# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vybz-kartel
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:15:31.912Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vybz-kartel"
name: "Vybz Kartel"
slug: "vybz-kartel"
description: "Adidja Azim Palmer, better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican dancehall artist. Among his various nicknames, he is referred to as Worl' Boss, Teacha and King of Dancehall. As summarized by Rolling Stone, he \"attained folk-hero status in Jamaica with provocative lyrics, and a mischievous public persona\", and \"few have captivated [the dancehall] audience – or offended the sensibilities of its detractors – as consistently and thoroughly as Kartel.\" He has also been credited as an inspiration for the dancehall-infused work of a number of Western artists, including Drake, who has cited Kartel as being one of his \"biggest inspirations\"."
tagline: "Jamaican musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vybz_Kartel_at_Freedom_Street_concert.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1976-01-07"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           74.47
  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.69515466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 4030000
platforms:
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NUz5P42WqkxilbI8ocN76"
    handle:    "2NUz5P42WqkxilbI8ocN76"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/vybzkartel/"
    handle:    "vybzkartel"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
    url:       "https://www.tiktok.com/@vybzkartel"
    handle:    "vybzkartel"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/iamthekartel"
    handle:    "iamthekartel"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Vybz-Kartel-44770208566"
    handle:    "Vybz-Kartel-44770208566"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2346696/"
    handle:    "nm2346696"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZx2Uaheeu1OGUBbWSbnPg"
    handle:    "@vybzkartelradio."
    followers: 4030000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/229071"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B2_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%84"
    title: "وایبز کارتل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB"
    title: "ヴァイブス・カーテル"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vybz_Kartel"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7cc385f3-333c-48de-b341-3d728de74973"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1357035"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/572320"
    title: "Vybz Kartel"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump