Jmt

Vybz Kartel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Greensleeves
• ASIN: B000BQ7JBQ
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,698 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Maturation of Vybz Kartel?, March 1, 2006

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Achis (Kingston, JA/Philipsburg, SxM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jmt (Audio CD)

Its been a rather odd 2 and a half years since the release of Adidja Palmer's (aka Vybz Kartel) debut album, Up 2 di Time. Since then he's made his share of headlines both in and out of the studio and on and off stage. He's also survived a fe moments (one in particular) where it seemed that Kartel may never get to fulfill any of the potential that he had originally showed and then he just had some weird stuff going on.

Weird is the word of the day as Vybz Kartel releases the literal followup to Up 2 Di Time (he had both an updated version of his debut, More Up 2 Di Time, and an underground album, Timeless released in '04)with the massively awaited J.M.T. (Jamaican Mean Time). The first thing you'll undoubtedly notice is the strange thing going on with the cover. I don't know what to make of it, it looks like some futuristic. . . I don't know what it looks like, and I imagine just a few fans seeing it on the shelf (although odd, it is presented very very well) might pick it up on site alone. And no offense to the man, but he is one strange looking cat!

The music? That's another weird one. The music is. . . kind of the same sounding but should you be able to understand Kartel's lightspeed martian flows you'll find that he has matured a little. Before, it was literally all guns and all girls, nothing else, the first album only had one tune which didn't fit that mode (kinda, the humorous Robbery, which of course involved guns). JMT is loaded with tunes that could actually be construed as dancehall/roots tunes. What's missing is the nice Can't Move We from the massive Seasons riddim. Tunes like Dutty Landlord, Smuggler (kind of), and the hit Emergency all show Kartel as being able to hold a mic on something different (would have loved a new one-drop tune though).

More traditional fans never worry, this is still a Vybz Kartel album. Tight P*&^%Y Gal Dem, Realest Thing, Guns Like These, Late Night with Wayne Marshall and especially Gun Session, which is an impressive old school sounding gun tune all ring of the same old Kartel, but do they?

The mood here completely is just different. Vybsy Versa Love (huh?) features Barrington Levy on a riddim sounding right of a Kanye West studio, the tune, however, is ultimately addictive. Very very good work and maybe the best tune here. What I am deeming the best tune, however is Bad Man Party 2 which finds Kartel doing what sets him apart from most in the dance. The rapid fire flows that keep you shaking, instead of nodding, your head and keeping pulling the song up going "what!".

Also check Car Man (which rides the. . . Beverly Hills Cop riddim?), Need U Girl with Wayne Marshall (2 albums 4 Marshall combinations) the awesome Realest Thing, the ultra creative So Me a Say, and lastly the HILARIOUS Rough Sex with female singer Delicious (whose making quite a name for herself in the dancehall).

Working the boards here are typical producers, Vendetta, Birch, Leftside & Esco, Scatta and a host a newer and lesser known producers.

Overall, although I don't give it as high a review as his debut (I was looking forward to that one for a loooooooooong time), JMT is distinctly better than U2T. The album sounds totally different, more laid back and a higher concentration on quality control. Its a very unusual release for the artist, however, in a few years, should he continue to rise, we may look back at JMT as the turn in the right direction for Vybz Kartel.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Instant Classic, May 7, 2006

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Mad Cat (Kingston JA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jmt (Audio CD)

Since his ground breaking debut album 'Up 2 Di Time' which was released alomst 3 years ago many people have greatly anticipated the follow up from the man toted the next Bounty Killer. With a selection of some of his chart topping hits from the last year (2005) like 'Gun Session' and 'Yuh Nuh Have a Phone', to sum new exclusive cuts such as 'Bad Man Party 2'to 'Vybsy versa Love' featuring an almost unrecognisable smaple from Barrington Levy to a somkers anthem collaboration with mentor Bounty Killer and Baby G called 'Higher Altitude'.

Kartel again displays wide variety of talent on the mic, with his interchangable flows (second maybe only Sizzla and Bounty Killer) complimented with the finest combination Words, verbs, Similies and Metaphors, lyrical word play you would be hard pushed to find any where.

Slow commanding verses to powerfully delievered vocals that will rock you like a speaker box in songs like 'Rough Sex' (featuring Delicious),To quick spitfire lyrics delievered on tracks such as 'Gun Session' and 'Bad Man Party 2', as if you where having your ear drums assualted by a barrage of Black talons from a Uzi 9mm. In addition to which there a some of the fattest the riddims availble in Dancehall like the head bouncing 'Car Man' on the Axel Foley Riddim.

This is definately a classic in terms of modern Dancehall, you will not be dissapointed. 5/5

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ragga Classic!, June 24, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Jmt (Audio CD)

I eagerly anticipated a new album from vybz kartel after hearing him on one of my freinds ragga dancehall compilations or one of thos sort of CDs

The tracks are all good, but my favourites are "U Nuh Have A Phone (Hello Moto)", "Car Man" (which uses the loop from beverly hill cop) and "I Neva", which uses the famous loop also used in Chakka Dance by Beenie man and Make them come by wayne Marshall. But still all the tracks are great.