PON DI GAZA 2.0 HITS STORES FEBRUARY 26TH.
NY (Ms. RAINE INC): Love him or hate him, Vybz Kartel's influence in Dancehall is undeniable -- a masterful wordsmith, captivating entertainment icon, and insightful businessman known just as much for his lyrical genius as he is for his much publicized scandals. Nearly everything he does is a guaranteed success -- and a full-fledged controversy. On February 26th, his recording label Adidjahiem Records, in partnership with notable Reggae label Tads Record, will release Pon Di Gaza 2.0, a re-release of last year's digital Pon Di Gaza album, with a bonus disc of the deejay's latest hit singles, include the current #1 hit "Life We Living." Pon Di Gaza 2.0 is Vybz Kartel's first physical album in nearly four years.
Like Pon Di Gaza, the release of Pon Di Gaza 2.0 comes in the midst of a storm of Kartel controversy -- rumors and allegations of everything from trouble inside his Portmore Empire camp to tangles with law enforcement -- which is all par for the course for the unconquerable deejay. The deejay scored eight #1 singles in 2009, including the internationally acclaimed single "Romping Shop" which hit the Billboard Top 100, and "Dollar Sign," and "Virginity" which are currently in rotation on urban music stations throughout the Caribbean and North America. Since the start of 2010, he has been heralded as Deejay of the Year, Recording Artist of the Year, and Song Writer/Lyricist of the Year by the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards, and Favorite Artist of the Year and Best Male Artist of the Year, while his song "Love Dem" was voted Best Chart Topping Song of the Year at the Youth View Awards in Jamaica.
Pon Di Gaza 2.0 contains chart-topping singles "Last Man Standing," and "Million by Morning," as well as club bangers "Bicycle," "Go-Go Club," "Nah Let Go," and "Marie" and includes an exclusive freestyle and special mixes. Unlike the previous album, Pon Di Gaza 2.0 contains all raw (unedited) tracks.
"Double CD but never a dull moment," jokes Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer, CEO of Adidjahiem Records. "I think it's a beautiful effort by all concerned to put together an album of this caliber. It's laced with track after track of high energy Vybz Kartel lyrics and melodies accompanied by equally amazing beats from producers like Notnice, Russian, and Chrome to name a few. It's filled with new material as well as songs people know and love. I think this will be my best album to date."
"We predict that Pon Di Gaza 2.0 will be one of the best Dancehall albums of 2010," states Tad Dawkins, CEO of Tads Record Inc.
Pon Di Gaza 2.0, Adidjaheim/Tads Records, will be in stores and on iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes) on Friday, February 26th. The album's production credits include Donovan "Don Corleone" Bennett, Ainsley "NotNice" Morris, Lenburgh "Leng" McDonald, Stephen McGregor, Jordan McClure, Tarik "Russian" Johnston, ZJ Chrome, and DJ Neil.
Posted on February 12, 2010 11:42
How cud i in mi rite mind spend dat much minutes to listen to a hole Album from Vybz Kartel...3.5 minutes is too long worse if the riddim nuh gud...affah mi nuh mad...
Posted on February 12, 2010 12:32
Teacha a gi dem head ache..affi get a copy!!
Posted on February 12, 2010 15:51
Fire fi di bway Kartel.
Posted on February 12, 2010 16:02
Last time him release a album him only sell 8 record in total let's hope this time he sell more cause I personally can't listen to five a kartel song dem straight unlike movado. I'm not bein bias but listen to a kartel album an a Vado album and really tell me who u could really tolerate more I say vado
Posted on February 12, 2010 18:37
Well big woman ting dis album have mad hit songs, crazy melodies an di riddim dem mad 2 like tripple bounce, tiger balm, good life, fight fi war too name a few............. teacha big up yu seh any weh yu deh an mi haffi buy yah album yah it a go mad sick bad sick mad yu money cyan done teacha
Posted on February 12, 2010 22:45
Kartel a de boom big up man u need 2 show dem de way musicaly. Mo faya
Posted on February 13, 2010 02:37
mi na spend no money pon the woman beater all a de woman then a left empire that no good
Posted on February 13, 2010 02:52
him ago sell 2.0 copy dis time dwlllllllll! rotf ! lmao!
Posted on February 13, 2010 07:50
Kart-hell is working for the Devil....believe dat!!!!
