Vybz Kartel

About Vybz Kartel

He is a reggae and dancehall performer best known for his tracks"Turn & Wine" and"Romping Shop". In 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison for murder.

Adidja Azim Palmer, also known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman and murderer. Among his various nicknames, he is known as "Worl 'Boss". As Rolling Stone sums up, he "earned the title of a folk hero in Jamaica with provocative lyrics and a mischievous mass figure", and "very few have attracted an audience [dancehall] - or offends the sensitivities of his detractors - consistently and completely Kartel. ”Kartel's singles include“ Romping Shop ”,“ Dancehall Hero ”and“ Summer Time ”. A number of hip-hop and R&B artists such as Major Lazer, Rihanna, Jay Z, Digga D and Unknown T, he is also considered the inspiration for the dancehall work of a number of Western artists, including Drake, who considered Kartel one of his "greatest inspiration".

Occupation(s)	Musician, deejay, singer, composer, record producer, entrepreneur
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Adidjahiem Records, Vice, Mixpak Records, Greensleeves Records
Birth name	Adidja Azim Palmer
Genres	Dancehall, reggae, reggae fusion, hip hop
Born	January 7, 1976, Kingston, Jamaica
Years active	1993–present

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Trivia

He has released seven studio albums since 2003, including Kingston Story in 2011.

Vybz Kartel before fame

He signed his first record deal in the year 2000.

Achievement of Vybz Kartel

He has released seven studio albums since 2003, the most recent of which was Kingston Story in 2011.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$1 Million

Vybz Kartel family life

He was married to Stacy Elliott from 2006 to 2008. His two sons with Tanesha"Shorty" Johnson, Likkle Addi and Likkle Vybz, have also worked in the music industry.

Associations of Vybz Kartel

He featured Beenie Man on his 2009 song"Picture Dis".

Vybz Kartel Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Facts about Vybz Kartel

• Has he stopped creating music being in prison?
Vybz Kartel has created a big number of singles and albums there. Vybz Kartel has also written a book which is called u2018The Voice Of The Jamaican Ghetto: Incarcerated but not Silencedu2019.
• In what genres does Adidja perform?
Vybz Kartel is an outstanding representative of the dancehall trend which is based on reggae rhythms. Adidja is also specialized in hip-hop and reggae fusion.
• Had the performer been arrested before the charges in murder?
Vybz Kartel had been arrested before he got into prison for life. It was an arrest on suspicion of killing of a businessman.
• Vybz Kartel has been disapproved for trying to whiten his skin.
• One of his awards has been taken back because the content of some of his songs was admitted to be homophobic.
• Is Adidja free now?
Since 2014 the performer has been in jail. Vybz Kartel will stay there for the rest of his life as he has life imprisonment for killing a person whose name was Clive Williams.