Vybz Kartel

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Less than 24 hours after he was released from prison, dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel is seemingly back on his musical grind. This as the entertainer on Thursday promoted a new 12-track project titled First Week Out via the platform X.

The project, distributed by Hapilos, features only one collaborator, Squash.

The album’s tracklist is as follows:

1. Feel Great (Intro)– Vybz Kartel, featuring Squash
2. The Menace– Vybz Kartel
3. Terror By Night– Vybz Kartel
4. Unstoppable– Vybz Kartel
5. Skillful– Vybz Kartel, featuring Squash
6. Adiadking– Vybz Kartel
7. Giant– Vybz Kartel, featuring Squash
8. Victorious– Vybz Kartel
9. Beat DemBad – Vybz Kartel, featuring Squash
10. Win– Vybz Kartel
11. Success Story– Vybz Kartel
12. Number One– Vybz Kartel

Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was released from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility on Wednesday afternoon after the Court of Appeal overturned his murder conviction. News of his long-awaited freedom caused much fanfare on the streets of the Corporate Area as adoring fans celebrated the entertainer’s acquittal after spending more than a decade behind bars.

Kartel, along with his co-accused — Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell, Kahira Jones, and Andre St John — had been convicted for the September 2011 murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams. Their appeal was initially dismissed by the Jamaican Court of Appeal in 2020. The men, in their last attempt at possible freedom, took their case to the Privy Council in the United Kingdom. The Privy Council, on March 14, overturned their murder convictions on the grounds of juror misconduct. The case was then sent back to Jamaica’s Court of Appeal.

– (Photo: Karl McLarty)
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