime Minister; 2005)

Compilation albums

  • Girls Like Mine (Best Of Vybz) (2002)
  • Toe 2 Toe Vol. 6 w/ Elephant Man (Jet Star; 2003)

International collaborations

Films

Portmore Empire

Notable Artists

  • Vybz Kartel(Leader)
  • Aidonia( not a member just a close friend)
  • Bramma (Honorary Member)
  • Blak Ryno
  • Shawn Storm
  • Avalanch
  • Jah Vinci
  • Russian
  • Jefferey Hype
  • Craig Dennis(deceased)
  • Deva Brat (thrown out of Portmore Empire)
  • Rolexx
  • Omeil
  • Doz a Medicine
  • Nuclear (not a member of portmore empire anymore)
  • Earthworm
  • Lisa Hype
  • Don Skilachi
  • NotNice
  • Ratigan
  • G-Loc

Vybz Rum

Deejay Vybz Kartel will have his own brand of alcoholic beer , an endorsement deal signed with a company that are the main distributors of the energy drink, Pimp Juice.

The product, called Vybz Rum, will be Kartel’s first licensing agreement, and his first major endorsement with a beverage company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The deal has reportedly been in the works since summer 2007.

References

  1. ^ http://www.yardflex.com/archives/000821.html

External links

"'Unity' press conference forges peace between Kartel and Mavado"

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