06 Vybz Kartel: The World Boss Speaks
The Heavy Hitter DJs are joined by none other than the World Boss himself — Vybz Kartel — for one of the most anticipated conversations of the season. Hosts Kast One, DJ Enuff, and DJ Camilo are joined by special guest co-host Shortman Movements (filling in for L. Boogs) to sit down with the dancehall icon for a wide-ranging, unfiltered chat.
Kartel takes us back to the 2005 JFK hotel session where DJ Norie recorded "Brooklyn Anthem" on a laptop — a song still shelling clubs from New York to Dubai 21 years later. He reflects on returning to Portmore for the first time in 17 years to shoot the "Victory" video, and what it meant to find kids sitting on the same bridge he grew up on, knowing him only through stories. He gets into life and creativity behind bars and why purpose kept him recording hits for 13 years, his upcoming album God and Time featuring Davido, Burna Boy and surprise hip hop collabs, the studio mix-up that named "Panic" with Shenseea, sold-out arenas with Mavado, his Straight Vibes rum, and why radio still rules in the streaming era. Plus his Mount Rushmore of dancehall and why Tupac is the only album he'd take to a deserted island.
