Konshens: Vybz Kartel is the Most Lyrical Dancehall Artist

www.vladtv.com -Dancehall artist Konshens opened up to VladTV about breaking into the dancehall world and his favorite lyrical reggae artists.
The "Gal A Bubble" artist says he was inspired by a number of reggae artists like Bob Marley, Bounty Killer, Sizzla and Vybz Kartel. When it comes to lyricism in reggae, Konshens says the conversation never overshadows his genre because mainstream listeners aren't understanding what they're saying. As far as the most lyrical artist in reggae, Konshens puts himself last, Beres Hammond second and Vybz Kartel at the top spot.

[@Crazydrunk86]

Kartel is the most lyrical!!!! Tru

[@riverviewyouth21]

#Factsss

[@blessydgazadiva5121]

Kartel is always and is 'undeniably' So!

[@jrkartel01]

I don't think some people know what lyrics mean enuh....dancehall has quite a few lyricist btw...vybz kartel is a genius...I know there are lyricist amongst the elders and some new artiste plus some who haven't bust as yet...with consistency kartel is unmatched...# lyrics factory

[@avmdaking]

Vybz Kartel is the best.

[@riverviewyouth21]

Mi affi give konshens him ratings fi da one ya cause addi facts him a talk, Vybz Kartel is THE BADDEST MADDEST BUMBOCALT ARTIST INNA THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD & That a fact. Nuh body nuh bad like kartel a dats why him name worldboss man a put out song afta song and all a hit with lyrics ina ovadrive nobody can't step inna kartel shoes a the greatest musician dat str888! Kartel fi life

[@ludwinmax18]

idk what yall talking about..who has word play like kartel? who is as versatile as kartel? who paints a picture with bare lyrics like kartel? kartel is dancehall

[@teffarihazzard4428]

Laker Ludz fr 💯💯

[@cutty6764]

kartel is the best lyricist in Jamaican Dancehall history for real just listen to the song (police ah come) crazy story telling flo

[@keino111689]

and cosa nostra, another story telling masterpiece.

[@Max90Cz]

GAZA ME SEH FROM ITALY!

[@ImabelleRegine]

Big up Koshen for not being a hater lovee me some Vybz And Koshen

[@SUPATRUKA]

Vybz is the most talented dancehall artist in the world. Flushed his entire career down the drain. Popcaan and Mavado are doing major things though.

[@BrotherNero777]

no love for sizzla

[@ImabelleRegine]

Sad but true

[@masterking6387]

MalachiOnline69 idiot fool sizzla a di king sizzla getting more love and konshens that batty man konshens get beat annd buss up all the time check it out konshens get buss face by s produce

[@unkleskruge]

Lyrically talented. But he is a self hating, bleaching, convicted murderer, whom sang mostly about things that were damaging to youth. The bad definitely out weighed the good.

[@SUPATRUKA]

MalachiOnline69 Yes much love for all the artists. Vybz was a special artist though.

[@vanks1]

Incoming "Gaza mi seh" comments

[@DatGamingLxwd]

Gaza mi seh

[@nicknick8338]

Gaza mi bloodclaat seh

[@rotatopoti]

gawza I'm saying

[@aubreytraverse.]

AH GAZA MI SEH

[@riverviewyouth21]

A Gaza mi bloodcalt seh

[@richardforrest8750]

vybz kartel is a very, very positive dancehall artist in a genre that can get very ugly lyrically. peace. free vybz...

[@princeh6774]

WORLD BOSS ADDI BEST BUMBACLOT ARTIST INNA YARD PERIOD YA CAANT SEH NOBODY ELSE NAME SEEN!!

[@ppviewraw9317]

Khosens is real atleast he knows vybz kartel the baddest lyrics

[@Verykawaiiyoucantrelate]

Finally some more dancehall artists about time you catch up vlad back in the 90s everyone was eating that's how I got introduced to dancehall with Raekwon and bounty killer track war face miss the infusion

[@eddyryme]

Who else is here after konshens comment on Buju Banton interview?

[@lastking8923]

Free di world boss Vybz Kartel!!

[@ziatricwilson3409]

adi is d lyrical genius-1-1-1......1

[@simluc6155]

Not only an icon but King of dancehall fabataya nabatare.....

