Talk:Vybz Kartel

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Just wanted to say that this is the best reggae-artist page on Wiki I've seen so far. :)

It certainly is in depth! I'm not sure who put the clean-up tag on it but I wish they'd give more info! Reggaedelgado 22:04, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Great Page!!

I love the page and I think that the clean up tag is uncalled for. However, I did notice a mistake at the bottom of the page in the "international collaborations" section. I own the CD "Fire and Glory" by Kardinal Offishall and the correct name of the song that Vybz Kartel appears on is "E.G.G. (Everybody Gone Gangsta)" not "Everybody Gangsta" - J Dogg

well....consitering that bobby put him on, im surprised that he is not credited, vybz has wild tapes out with him, and real need to respect the real, not fakes like kartel. from tapes that came out before 97. ask about it. know the real history.

this page isn't that great. there isn;t that many sources, or proper facts.198.102.103.18 00:53, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

No sources (not a single one for this massive article!), obviously mostly written by fans (no neutral point of view), unencyclopedic writing style. A clean up tag is not "uncalled for" here. #29 (talk) 22:53, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
I added "unsourced" and "inappropriate tone" tags. Feel free to remove them after the problems have been solved.
Almost the whole article is written like a fan page... stuff like
“ In the early morning hours of 27 December 2003, Vybz Kartel took the stage at Sting prepared for musical battle. After performing a string of his more popular hits from earlier in the year Kartel launched into a musical assault of his most deadly 'badman chunes', designed to get the crowd firmly in his corner. ”
has got to go. The part where lyrics by Kartel and Assassin are quoted either has to be explainer or it's gotta go too. If I would just remove whats not written in an adequate style and/or unsourced, I'm afraid nothing would be left of this article. (On a side note, fair use for album covers does only apply on articles on the album, not like used here.) #29 (talk) 23:13, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kill Gays

Someone might want to add a section on the controversy over some of his lyrics where he endorses killings gays and lesbians. The quote below was taken from this website: http://www.petertatchell.net/popmusic/mobos2004.htm "Vybz Kartel sings “lesbians and queers must be assassinated” in his song Bedroom Slaughteration. Another track, Guns Like Mine, boasts that he “puts a bullet in a queer’s spine”."Carniv 19:46, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

  • I don't think this controversy needs to be mentioned in this article. Vybz Kartel's situation isn't nearly as notable as Shabba Ranks' or Beenie Man's. I doubt that adding this information will improve the article; it's already long enough. Blackjays1 12:08, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
  • it shoulda mention yes. battyman an dem fren dem fi get wah bullet. stay deh tink we a ramp inna jamaica boy violate an a ak straight. u done know an a waan tell unu suppn to although im lef alliance he was alliance bred u done know. an there was a fight uppa bembe mi tink where im an movado entorage did a fight. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Medianoche (talk • contribs) 03:23, 8 January 2008 (UTC)