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September 18, 2009
15 to 24 year-olds Rated Vybz Kartel .... Most Popular Dancehall Artiste
Vybz Kartel is officially the Favourite Dancehall Artiste among 15 to 24 year-olds in a study led by Dr Donna Hope Marquis, lecturer in Reggae Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI). They also named him the Most Popular Dancehall Artiste Now.
The findings are part of research, funded by the Office of the Principal, through the Special Initiatives Research Fund, on violence and dancehall culture. It was conducted between June and August this year among 300 persons in Kingston, St Andrew, St Catherine and Clarendon.
Kartel was ahead of Mavado in both categories, the 'Gaza' scoring 35.2 per cent to the 'Gully's' 25.8 per cent in response to the question "who is your favourite dancehall artiste?". Kartel's percentage soared to 47.4 per cent in response to the question "who do you think is the most popular dancehall artiste now?", with Mavado's ratings also jumping to 34.4 per cent.
Not surprised
Beenie Man was third in both categories, scoring 23.7 per cent for Favourite Dancehall Artiste, with Bounty Killer and Aidonia tying at 2.1 per cent and Busy Signal scoring 1.7 per cent in that category. Shaggy and Assassin got 1.3 per cent each and Elephant Man scored 0.8 per cent, with Lady Saw, Sanchez, Laden, Queen Ifrica, D'Angel, Javinci, Sizzla, RDX, Black Ryno, Serani, Wayne Marshall and Munga Honourable getting less than half a per cent each in that category.
The 'King of the Dancehall' got 14.2 per cent for his third place in 'Most Popular Dancehall Artiste Now', Busy Signal receiving 1.2 per cent and Bounty Killer 0.8 per cent. Lady Saw, Ninja Man, Javinci, Aidonia and Sizzla scored less than 0.5 per cent each.
The rankings go for both genders, as Hope Marquis told THE STAR, it worked out that about half the persons in the study were male and half female. In addition, the findings apply across various class and educational categories.
Hope Marquis is not surprised about the results, pointing out that she teaches at the UWI and when students' phones ring in class, Kartel is the ringtone of choice. "They like the rebelliousness, the 'carelessness' that comes with Kartel," she said. "They like the idea of rebelling against what is right to their parents. Because they are young and rebellious, they like Kartel."
This popularity translates to earning potential, Hope Marquis said, as this age group has the money to spend. It may come from their earnings, notably for the older ones, or from their family support system.
Outpacing Mavado
Kartel gains 12.2 per cent in the Most Popular Artiste category over his Favourite Dancehall Artiste ranking, outpacing Mavado who has a 8.6 per cent increase. Hope Marquis says "even if some people like Mavado, they still think Kartel is more popular".
"I think the age range has a lot to do with the fact that the top three are so consistent," she told THE STAR. And she says "I know Mavado is more popular among older people. He sings songs that have more depth," she said, commenting on his tone of delivery, while Kartel has a more staccato style.
Still, in her analysis, referring to previous dancehall rivalries , Hope Marquis points out that in both the cases of Ninja Man and Shabba Ranks, as well as Bounty Killer and Beenie Man, "when we examine the dominant dancehall duo in each era, we see that while the most combative artiste gained local respect and immense street credibility, it was his arch-rival who gained immense international attention and the attendant Grammy award(s) - Shabba Ranks in 1992 (As Raw as Ever) and 1993 (X-tra Naked) and Beenie Man in 2001 (Art and Life). The stage is already set to repeat this phenomenon with the Vybz Kartel and Mavado, as Mavado continues to develop and expand his international contacts and collaborations with renowned international artistes".
The overall report on the study is being prepared.
Posted by YardFlex at September 18, 2009 10:44 AM
Comments
kartel yuh hype but mavado hyper no disrespect.
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Posted by: mitsy
on September 18, 2009 12:32 PM
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A Gaza We seh lol
Big Up Kartel we know u are number one. My number two is Busy Signal and three Beenieman. We no deh pon di gully side lol.
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Posted by: GENERATION OF VIPERS
on September 18, 2009 01:28 PM
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I AM A YOUNG PERSON IN MY 20'S AND KARTEL IS DEFINITELY HAVING A NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON YOUNG UNEDUCATED PEOPLE, ONLY THOSE WITH INTELLIGENCE, COMMON SENSE AND CONSCIOUSNESS KNOW THAT THIS ARTISTE IS GOING THE WRONG PATH AND LEADING THE YOUNG GENERATION WITH HIM, HE SINGS NOTHING POSITIVE IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO DO BAD MORE THAN GOOD BUT IT WON'T LAST FOR TOO LONG REMEMBER KARTEL SAY HIM NAH WAN KNOW GOD THAT IS A VERY POWERFUL STATEMENT.