[@Nitelifebuzz]

Gotta respect the honesty (expect for the shameless self plugs LOL). But he was totally honest for the most part

[@jomohector5274]

I concur, the man is a genius like eminem Jay z Nas Krs1, Kartel is amongst the greatest lyricist of all time, in my book, just saying!

[@delonthomas2772]

Freeeeeeeeeeee the king of dancehall

[@alkalineprotoje5375]

My daddy is the most lyrical artiste!!!

[@botengu5728]

Konshens nails it, Kartel's lyricism and prolificness is unmatched, however jamaican lyricism does not sell internationally, so Kartel is more famous for his gal tunes where he speak slower in a way that international anglophone audiences can understand. But with all respect to Konshens, I would have mentioned Aidonia and Bramma after Vybz Kartel.

[@augustinetwumasi5031]

Is that why he hasnt won a grammy ?

[@botengu5728]

@@augustinetwumasi5031 i dont know about that, there is too much politics in the grammys...

[@thinkingoutloud675]

​@@augustinetwumasi5031lyricism dont win grammy commercial abc catchy music do. he is the only artist that can truely say he wrote all his own songs.His life decisions cost him his north american visa and freedom so we would have never known but he did sell gold behind bars.

[@MrLama4]

Breda seh joke ting, I like how he put in the jamaican pattern at the end.

[@kinghiggins5021]

Represent yod konshens

[@amandam6409]

Yes Vybz is lyrical but so is Sizzla, Buju, Lady Saw imo

[@bushead7479]

Vybz kartel a the most lyrical artist real talk mn

[@riverviewyouth21]

Weather in hip hop, rap, pop, r&b, country or whateva genre mi never yet see another man as bad as Vybz Kartel. Them yute inna rap cyan step next to kartel even dem bwoy deh nuh badda than kartel nuh day nuh time. A song afta song d boss a release when dem just a release 1 every other month kartel a sen out bout ova 10 song a month and all a hit and d boss lyrics nuh ordinary #factss

[@itaku]

1. Vybz 2. Aidonia 3. Debatable lol

[@lyricsofthedancehall]

Aidonia just makes noise most of the time

[@DoItHotTV]

Sizzla might be numba 3

[@jottaz144]

Yeah except sizzla sings only reggae now, no dancehall

[@cadinemargaret1587]

Alkaline

[@delonthomas2772]

Kartel Gaza governor dancehall

[@LarinzoAllan]

Michael Prophet. Just wanted to throw his name in there.

[@LarinzoAllan]

daroyalgeneral Well no & yes. "You are no good" is one of my favorite songs though.

[@vybzkartel9858]

Me a tell u so me know world boss a the greatest eno is a konshens interview and everybody just hear one thing out a all the rest a tings the man say and is kartel is the most lyrical artist lol big up to konshens and the world boss behind bar.

[@moveabrickbarry]

He probably is the most lyrical!

[@iBOXRIVER]

How you call your self conscience ( patois ) yet you rapping about ignorance.

[@derrickwekesa4604]

Who is here after vybz kartel release🎉🎉

[@YoungMafiya]

Big up

[@sylk7525]

Alot a ppl comment n dnt listen what z quest was about however in dancehall alot wud say bounty killa which doesn't write song for himself so u cud not put him in such category of saying he's a lyrical genius he's one of z best dj of all time but in terms of lyrics VYBZ kartel is z most lyrical dj ever no question about it u just gotta be straight about it he's z lyricist in dancehall, in reggae BERESFORD hammond,is z man no question about it fact proven

[@senaithompson7455]

real talk mi nigga

[@jknow2012]

SIZZLA !!!

[@zainabsafiya6795]

Free world boss

[@wynrick1]

Gaza

[@keke145]

him sexy nuh bloodclaut (lol).... love Konshens!!!

