What is Vybz Kartel?
{{Infobox musical artist | image = Vybz_Kartel_at_Freedom_Street_concert.jpg | caption = Palmer in 2025 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Adidja Azim Palmer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|01|07}} | alias = World Boss | birth_place = [[Portmore]], [[Jamaica]] | genre = {{hlist|[[Dancehall]]|[[reggae]]|[[hip hop]]|[[pop music|pop]]}} | occupations = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|rapper|record producer|record executive|entrepreneur|deejay|composer}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Di Genius]]|[[Arif Cooper]]|[[Spice (musician)|Spice]]|[[Rvssian]]}} | years_active = 1995–present | label = {{hlist|Adidjahiem Records|[[Vice Media#Vice Music|Vice]]|[[Mixpak Records|Mixpak]]|[[Greensleeves Records]]|[[Short Boss Muzik]]|[[Vybz Kartel Muzik]]}} | website = {{URL|iamthekartel.com}} }} '''Adidja Azim Palmer''' (born 7 January 1976) better known as '''Vybz Kartel''', is a [[Jamaican]] [[dancehall]] musician. Kartel started a line of [[liquor]] in 2008. ==Career== Kartel has worked with [[Jay-Z]], [[Rihanna]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[M.I.A]], [[Pharrell]], [[Kardinal Offishall]], [[Akon]], [[Jim Jones]], [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Eminem]]. ==Personal life== On 29 September 2011, Kartel was arrested. Jamaica's Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) charged him with [[murder]]. Kartel was found guilty after a 65-day trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/14/vybz-kartel-guilty-murder-lizard-williams|title=Vybz Kartel found guilty of murder|first1=|last1=Staff|first2=Associated|last2=Press|date=14 March 2014|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> He was sentenced to life imprisonment on 3 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/vybz-kartel-jamaican-star-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-1.2597858|accessdate=September 6, 2023|title=Vybz Kartel, Jamaican star, sentenced to life in prison|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kartel, Vybz}} {{biography-stub}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Cat