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Vybz Kartel is quickly becoming a major player in the stables of Greensleeves Records and producer Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett. In fact, his star is rising fast enough that his label saw fit to reissue his debut album shortly after it came out, adding five new tracks. When he contributes to compilations and rhythm albums, Vybz Kartel can be counted on to provide highlight tracks -- his confident flow, effortless speed of delivery and occasional sly glibness ("You're bossy like British hierarchy," he chides a woman on "Live U life") -- are all very impressive. Unfortunately, he undercuts his talent by falling back too often on lowest-common-denominator slackness, resorting to by-the-numbers dirty talk when he's capable of much more. That said, he makes easy work of the "Kasablanca" rhythm on his fine "Badda Dan Dem," engages in several winning combination tracks with Wayne Marshall, the best of which is "Why You Doing It," and gets dark and interesting on both "A.K.A." and "Who Knows"." Not bad at all.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Andrew Bradford, Composer - Daniel Lewis, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records Ltd.
Delano Thomas, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Christopher Birch, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Maurice Jarrett, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2013 VP Music Group, Inc
Adidja Palmer, Composer - Beenie Man, FeaturedArtist - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Moses Davis, Composer - Mario CAMPBELL, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2007 Greensleeves Records
Nigel Staff, Composer - Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Craig Parkes, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Daniel Lewis, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2007 Greensleeves Records
Paul Henton, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Sly Dunbar, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Alberto Blackwood, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Craig Parkes, Composer - Wayne Morris, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Victor EDMUND, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Kardinal Offishall, FeaturedArtist - Craig Parkes, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Steven Marsden, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist
2004 Greensleeves Records 2008 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Victor EDMUND, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Nigel Staff, Composer - Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Adidja Palmer, Composer - Wayne Marshall, FeaturedArtist - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Shiah Coore, Composer - Wayne Mitchell, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2003 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Craig Parkes, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Andre Gray, Composer - Victor EDMUND, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2003 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Wayne Marshall, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist
2004 Greensleeves Records 2003 Greensleeves Records
Nigel Staff, Composer - Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Shiah Coore, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2003 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Adidja Palmer, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Craig Parkes, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Donovan Bennett, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Wayne Marshall, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Delano Thomas, Composer - Adidja Palmer, Composer - Christopher Birch, Composer - Vybz Kartel, MainArtist - Shiah Coore, Composer
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
Album review
Vybz Kartel is quickly becoming a major player in the stables of Greensleeves Records and producer Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett. In fact, his star is rising fast enough that his label saw fit to reissue his debut album shortly after it came out, adding five new tracks. When he contributes to compilations and rhythm albums, Vybz Kartel can be counted on to provide highlight tracks -- his confident flow, effortless speed of delivery and occasional sly glibness ("You're bossy like British hierarchy," he chides a woman on "Live U life") -- are all very impressive. Unfortunately, he undercuts his talent by falling back too often on lowest-common-denominator slackness, resorting to by-the-numbers dirty talk when he's capable of much more. That said, he makes easy work of the "Kasablanca" rhythm on his fine "Badda Dan Dem," engages in several winning combination tracks with Wayne Marshall, the best of which is "Why You Doing It," and gets dark and interesting on both "A.K.A." and "Who Knows"." Not bad at all.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:21
- Main artists: Vybz Kartel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Greensleeves Records
- Genre: World Reggae Dancehall
2004 Greensleeves Records 2004 Greensleeves Records
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