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Posted by: Ms
on September 18, 2009 01:54 PM
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Movado to the world...........right now Movado tune and them a mash up Antigua!!!! gal ben over WOIIIIII sweet bad...........Hope and pray(inspiration)............love Movado
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Posted by: beenie man
on September 18, 2009 02:21 PM
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they need to talk to more than 300 people and another thing im one of many bounty fans.and 95% of us are in our thirties now so if u want to do a fair survey u have to do all ages and take it globally instead of 300 juveniles.
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Posted by: uzimmi
on September 18, 2009 02:34 PM
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KLA KLAM POIII!! DONIA A DI MADDEST!
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Posted by: talk the truth
on September 18, 2009 02:56 PM
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well when it comes to music i dont care about poularity a yard or abroad there is something for everyone,my artist a bounty,busy,movado,assasin,capleton,and the big bad tanya stephens.for me u have to have lyrics but that a lone cant do it,an artist have to have a proper delivery,good flow,and the song need to have depth.so no bady cant tell mi nothing a true fan is loyal no waggonist. 15to24 year olds look at song in a different way,they like something that is catchy and full of irrelevant rhymes and that will change over time.
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Posted by: bronxmon
on September 18, 2009 05:03 PM
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Amazing! Do you see why Jamaica is backward, and a Third World nation? The doctor in the university is studying, who is the popular dancehall reggae artist. This is the most fascinating news since the sports director at Jamaica's University of Technology. said they worked for 30 years to produce the best Track and Field star. Are you serious, 30 years. A weh dem ah study. Doctor brilliant work Gaza is more popular than the Gully. Brilliant work! So brilliant, I beg you not to do anymore. Let's study when music is played, is it better at home or at a club?
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Posted by: Doomz Day
on September 18, 2009 06:33 PM
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aidonia, assassin and busy above bounty level
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Posted by: punkin
on September 18, 2009 10:07 PM
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bounty killa to the world
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Posted by: yasha
on September 18, 2009 10:37 PM
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That explains the crime rate in Jamaica.
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Posted by: GULLERMO
on September 19, 2009 01:43 AM
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DAMIAN JR. GONG MARLEY IS THE BEST OF ALLLLLLLLLL
JR. GONG JR.GONG
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Posted by: st croix
on September 19, 2009 09:21 AM
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Well in NY everybody rate Movado
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Posted by: shattie
on September 19, 2009 01:58 PM
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remember kartel say him nuh must kno god not him no want kno god ..so ah shit u ah chaat!!! Pussy
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Posted by: gaza specialis
on September 19, 2009 04:36 PM
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Moses beenie man davis to the world
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Posted by: jamdown
on September 19, 2009 05:48 PM
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My yute vybz kartel ah di nex bob marley mon ah wah unna a sey,watch how powerful di mon iz.Im av kill look like a big pussyhole mon ah GAZA WE SEY!!!
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Posted by: chris1
on September 19, 2009 07:02 PM
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we cannot trust polls, uuno cyaan survey 100 juveniles and den conclude seh a dat di whole world sey.what happen to the 24-30 age group?doctor deh fi go study something else and me done pree seh yard flex bias against alliance already but cyaan stop dem still.
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Posted by: akim
on September 19, 2009 08:10 PM
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Kartel should be bar from singing,i hate his music because his lyrics is very bad especially VARGINITY.how can a singer sing such a song,he is encourage protitution among young people.i did not surprise me if he is most famous because Young people like such a song,those who sing positive message they dont listen to them song,Kartel is a disgrace he show no respect to woman,he music is bad,
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Posted by: JAMAICANBWOI94
on September 19, 2009 08:35 PM
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Yo everybody noe sah a kartel di one bloodclaut angel you noe. The end shoot up mofrado run go repoert it ina glina gunshot blow like catrina you need help from fima suck yo mada dogg face battybwoi no bad like even di man shoes lace
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Posted by: Mykal
on September 20, 2009 10:26 PM
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Kartel and movado will never be my Dj/Singer....I cud not listen to a Kartel/Movado album....Dem songs do ma head in....I ONLY listen to dem when dem a cuss dem one a nadda....Movado a no singer fi mi and Kartel off key all di time...I find it really funny how dem a di two hottest rite now.....but a guess every man to dem own taste....listen to movado without music..and Kartel without music......H.E.A.D.A.C.H.E
By the way am not yet 30
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Posted by: Mr.Wendell
on September 21, 2009 09:27 AM
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Moses Davis aka Beenie Man 2 the world,universe,galaxy and beyond!Whoever that don't like this statement drop asleep!
