Vybz Kartel - How Me Grow - Farr Out Riddim - November 2015
- Vybz Kartel - How Me Grow - Farr Out Riddim -
- Dec 16, 2015
- 4 min read
(Verse 1) Weh you know bout primary school Yow a suh the thing set Daddy never have it fi send mi go prep One khaki mi a wash, mi a press Up a shoemaker fi the shoes get stretch All birthday party mi never get yet But daddy never left suh mi never fret yet Life is a journey weh the cred deh
(Chorus) Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
(Verse 2) Weh you know bout wheel and wire Weh you know bout thready Skateboard riding chip up headdy Dem time deh a Kyro and Addi Come from school pass bare dead body More life mi a pree, God over mi Burn the devil, Jah totally Burn the devil, Jah totally Man buss gyal a mad over mi
(Chorus) Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
(Verse 1) Weh you know bout primary school Yow a suh the thing set Daddy never have it fi send mi go prep One khaki mi a wash, mi a press Up a shoemaker fi the shoes get stretch All birthday party mi never get yet But daddy never left suh mi never fret yet Life is a journey weh the cred deh
(Chorus) Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh Poverty is a criss van haffi fet weh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
How long in a the dark dawg Si the light deh
Adidja Azim Palmer (born 7 January 1976)[2][3][4] better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist, songwriter and businessman. Some of his singles include "Clarks", "Ramping Shop", "Poor People Land", "Tell You Say", "Summertime", "Dancehall Hero" "Like Christmas" and Major Lazer collab "Pon De Floor".
Kartel is now serving life imprisonment for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' William at his home in Havendale, a suburb north of Kingston, on 16 August 2011. He was sentenced on 3 April 2014 and will not be eligible for parole for 35 years.
Kartel started his career as a teenager in 1993 with his first recording "Love Fat Woman", released on Alvin Reid's label "One Heart", using the moniker "Adi Banton", an homage to Buju Banton.[5] Palmer was later part of the three-member group "Vybez Kartel", keeping the slightly altered name after the group split up, and became a protege of Bounty Killer, for whom he claims to have written nearly 30 songs, including "Gal Clown".[6]
Vybz Kartel rose to prominence in 2003 after a string of hits in Jamaica. The year culminated in a pre-planned on-stage clash with Ninjaman at the annual dancehall festival Sting in Kartel's hometown of Portmore. The clash turned violent when Kartel's crewmembers, as well as Kartel himself, threw punches and assaulted Ninjaman onstage.[7] While Kartel's manager initially blamed Ninjaman for the fracas,[7] Kartel himself quickly apologised to Ninjaman and Sting organizers for the fracas.[8] Four days after the incident, the two artists appeared before the press to announce a settlement of their differences and to end any animosity.[9]
He established his own label Adidjahiem/Notnice Records with his business partner and producer Ainsley "Notnice" Morris.[10] In 2010, he released his album Pon Di Gaza 2.0 on Adidjahiem/Notnice Records in collaboration with Tads Record Inc.[11] In Spring 2011, Vybz Kartel released an album on Mixpak Records entitled 'Kingston Story' with Brooklyn hip hop/electro producer Dre Skull.[12]
Kartel has worked on collaborations and remixes with hip hop and R&B musicians Jay-Z, Rihanna, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, M.I.A, Pharrell Williams, Kardinal Offishall, Akon, Jim Jones, Lil Wayne and Eminem.
In 2009 his song featuring female Jamaican deejay 'Spice', "Ramping Shop", debuted on the Billboard Top 100 Singles charts,[13] and "Dollar Sign" being in regular rotation on urban radio stations in the US.[14] His 2010 single "Clarks" was one of his biggest international successes, remaining in the top 3 Reggae Singles gaining the most radio plays in North America for 40 weeks.[15] "Clarks" was also featured on the TV series So You Think You Can Dance Canada,[16] and on a CNN segment on dancehall dance.[17] MTV's Vice Guide to Dancehall featured Kartel at his weekly dance party, Street Vybz Thursday.[18]
After splitting with Bounty Killer-led Alliance in 2006, Kartel founded the Portmore Empire, a group of dancehall DJ's and singers from his Portmore neighborhood that he signed to his newly founded Adidjahiem/Notnice Records. Members of the group as of 2011 were: Popcaan, Gaza Slim, Shawn Storm, Sheba, Gaza Indu, Tommy Lee, Singing Maxwell, Singa Blinga, Lenny Mattic. Former members include Lisa Hype,[19] Gaza Kim,[20] Blak Ryno,[21] Jah Vinci, Dosa Medicine and Merital Family.[22]
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