Finally the right doors started to open and welcome him in.
He gave an outstanding performance showing many his raw talent as a DJ in the making. In 1998, Vybz Kartel appeared at the Champions In Action stage show, held in his hometown Portmore. Adidja chose to keep the name of the group changing the C to K in Kartel and hence the new artist we know as VYBZ KARTEL was born. The group soon split leaving Adidja again to continue alone. Unfortunately cracks began to appear in the group due to internal frictions.
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They took their name from a movie about a gangster called Pablo Escobar and his drug cartel. In 1996 Adidja along with his friends Mr Lee and Escobar formed a group and called it Vybz Cartel. The song failed to get recognized but Adidja was unfazed and determined to continue his struggle of making it within the music business. Adidja used the name Adi Banton, using the surname of one of his heroes Buju Banton. Alvin Reid produced the song on the One Heart label. Unfortunately Adidja was continuously gonged off! Again at 12 years old, he went on to record his debut single "Fat Women". Gong followed the concept of the famous Apollo theatre, New York. At the tender age of 10, Vybz began writing his own lyrics, which he went on to show at a weekly talent show called Gong in Kingston. Vybz Kartel started his journey towards a career in music when most would be playing marbles in the playground. All, he says, have helped him to create his own brand of dancehall. His cites his own musical heroes as Bounty Killer, Charlie Chaplin, Papa San, Buju Banton, Will Smith and KRS-1. He would listen to amongst others Country & Western, Sam Cooke and Ninjaman. Due to his Uncle being a DJ, Adidja was exposed to a wide range of music from a young age. He wanted to finish his school and continued his education at a Technical College. He attended Calabar High School in Kingston but was expelled. Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer), one of six siblings, grew up in the Portmore district Waterford in the parish St Catherine. His amazing lyrical flow teamed with a unique sound as displayed on some of this years hottest riddims has set him above many dancehall artists. Vybz Kartel is the most talented DJ and currently the hottest commodity to step out of Jamaica this year.