Apr 03, 2020 KINGSTON, Jamaica – Controversial Jamaican entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three murder co-convicts had their appeals dismissed by the Court of Appeal today. The Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction, and thus all four men will remain behind bars. Lawyers of the men put forward a total of 14 grounds of appeal.
Vybz KartelBackground informationBirth nameAdidja Azim PalmerBorn( 1976-01-07) 7 January 1976 (age 44)OriginGenres,Occupation(s),Years active1993–presentLabelsAdidjahiem Records,Adidja Azim Palmer (born 7 January 1976), better known as Vybz Kartel, is a recording artist, record producer and entrepreneur. Among his various nicknames, he is referred to as ' Worl' Boss' and has been recognized as one of the genre's most prolific and skilled lyricists credited with further popularizing dancehall.Kartel's singles have achieved cultural ubiquity across the Caribbean, including 'Romping Shop' (2009), 'Dancehall Hero' (2010) and 'Summer Time' (2011). Having collaborated with a number of internationally prominent hip hop and R&B artists such as, and, he has also been credited as an inspiration for the dancehall-infused work of a number of Western artists, including, who has cited Kartel as being one of his 'biggest inspirations'.In 2014, Kartel was sentenced to for the of his associate Clive 'Lizard' Williams. He will be eligible for once he has served a minimum of 35 years in prison.
Despite being imprisoned, Kartel continues to release new music prolifically, releasing over 50 new songs in 2016 alone. Contents.Family Vybz Kartel first child Jaheim Palmer aka Likkle Vybz was born in April 2002 when Vybz Kartel was 27 years old, he is the first of three children he had with longtime common-law wife Tanesha 'Shorty' Johnson, the others are Akheel Raheim Palmer, also known as Little Addi and Aiko Palmer also known as World Boss Jr. Vybz Kartel has 4 more children from other relationships. Career 1993–2002: Early career Vybz 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', as homage to.
Palmer was later part of the three-member group 'Vybz Cartel', keeping the name after the group split up, and became a protege of, for whom he claims to have written nearly 30 songs, including 'Gal Clown'. 2003–2008: Rise to prominence 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 at the annual dancehall festival Sting in Kartel's hometown of. The clash turned violent when Kartel's crewmembers, as well as Kartel himself, threw punches and assaulted Ninjaman onstage. While Kartel's manager initially blamed Ninjaman, Kartel himself quickly apologised to Ninjaman and Sting organizers for the fracas.
Four days after the incident, the two artists appeared before the press to announce a settlement of their differences and to end any animosity.From the beginning to midst of his ongoing career, Kartel released a number of albums through the UK based label, such as Up 2 Di Time, More Up 2 Di Time, and J.M.T. He established his own label Adidjahiem/Notnice Records with his business partner and producer Ainsley 'Notnice' Morris. After splitting with Bounty Killer-led Alliance in 2006, Kartel joined the Portmore Empire, a group of dancehall DJs and singers from his Portmore neighborhood that he signed to his newly founded Adidjahiem/Notnice Records. The members included, Deva Bratt (founder), Gaza Slim, Shawn Storm, Sheba, Gaza Indu, Singing Maxwell, Singa Blinga, Lenny Mattic, Lisa Hype, Gaza Kim, Blak Ryno, Jah Vinci, Dosa Medicine and Merital Family.In 2008, Corey Todd an American business man signed Vybz Kartel to an endorsement deal for Vybz Rum.
The relationship between Corey todd and Vybz Kartel developed into a business partnership. Together they launched Daggerin Condom and Street Vybz Rum. Corey Todd then purchased Jamaica's most popular dancehall nightclub Asylum. Which became the home to their weekly event called Street Vybz Thursday, at the Building.Street Vybz Rum production was stopped in 2011 because of a disagreement between him and Corey Todd. However, the collaboration resumed in 2012 as the two settled their differences, and despite Kartel's ongoing incarceration. 2009–present: King of the Dancehall In 2009 his song featuring female Jamaican deejay, 'Romping Shop', debuted on the Billboard Top 100 Singles chart, and 'Dollar Sign' was in regular rotation on urban radio stations in the US.His 2010 single 'Clarks' was one of his biggest international successes, remaining in the top three reggae singles and gaining the most radio plays in North America for 40 weeks. 'Clarks' was also featured on the TV series So You Think You Can Dance Canada, and on a CNN segment on dancehall dance.
