In a recent interview with FOX 5 New York, Vybz Kartel spoke his mind after being released from prison.
“The feeling of just being free is an amazing feeling.” he said, during his very first interview following his release from the Horizon Prison facility he was being held.
The ‘Party With Me‘ deejay, after being as how hes feeling since his release shared,
“It’s so surreal I have to pinch myself just to see that I’m really awake,” Kartel revealed.
His Fiance Sidem Ozturk was the one to break the good news to him over the phone. “babe Im on my way to get you… baby you’re free,” he pointed out she said.
Since his release, Vybz Kartel has released two new EP and states that he has many more songs in the pipeline
“mi have albums worth of songs, so a lot of writing about the situation, not about the situation,” he also revealed.
Vybz Kartel and his co-accused were detained back in 2011 and then convicted in 2014 for the murder of a Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams, whose body is yet to be found. Kartel”s trial is recorded to be the longest in Jamaica’s history. Luckily in 2024 the convictions were quashed by the UK Privy Council on the grounds of ‘jury misconduct’ and health condition he has been facing.
Watch Vybz Kartel’s first Interview since being released from prison.