Free Vybz Kartel is what all of his fans in Jmaica and across the world is saying. Jamaica weekly has compiled 5 Vybz Kartel Songs as a tribute to the Dancehall hero.
Vybz Kartel has been behind bars for quite sometime, the deejay was arrested back in 2011 and has not been released since. Adidja Azim Palmer more widely known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican dancehall musician, fans may also know him as Worl’ Boss or Di Teacha, he attained folk-hero status in Jamaica with provocative lyrics, and a mischievous public persona”, Vybz managed to captivate the dancehall space and rose to international fame very quickly due to his very controversial tactics.
Vybz Kartel Rise to Fame
Hit songs like “Romping Shop” (2009), “Dancehall Hero” (2010), and “Summer Time” (2011) are just a few of his works that let him to the forefront of the genre. In 2009 his song featuring Jamaican deejay Spice, “Romping Shop“, debuted on the Billboard Top 100 Singles chart, and “Dollar Sign” was in regular rotation on urban radio stations in the US.
Vybz Kartel charges and conviction
On 29 September 2011, Kartel was arrested by police for cannabis possession. Jamaica’s Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) later charged him with the murder of Jamaican businessman Barrington Burton, conspiracy and illegal possession of a firearm. While in prison in 2012, his book The Voice Of The Jamaican Ghetto: Incarcerated but not Silenced, co-written with business associate Michael Dawson, was published. Though Kartel was granted bail for the Burton murder on 23 March 2012, for JMD$3,000,000, he remained in prison in connection with a second murder, of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams, of Waterford, St Catherine.
Since his incarceration in 2011, Kartel has been releasing new music from behind bars. Jamaican prison officials have denied allowing him recording privileges, and Kartel has refused to state the exact source of the recordings, whereas the lyrical content includes current events.
Check out these 5 Vybz Kartel Songs we compiled as tribute to the Dancehall hero.
1. Vybz Kartel – Mama
In this track Vybz Kartel proclaims his love for his mother, highlighting the journey she raised him through and all that she taught him. The hit maker makes it clear in the song that his mother will no longer suffer as long as he has life.
2. Vybz Kartel – Life Sweet
In this track Vybz Kartel state that life is the ultimate gift, he paints a graphic image of what the life is like growing up in the ghetto as a young man. It’s survival is the key.
3. Vybz Kartel Without Money
This song features Di Teacha singing about life without money and how his sweet heart stood along side him when thing were not so well financially. He also goes on to show his gratitude, stating that when he becomes a rich man he will not switch on her because she has been there before it all.
4. Vybz Kartel – Drone Dem
Vybz Kartel, in this song pays homage to the weed smokers and sings about the feeling he gets from smoking the herbs.
5. Vybz Kartel – Any Weather
In this song Vybz Kartel motivates the youths to hustle for their money by all means necessary, as the name suggest, Any Weather.