When his singles 'Clarks', 'Clarks 2 (Clarks Again)' and 'Clarks 3 (Wear Weh Yuh Have)' featured the British shoe brand in 2010, its sales numbers and prices in Jamaica increased considerably. In 2011, he released his own shoe line, named Addi's, as well as his own line of 'cake soap', a type of soap primarily used for clothes. Cake soap is less commonly utilised for skincare, to treat skin conditions such as acne. However, Kartel's brand was intended for the purpose of skin lightening or bleaching.MTV's Vice Guide to Dancehall featured Kartel at his weekly dance party, Street Vybz Thursday. Vybz Kartel has also hosted his own reality television show 'Teacha's Pet' on CVM Jamaica broadcast channel, the first reality television show hosted by a dancehall artist in Jamaica. The premise of 'Teacha's Pet' found 20 women living in a Kingston house vying for the artist's affection; the show's lascivious content elicited condemnation of its sponsor, telecommunications company LIME.
The show came to a halt with the artist's arrest on charges in September 2011.In 2016, while in prison, Kartel released his most internationally successful album, King of the Dancehall, which peaked at number 2 on the US. The album included the single 'Fever' which topped various local music charts and became his most successful on streaming websites.Kartel re-teamed with Kingston Story producer for the single 'Real Bad Gal' in 2017. Two of his seven children, have continued his musical legacy, as Jaheim, also known as Little Vybz, and Akheel Raheim Palmer, also known as Little Addi, have been releasing music since 2014 as a duo known as PG 13 (also known as Kartel Sons).
In 2019, both were featured on the 'Fully Gaza' riddim, on separate songs, with Likkle Vybz teaming with father Vybz on the title track 'Fully Gaza', while Likkle Addi performs solo on 'Dolla Sign' which interpolates portions of the chorus from his father's single of the same name, on the Goodlife riddim, from 2009.In January 2020, Kartel released a 10 track album, 'To Tanesha', which was dedicated to his common-law wife and mother of his three children, Tanesha Johnson. They co-produced the album with their respective record labels: Short Boss Muzik and Vybz Kartel Muzik.In April 2020, Kartel announced the title of his forthcoming fifteenth studio album, Of Dons & Divas. Arrest and imprisonment Charges On 29 September 2011, Kartel was arrested by police for marijuana possession. Jamaica's Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) later charged him with the of a Jamaican businessman, Barrington Burton, and illegal possession of a.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 March 23rd, 2012 for JMD$3,000,000, he remained in jail in connection with a second murder, of one Clive 'Lizard' Williams, of Waterford, St Catherine. He was charged, along with two others including Vanessa 'Gaza Slim' Saddler, with perverting the course of justice, after Saddler allegedly claimed that Williams had robbed her in order to mislead the police into believing that he was still alive.
Kartel's trial was originally scheduled for January 21st, 2013, but had to be postponed due to a lack of jurors, and was rescheduled for July 11th. Trial On July 24th, a jury found Kartel not guilty of the charge of murder of Barrington Burton. However, Kartel remained in custody pending the second murder case. His trial for the murder of Clive Williams started on November 18th, 2013 and on March 13th, 2014, he was found guilty by an eleventh jury-member (10-1) of the murder of 27-year-old Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.
The 65-day trial was said to have been the longest in Jamaica's history. Conviction On April 3rd, 2014, Kartel was sentenced to life imprisonment. Justice Lennox Campbell said he would be eligible for parole after serving 35 years. Appeal Exactly six years later on April 3rd, 2020, a three-member panel of judges in the Jamaican Court of Appeal reaffirmed Kartel's conviction. On April 17, 2020 the Court of Appeal reduced Kartel's parole eligibility to 32 years and 6 months, citing Justice Campbell's failure to consider time the singer had spent in jail while awaiting trial in 2014. Kartel will now be eligible for parole in 2046. Controversies Kartel's 2004 UK MOBO award nomination was withdrawn amidst controversy over homophobic content of his lyrics.
