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Vybz Kartel's Biography in Summary

Vybz Kartel is a multipurpose artist who record artistry, composes, record produces, an entrepreneur, and a convicted murderer.

Sometimes referred to as World Boss is known for his provocative lyrics.

Vybz Kartel Family

Vybz Kartel‘s first child was born on April 18, 2003 when Vybz Kartel was 27 years old; he is the first of three children he had with longtime girlfriend Tanesha 'Shorty' Johnson. Vybz Kartel has six more children from other relationships.

Vybz Kartel Jail Terms

Charges

On 29 September 2011, Kartel was arrested by police for cannabis possession. Jamaica's Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) later charged him with the murder of Jamaican businessman Barrington Burton, conspiracy and illegal possession of a firearm.

While in prison in 2012, his book The Voice Of The Jamaican Ghetto: Incarcerated but not Silenced, co-written with business associate Michael Dawson, was published.

Though Kartel was granted bail for the Burton murder on March 23, 2012 for JMD$3,000,000, he remained in prison in connection with a second murder, of Clive 'Lizard' Williams, of Waterford, St Catherine. He was charged, along with two others including Vanessa "Gaza Slim" Saddler, with perverting the course of justice, after Saddler allegedly claimed that Williams had robbed her in order to mislead the police into believing that he was still alive. Kartel's trial was originally scheduled for January 21, 2013, but had to be postponed due to a lack of jurors, and was rescheduled for July 11.

Trial

On July 24, a jury found Kartel not guilty of the charge of murder of Barrington Burton. However, Kartel remained in custody pending the second murder case. His trial for the murder of Clive Williams started on November 18, 2013 and on March 13, 2014, he was found guilty by an eleventh jury-member (10-1) of the murder of 27-year-old Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams. The 65-day trial was said to have been the longest in Jamaica's history.

Conviction

On April 3, 2014, Kartel was sentenced to life imprisonment. Justice Lennox Campbell said he would be eligible for parole after serving 35 years.

Appeal

Exactly six years later on April 3, 2020, a three-member panel of judges in the Jamaican Court of Appeal reaffirmed Kartel's conviction. On April 17, 2020 the Court of Appeal reduced Kartel's parole eligibility to 32 years and 6 months, citing Justice Campbell's failure to consider time the singer had spent in jail while awaiting trial in 2014. Kartel will now be eligible for parole in 2046.

On Sunday May 17, 2020, it was revealed that Vybz Kartel's 15-year-old son was expecting a child with an 18-year-old woman.