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Vybz Kartel Putting in the work since 1993, Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel finally “bussed” in 2001 as he honed his craft under the tutelage of the legend Bounty Killer. He initially caught attention as a ghost-writer for the Warlord, followed by collabs such as Gal Clown and Girls Like Mine, but it wasn’t until a so-called ‘gun tune’, Gun Clown, that he broke out as a solo artist amid increased concerns in the early 2000s that violent lyrics were contributing to crime in Jamaica. Fast forward 20 years and Dancehall is once again being scapegoated as a factor in the island’s crime woes, but key players have been steadfast in the genre’s defense. Mavado, Masicka, Bounty Killer, and Cham have hit back at Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ scathing rebuke of “violent” dancehall music in Parliament last week. ....