Skin whitening Kartel has come under controversy over perceived, or 'bleaching', leading him to claim the use of 'cake soap' to lighten his skin. The Blue Power Group, Jamaican manufacturer of the popular cake soap (or 'blue soap'), has refuted claims it changes skin color. Kartel stated the soap used to lighten his skin was his own company brand, which he intended to release on the local market and to overseas clients. Airwave ban In September 2011, the National Communications Network of banned Vybz Kartel from the airwaves—the first such action against a specific artist. NCN spokesman Martin Goolsarran said his music contained 'obscene lyrics' and brought 'nothing positive' to the entertainment industry, on Wednesday, 21st of September after a week of internal debate.
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Editors' Notes Portmore’s finest dancehall chanter, Vybz Kartel, has produced some of the most authentically vibrant, sometimes dangerous-sounding music to emerge from the mainstream of Jamaican dancehall in some time. Kingston Story represents something of a stylistic departure for Kartel. Where his previous full-lengths have been compiled from an eclectic hodge-podge of dancehall-proven singles, Kingston Story is a concerted collaboration with a single producer, Dre Skull, who’s famous for dabbling in everything from indie-electro to hip-hop to hardcore dancehall. Consequently, Kingston Story boasts a more consistent sound than any of Kartel’s previous albums, but it’s also miles removed from the gritty, lo-fi riddims over which Kartel made his name. Yet he certainly sounds good paired with Dre Skull’s glossy, electro-flecked dancehall.
Singles like “Yuh Love” and “Go Go Wine” have all of the openhearted crossover appeal of Kartel’s earlier concessions to the pop market, like 2011’s breezy anthem “Summertime.”.
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Apr 03, 2020 KINGSTON, Jamaica – Controversial Jamaican entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three murder co-convicts had their appeals dismissed by the Court of Appeal today. The Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction, and thus all four men will remain behind bars. Lawyers of the men put forward a total of 14 grounds of appeal.
Vybz KartelBackground informationBirth nameAdidja Azim PalmerBorn( 1976-01-07) 7 January 1976 (age 44)OriginGenres,Occupation(s),Years active1993–presentLabelsAdidjahiem Records,Adidja Azim Palmer (born 7 January 1976), better known as Vybz Kartel, is a recording artist, record producer and entrepreneur. Among his various nicknames, he is referred to as ' Worl' Boss' and has been recognized as one of the genre's most prolific and skilled lyricists credited with further popularizing dancehall.Kartel's singles have achieved cultural ubiquity across the Caribbean, including 'Romping Shop' (2009), 'Dancehall Hero' (2010) and 'Summer Time' (2011). Having collaborated with a number of internationally prominent hip hop and R&B artists such as, and, he has also been credited as an inspiration for the dancehall-infused work of a number of Western artists, including, who has cited Kartel as being one of his 'biggest inspirations'.In 2014, Kartel was sentenced to for the of his associate Clive 'Lizard' Williams. He will be eligible for once he has served a minimum of 35 years in prison.
Despite being imprisoned, Kartel continues to release new music prolifically, releasing over 50 new songs in 2016 alone. Contents.Family Vybz Kartel first child Jaheim Palmer aka Likkle Vybz was born in April 2002 when Vybz Kartel was 27 years old, he is the first of three children he had with longtime common-law wife Tanesha 'Shorty' Johnson, the others are Akheel Raheim Palmer, also known as Little Addi and Aiko Palmer also known as World Boss Jr. Vybz Kartel has 4 more children from other relationships. Career 1993–2002: Early career Vybz 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', as homage to.
Palmer was later part of the three-member group 'Vybz Cartel', keeping the name after the group split up, and became a protege of, for whom he claims to have written nearly 30 songs, including 'Gal Clown'. 2003–2008: Rise to prominence 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 at the annual dancehall festival Sting in Kartel's hometown of. The clash turned violent when Kartel's crewmembers, as well as Kartel himself, threw punches and assaulted Ninjaman onstage. While Kartel's manager initially blamed Ninjaman, Kartel himself quickly apologised to Ninjaman and Sting organizers for the fracas.