Posted on February 13, 2010 10:10
Yo bow kattel naw sell no record how much yuh sell las time 8 lol let's c if u can sell 8 more lmao. U a bl**dclaut coward cause yuh sen bare fag fi beat one gal fassy mi nuh rate u again man like u weh seh yuh luv woman a bare b*ttyman deh inna empire right now
Posted on February 13, 2010 10:45
nah support this devil boy...if a jah vinci album mi would a get the first copy..if bugle .assassin,konshens and dem man deh put out album i would by and i octane aswell....so for this year mi only a get the damian marley and nas album distances relative which is gonnna be release april 20 cant wait
Posted on February 13, 2010 11:25
I wouldn't spend ah damn dime on dat record!
Posted on February 13, 2010 14:12
Fagisha plamer album ago flap again him last album sell 8copies mek mi si if di. Likkle hunchback creature cyah sell more Dan 8 dis tyme all di hype kartel a get him still cyah sell more album den mi artiste movado
Posted on February 13, 2010 15:58
all unu a talk an shyt kartel stilll ago be one of the best dancehall artise so unu can gwan hate while the man a run the place an unu call him anything unu want cah that cant stop him zime gaza fi life ...
Posted on February 13, 2010 18:44
2.0 2.0 2.0 !!!! why is the album called 2.0 again?bcuz he is working for the devil dats how far him reach dats is level and hieghts of evil,jay z reach 3.0 he has dat also on is album cover blueprint 3.and the fag still not making nuh great deal of money its a pity.
Posted on February 14, 2010 06:33
I am confuse about how Our artiste in Jamaica produce and promote an album unlike the foreign acts who prepare an album release 2 to 3 of the best that rip up the charts then they release the other ten tracks and immediately videos follows so you have a clean clear set of new songs fresh to your hear. Our artiste release 10 to 20 songs and then pick out the local hits and make album and expect us to buy this album. We already have the songs on mix CD from DJ Kenny etc why are we gona buy this album. I think its a joke unless they are focusing on an international market.
Posted on February 15, 2010 16:23
Kartel is no businessman, a him self him a fool, every track that's on that album I gaurantee you I have them already, just need to compile dem, try to be like Movado, Gully we say!
Posted on February 15, 2010 19:29
A di Soldier; da bway yah tek dancehall fans fi idiot!!!! Youth, lego di dancehall and gwaan a club.. A bigman and big woman bill dancehall, a wih a spemd money.. So yuh and yuh liklcle flunkie dem, fi lego... Badest dancehall artist??? A wha do some man???
Which Gunner a dance to kartell??
Which GUNNER come off a di GAZA.. Name ONe.. Natti Margan, Jmm Brown? Sandacan??? Who???
Gaza mi BL@@#@#Dclaat!!!!
Posted on February 16, 2010 09:09
di whole a di gully jus vex coz di teacha a di chat topper. him grab a whole heap a awards jus recently. now him mash up di place with PON DI GAZA. MI gwaan get a copy afta him sell 2.0 million copies by di morning. A GAZA MI SEH. UNNO GWAAN A DI GULLY AN DO DI BARBER BOY THIN.
Posted on February 16, 2010 12:38
Man... y'all some liars.... how has he been successful in everything that he did when last year he released an album that only sold 8 copies its first week?
Then his other album before that which he told everyone was gonna be mad was whack.
At least tell the truth.... damn...
Posted on February 17, 2010 18:38
Gunshat 2 all de gaza fans,mavado jus badda than kartel ,all dem gal ah beat up kartel an make he do house cleanin an wash panty,gully side is bear gunshat ,sick as ah object,gaza suckz
Posted on February 18, 2010 07:23
Unu low the teacha a the BADDEST thing eva touch dancehall.So how unu want fu try bring dong the teacha so.A all gully fans a talk so Unu go and talk bout mavado album and low the big man.The man get whole heap a awards wa gully get,And when unu a talk bout the man only sell 8 album that a lie. How come unu a pre the Teacha so. Me say GAZA 4 LIFE and YOUNG ASASSYNS the next baddest thing a come out soon from Antigua and Antigua say gaza Low kartel fu the Caribbean mavado Sell out fu go NEY YORK. Memba Dat. Big up VYBZ KARTEL a me name DAGGa Big up man like MAGNUM SWEAPA PAMPAL and big up the gyal LILO to