Vybz Kartel Returns with 'God and Time' Album Following Prison Release
By
Edwin “STATS” Houghton
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Vybz Kartel's album "God and Time" marks his official return to music after being released from prison in 2024, following a decade-long incarceration and overturned murder conviction. Unlike his earlier post-release project "First Week Out" (recorded while still incarcerated), this album serves as a proper reintroduction to the dancehall scene. The article references a review by Edwin "STATS" Houghton.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledGod and Time, by contrast, is Kartel's official 'allow me to re-introduce myself' moment.
He spent more than a decade behind bars after receiving a murder conviction (now overturned) in what's reckoned as Jamaica's longest trial.
2024's self-explanatory First Week Out, however, was more digital mixtape than full album, 33 minutes of material recorded—in fact, quite literally phoned in—while Kartel was still locked up.
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