Four days after the incident, the two artists appeared before the press to announce a settlement of their differences and to end any animosity.From the beginning to midst of his ongoing career, Kartel released a number of albums through the UK based label, such as Up 2 Di Time, More Up 2 Di Time, and J.M.T. He established his own label Adidjahiem/Notnice Records with his business partner and producer Ainsley 'Notnice' Morris. After splitting with Bounty Killer-led Alliance in 2006, Kartel joined the Portmore Empire, a group of dancehall DJs and singers from his Portmore neighborhood that he signed to his newly founded Adidjahiem/Notnice Records. The members included, Deva Bratt (founder), Gaza Slim, Shawn Storm, Sheba, Gaza Indu, Singing Maxwell, Singa Blinga, Lenny Mattic, Lisa Hype, Gaza Kim, Blak Ryno, Jah Vinci, Dosa Medicine and Merital Family.In 2008, Corey Todd an American business man signed Vybz Kartel to an endorsement deal for Vybz Rum.
The relationship between Corey todd and Vybz Kartel developed into a business partnership. Together they launched Daggerin Condom and Street Vybz Rum. Corey Todd then purchased Jamaica's most popular dancehall nightclub Asylum. Which became the home to their weekly event called Street Vybz Thursday, at the Building.Street Vybz Rum production was stopped in 2011 because of a disagreement between him and Corey Todd. However, the collaboration resumed in 2012 as the two settled their differences, and despite Kartel's ongoing incarceration. 2009–present: King of the Dancehall In 2009 his song featuring female Jamaican deejay, 'Romping Shop', debuted on the Billboard Top 100 Singles chart, and 'Dollar Sign' was in regular rotation on urban radio stations in the US.His 2010 single 'Clarks' was one of his biggest international successes, remaining in the top three reggae singles and gaining the most radio plays in North America for 40 weeks. 'Clarks' was also featured on the TV series So You Think You Can Dance Canada, and on a CNN segment on dancehall dance.
When his singles 'Clarks', 'Clarks 2 (Clarks Again)' and 'Clarks 3 (Wear Weh Yuh Have)' featured the British shoe brand in 2010, its sales numbers and prices in Jamaica increased considerably. In 2011, he released his own shoe line, named Addi's, as well as his own line of 'cake soap', a type of soap primarily used for clothes. Cake soap is less commonly utilised for skincare, to treat skin conditions such as acne. However, Kartel's brand was intended for the purpose of skin lightening or bleaching.MTV's Vice Guide to Dancehall featured Kartel at his weekly dance party, Street Vybz Thursday. Vybz Kartel has also hosted his own reality television show 'Teacha's Pet' on CVM Jamaica broadcast channel, the first reality television show hosted by a dancehall artist in Jamaica. The premise of 'Teacha's Pet' found 20 women living in a Kingston house vying for the artist's affection; the show's lascivious content elicited condemnation of its sponsor, telecommunications company LIME.
The show came to a halt with the artist's arrest on charges in September 2011.In 2016, while in prison, Kartel released his most internationally successful album, King of the Dancehall, which peaked at number 2 on the US. The album included the single 'Fever' which topped various local music charts and became his most successful on streaming websites.Kartel re-teamed with Kingston Story producer for the single 'Real Bad Gal' in 2017. Two of his seven children, have continued his musical legacy, as Jaheim, also known as Little Vybz, and Akheel Raheim Palmer, also known as Little Addi, have been releasing music since 2014 as a duo known as PG 13 (also known as Kartel Sons).
