Vybz Kartel forms ‘Portmore Empire’

Former member of the Bounty Killer-led Alliance, Vybz Kartel aka Addi di Teacha, has formed his own alliance of artistes called the ‘Portmore Empire’. According to Kartel, he is trying to develop the talents of a group of artistes in order to propel them to successful careers in the music business. “Portmore Empire is about a group of artistes coming together for the betterment of music, a musical unit covering artistes, selectors, cassette man, everybody. It’s origin is in Portmore, but it nuh limited,” Kartel explained. He continued, “A my brain child, Addi a di Emperor fi di Empire, but each artiste have their own individual career outside of the empire. Vybz Kartel is now showcasing the empire because it is in it’s infant stage. But by the summer, look out fi big tings from dem.” Some of the artistes who are a part of the Portmore Empire are Avalanche, Nuclear, Deva Bratt, Sean Storm, Black Rhino, Omeil from Spanish Town, who Kartel hails as the “first lady of the Portmore Empire,” and Likkle Danger, another artiste from Spanish Town. Members of the Portmore Empire feel that such an alliance will help to boost their careers in many ways. Deva Bratt says, “the Portmore Empire’s plan is to help our careers.” “Is just a matter of time before people know what is really going on and see the real talent, because wi have a variety of style, every artiste have their own style in di empire. The music business now is like a group ting, form an organisation and work together.” Positive movements As for his throwing words at Aidonia who identifies, Addi as his daddy, Deva says things may tone down between them. “I’ll tell you straight, Aidonia is di teacha pickney an mi nuh have nuh problem wid dat, but whateva mek di people hold a joy…but we don’t need dat now. And seeing how him (Aidonia) get kick out a Alliance, wi nah guh jump pon nuh week fence,” Deva Bratt said about his feud with Aidonia. Shawn Storm, another artiste in the Empire says things have been going well for his career since being a part of the group “From December when mi start guh pon show wid di Teacha, it has been working well for my career because I have since been in a few videos and voiced on more rhythms, suh a nuff positive movements,” Shawn Storm said. The same goes for Nuclear, another artiste who says it’s a great feeling to be a part of the Portmore Empire, as he believes unity is strength. “Mi feel great, cause a di teacha a lead out di empire an a try highlight us in the public eyes, because a Addi a di daddy. Killa dem have di Alliance an Kartel an dem nuh really together like dat again, suh Kartel seh Portmore Empire, cause a long time him have di heart fi do tings fi di young talent inna Portmore,” Nuclear said. Already, there are some speculations that Kartel’s newly formed Portmore Empire is a response to the Alliance, but Kartel says he has no problem being compared to the Alliance. “The Alliance is a powerful group, suh if people seh Portmore Empire come in like di nex Alliance I take that as a compliment. What Kartel intends to do is showcase and bring them (the artistes) to a wider audience that they otherwise would not have,” he said. Although Kartel’s Portmore Empire is his new focus, Kartel says he is also working on completing his new album at the same time. “The new album, all exclusive tracks will be called, ‘Vybz Kartel and Stephen McGregor Presents Addi Di Teacher: Time To Teach.’ The first track has been receiving limited rotation, because we only gave that to a few people, because wi a try keep the album as exclusive as possible fi avoid di bootleg. Di album a drop by May, but wi a do like two videos before that an release some more singles,” Kartel said. source:badgalsradio

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