The term “Dancehall in jail” is slowly becoming an actual thing with entertainers like Vybz Kartel and Busy Signal seeing jail time, many fear that Dancehall music will not see better days. As an entertainer who has seen great success for many years, Deejay Mad Cobra had a chat with Winford Williams on a few things. Here he spoke about returning to the U.S., being a victim of gun violence in 2010 and losing his visa, thoughts on Vybz Kartel’s imprisonment, walking away from violence, getting the big break with “Flex” and being signed to Columbia Records in the 90s, being absent from the spotlight for a while, studying Shabba Ranks performances, Sting and much more. Great interview here and a history lesson too, Cobra has always been a respected artist and veteran of his craft and he’s still churning out hits. Check out the videos below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
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With Vybz Kartel seeing life in prison, many members of the music fraternity expressed their thoughts on the situation. Twin of Twins however expressed that Kartel was used as a scapegoat and they went on Onstage to further expound on that and more. Here they spoke about violence in Jamaica, the justice system, encouraging the media to promote positive things and stop bashing Dancehall music, and their new project which includes an extension of their “Stir It Up” series. Not a bad interview here, the twins have always spoken out against many things that happen in society whether in interviews or through their mixtape, and encouraging upliftment of the people. Check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Given that today is “Throwback Thursday” for some, why not bring my readers back in time with one of Vybz Kartel’s last performances before being apprehended by the law. Performing at Reggae Sumfest 2011, Vybz, along with Sheba, Popcaan, Gaza Slim, Tommy Lee Sparta, and Shawn Storm, performed a slew of hits and brought a lot of energy to the event. For many, this would’ve been the last time they’ve seen Vybz Kartel perform live. Check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
He may be the “World Boss“, but Vybz Kartel has always been a family man and following in his musical footsteps today are two of his sons. With the help of Short Boss Muzik, Little Vybz (Jaheim) and Little Addi (Raheim) formed the duo PG13 and released their debut single, “Gimmi Di Money“. Here they speak on making money, how they spend it, shouting out their father and promoting “bere goodness“. What do you think of the debut effort from them? Only time will tell if they’ll be as good as their dad. Check out the track below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Word on the streets they are suspects, hanging with killers in the projects but today we get a remix of Rapper Que’s very popular “OG Bobby Johnson“. Featuring Vybz Kartel and remixed by DJ Lank of Code Red Sound, we get some of Kartel’s greatest badman lyrics over the popular song that has been making its rounds since last year. A great effort here as we can never get enough Vybz Kartel no matter how old or new his songs are. Check out the track below and share your thoughts in the comments section.