[@lilshah1]

kartel bad

[@maxbradley2811]

Kartel❤

[@kaOnye]

WOW no love for BUJU my yute? Ras this cant be life

[@piafrancis4173]

st. croix 2 ea-z6 yow my fellow cruzan big up

[@MikeWing603]

boom bye bye

[@riverviewyouth21]

Kartel badda than Sizzla buju bounty killa Beenie supa cat shabba all a dem man deh by far anuh cause dem pave the way and dem a Legends mean another man cyan badda than dem and a just facts mi a talk str899

[@Bankallday]

st. croix 2 ea-z6 What abouut Capleton

[@gazaboom4938]

GaZa.!

[@stevej726]

Vybz is messed up! but he's talented!

[@jottaz144]

Depends on what you consider a lyricist, for me buju banton is the best concious reggae singer with songs like destiny or dont cry, dancehall on the other hand is not so much known for the lyrics. Reggae is more lyrical than dancehall, look at kartel, his best lyrics are in his reggae songs like, poor peoples land, life we living, or where is the love.

[@piuskamau8305]

His creative use of words, wordplay and general creativity in lyrics whether the content is substantial or not is probably what Konshens is talking about.

[@jottaz144]

Pius Kamau I love kartel, but I dont think his wordplay in songs like "happy pum pum" differ a lot from kalado´s "your pum pum bring life". Like I said before, I think you can appreciate his creativity, wordplay and lyricism in his most serious songs, but I respect your opinion.

[@Bigcrooks]

+jottaz1 Lol even some of his war tracks have intense puns and satire

[@piuskamau8305]

Personally I like the Kartel of 2004 - 2008 he was at his best lyrically.

[@dj4562010]

Dancehall artist bin lyrical go listen to Tony Rebels "Fresh dj" came out like in '88...

[@dj4562010]

witch song is 92 not fresh dj right...Cause fresh dj was on the taxi riddim that came out in 88 89 so...

[@rotatopoti]

Koshens why you look so scared.....

[@tomclarks9851]

Buju Banton.

[@thewilsonsfamily1965]

two years later Alkaline running the place.. manhimself.. younglord🎭💯

[@DOGGOification]

🤣🤣🤣 delete thiss

[@maxwhalevevoo3457]

😂😂 stop embarrassing yourself

[@thewilsonsfamily1965]

@@maxwhalevevoo3457 drop asleep and don’t wake up

[@jamaicanking45]

🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@ritchielewis2491]

D bades ting eva sing Tru microphone d way d.man Brian fertile dm wau invade n dril fi oio hair dm nuh fancy d fanz seh dm a ananci shame in a d crowd n evryone c d boss nuh stray frm category nuh care d contex evryting synchronize if u dun ur home work u memba d speech frm d pastor in 2010 d man iz no cumparison nuh mavado beenie bounty nor donia nuh nuttn evry style evry genres evry language fi evryone

[@masterking6387]

Free up the word boos bomboclat music death because batty wash and demm things can't doit burn it up

[@masterking6387]

Tell your moms that fool?

[@masterking6387]

Dnt try to intimidate man fool man a badman from day one fish

[@keronmarshall3054]

kartel!!! xd

[@delmancefrancis2542]

Aidonia .>batty bwoy kartel

[@Remitecture]

Truss mi Daddy

[@mkjj84]

Boring @$$ questions...' bout " how did you get into music"? GOOGLE IT! #NotImpressed

[@jdscool1]

First

[@breakinparadise]

Alkaline.

[@aaronkhalifa1962]

Looser

[@randybritish6478]

rapp more lyrical my foot...

[@rasheemthebestfirstone3274]

It is though or almost you just saying that cause you mostly know Jamaica music brah

[@randybritish6478]

@@rasheemthebestfirstone3274 and vice versa

[@rasheemthebestfirstone3274]

Randy British rappers be rhyming all syllables and telling a story

[@randybritish6478]

@@rasheemthebestfirstone3274 and dancehall artist don't?

[@rasheemthebestfirstone3274]

Randy British nah man name one then? I can name Rakim,big daddy Kane, nas, 2pac, and more even Eminem he has the most stories with rhyming most of the syllables even lil Wayne, the most lyrical is vybz Kartel in Jamaica other dancehall artist aren’t on Kartel level though but I don’t think you would know

[@porgie51]

Hes a snitch too, isn't he!!?? Ill wait..... hannnn

[@painalmighty1017]

Mass Gie51 you mad the man is a fucking don