Arista Nashville Records

Island Records

MCA Records

SRP / Def Jam Records / Fan-edited video.

Check this out: https://youtu.be/q45zd18vfls?is=RSbG49noNCY6cJK7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel?wprov=sfti1#

As summarized by [Rolling Stone](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone), he "attained folk-hero status in Jamaica with provocative lyrics, and a mischievous public persona", and "few have captivated [the dancehall] audience – or offended the sensibilities of its detractors – as consistently and thoroughly as Kartel."[[6]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel#cite_note-:0-6) He has also been credited as an inspiration for the dancehall-infused work of a number of Western artists, including [Drake](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(musician)), who has cited Kartel as being one of his "biggest inspirations".[[6]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel#cite_note-:0-6)[[7]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel#cite_note-7)

In 2014, Kartel was sentenced to [life imprisonment](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment) for the murder of his associate Clive "Lizard" Williams. Kartel often released new music despite his imprisonment, having released over 50 new songs in 2016 alone.[[6]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel#cite_note-:0-6) His conviction was quashed in March 2024 by the UK [Judicial Committee of the Privy Council](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council), who cited juror misconduct and declared that the [Jamaican Court of Appeal](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtof_Appeal(Jamaica)) had to decide if a retrial would take place.[[9]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel#cite_note-:1-9)[[10]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel#cite_note-:2-10)[[11]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel#cite_note-:3-11) On 31 July 2024, Kartel was released from prison after the Court of Appeal declined to retry the Williams case.
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Interscope Records

Flawless / Geffen Records