In 2019, both were featured on the 'Fully Gaza' riddim, on separate songs, with Likkle Vybz teaming with father Vybz on the title track 'Fully Gaza', while Likkle Addi performs solo on 'Dolla Sign' which interpolates portions of the chorus from his father's single of the same name, on the Goodlife riddim, from 2009.In January 2020, Kartel released a 10 track album, 'To Tanesha', which was dedicated to his common-law wife and mother of his three children, Tanesha Johnson. They co-produced the album with their respective record labels: Short Boss Muzik and Vybz Kartel Muzik.In April 2020, Kartel announced the title of his forthcoming fifteenth studio album, Of Dons & Divas. Arrest and imprisonment Charges On 29 September 2011, Kartel was arrested by police for marijuana possession. Jamaica's Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) later charged him with the of a Jamaican businessman, Barrington Burton, and illegal possession of a.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 March 23rd, 2012 for JMD$3,000,000, he remained in jail in connection with a second murder, of one Clive 'Lizard' Williams, of Waterford, St Catherine. He was charged, along with two others including Vanessa 'Gaza Slim' Saddler, with perverting the course of justice, after Saddler allegedly claimed that Williams had robbed her in order to mislead the police into believing that he was still alive.
Kartel's trial was originally scheduled for January 21st, 2013, but had to be postponed due to a lack of jurors, and was rescheduled for July 11th. Trial On July 24th, a jury found Kartel not guilty of the charge of murder of Barrington Burton. However, Kartel remained in custody pending the second murder case. His trial for the murder of Clive Williams started on November 18th, 2013 and on March 13th, 2014, he was found guilty by an eleventh jury-member (10-1) of the murder of 27-year-old Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.
The 65-day trial was said to have been the longest in Jamaica's history. Conviction On April 3rd, 2014, Kartel was sentenced to life imprisonment. Justice Lennox Campbell said he would be eligible for parole after serving 35 years. Appeal Exactly six years later on April 3rd, 2020, a three-member panel of judges in the Jamaican Court of Appeal reaffirmed Kartel's conviction. On April 17, 2020 the Court of Appeal reduced Kartel's parole eligibility to 32 years and 6 months, citing Justice Campbell's failure to consider time the singer had spent in jail while awaiting trial in 2014. Kartel will now be eligible for parole in 2046. Controversies Kartel's 2004 UK MOBO award nomination was withdrawn amidst controversy over homophobic content of his lyrics.
Skin whitening Kartel has come under controversy over perceived, or 'bleaching', leading him to claim the use of 'cake soap' to lighten his skin. The Blue Power Group, Jamaican manufacturer of the popular cake soap (or 'blue soap'), has refuted claims it changes skin color. Kartel stated the soap used to lighten his skin was his own company brand, which he intended to release on the local market and to overseas clients. Airwave ban In September 2011, the National Communications Network of banned Vybz Kartel from the airwaves—the first such action against a specific artist. NCN spokesman Martin Goolsarran said his music contained 'obscene lyrics' and brought 'nothing positive' to the entertainment industry, on Wednesday, 21st of September after a week of internal debate.
He said NCN was reviewing the lyrics of other musicians and could ban them as well.Feud with Mavado A public feud between Kartel and former collaborator arose towards the end of 2006, stemming from Vybz' much publicised departure from the dancehall conglomerate group The Alliance. The feud resulted in numerous diss tracks released, in which each artist dissed the other and their associates over popular dancehall rhythms. From the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014. Archived from on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
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Editors' Notes Portmore’s finest dancehall chanter, Vybz Kartel, has produced some of the most authentically vibrant, sometimes dangerous-sounding music to emerge from the mainstream of Jamaican dancehall in some time. Kingston Story represents something of a stylistic departure for Kartel. Where his previous full-lengths have been compiled from an eclectic hodge-podge of dancehall-proven singles, Kingston Story is a concerted collaboration with a single producer, Dre Skull, who’s famous for dabbling in everything from indie-electro to hip-hop to hardcore dancehall. Consequently, Kingston Story boasts a more consistent sound than any of Kartel’s previous albums, but it’s also miles removed from the gritty, lo-fi riddims over which Kartel made his name. Yet he certainly sounds good paired with Dre Skull’s glossy, electro-flecked dancehall.
Singles like “Yuh Love” and “Go Go Wine” have all of the openhearted crossover appeal of Kartel’s earlier concessions to the pop market, like 2011’s breezy anthem “Summertime.”.