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Posted by: GENERATION OF VIPERS
on September 21, 2009 09:54 AM
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I DON'T CARE WHO DA HELL VEX WID ME BUT WHOEVER RATE KARTEL IS ILLITERATE, IMMATURE, WATCH TOO MUCH TV, PLAY TOO MUCH VIDEO GAMES. CANT YOU'LL SEE THAT MAN IS FAKE, HE SAYS HE CARRY MOVADO SO SHOW HIM AND GUN AND MOVADO CARRY HIM TO SHOW HIM BARBER SHOP, WHO HAS THE MOST HEAD? POINT IS MOVADO TOOK HIM TO SEE A BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY. KARTEL IS DUMB AND HE HAS ALL THE DUMB PEOPLE BACKING HIM, SCHOOL DROPOUTS, RAPISTS, PERVERTS, BWOTTY MEN WID TATTOOS IN THE NECK, AND SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYS.
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Posted by: GENERATION OF VIPERS
on September 21, 2009 10:16 AM
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I DON'T CARE WHO DA HELL VEX WID ME BUT WHOEVER RATE KARTEL IS ILLITERATE, IMMATURE, WATCH TOO MUCH TV, PLAY TOO MUCH VIDEO GAMES. CANT YOU'LL SEE THAT MAN IS FAKE, HE SAYS HE CARRY MOVADO SO SHOW HIM AND GUN AND MOVADO CARRY HIM TO SHOW HIM BARBER SHOP, WHO HAS THE MOST HEAD? POINT IS MOVADO TOOK HIM TO SEE A BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY. KARTEL IS DUMB AND HE HAS ALL THE DUMB PEOPLE BACKING HIM, SCHOOL DROPOUTS, RAPISTS, PERVERTS, BWOTTY MEN WID TATTOOS IN THE NECK, AND SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYS.
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Posted by: Gaza Crew
on September 21, 2009 10:17 AM
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Gaza we seh straightttttttttttttttt
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Posted by: GENERATION OF VIPERS
on September 21, 2009 10:22 AM
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@SHATTIE, YOU’RE AN ASS!!!!! I CAN SEE YOU’RE ILLITERATE AS WELL, COS IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW THE SENTENCE IS CHANGED UP, DA POINT IS IT STILL MEANS THE SAME THING DUMBASS!! YOU DEFENDING KARTEL, WELL I HOPE WHEN HE GOES TO HELL YOU STAND UP FOR HIM AS WELL KARTEL IS A BEAST! HE’S LIKE AN ANTI CHRIST TO DANCEHALL, WHO HAVE EYES WILL SEE AND WHO HAVE EARS WILL HEAR.
@JAMTOWN, YOU SHOULD BE SHOT AND BURN ON A CROSS AND BURIED IN THE GAZA STRIP BY THE TRUE RASTAFARIANS FOR ASSOCIATING KARTEL WITH BOB MARLEY. YOU’RE STUPID!
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Posted by: GENERATION OF VIPERS
on September 21, 2009 10:28 AM
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ANYONE WITH SENSE, LISTEN TO KARTEL LYRICS. FIRST HE IS CONTRIDICTORY IN THAT HE SAYS HE WILL KILL AND A MAN AND SPEND 3 LIFE TIMES IN JAIL, THEN HE COMES AND SAY JAIL TIME A WASTE TIME, HAHAH. FREAK. KARTEL WOULD GO AND BREAK A RED LIGHT CONTINUIOUSLY JUST TO GET JAIL TIME TA COME SING BOUT IT. MOVADO IN MY OPINION IS MORE WISER THAN KARTEL COS MOVADO IS ATTRACTING AN INTERNATIONAL FANBASE, KARTEL CAN’T THAT’S WHY KARTEL HAVE TO KEEP THE STREET CREDIBILITY IN JAMAICA WHILE MAKING LESS MONEY THAN MOVADO OF COURSE AND ATTRACTING NONSENSICAL JUVENILE DELINQUENTS WHO WILL GET OLDER AND WISER EVENTUALLY AND THEN SEE WHAT AN IDIOT, PRETEND WANNABE BADMAN HE REALLY IS.
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Posted by: KARTEL IS FAKE
on September 21, 2009 10:41 AM
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CHECK THE COLLABORATIONS MOVADO IS DOING, ARTISTE LIKE 50 CENT THESE PEOPLE KNOW REAL GANGSTAS, KARTEL IS FAKE, HE COUNTERACT LIKE A BITCH ALL THE TIME, IF VADO SAYS FLY THE WILL WRITE 7 SONGS IN RESPONSE TO THAT, IT’S LIKE HIS CAREER IS BASED OFF MOVADO AND SCHOOL GIRLS AND VIDEO GAMES HE PLAYED AND MOVIES HE WATCHED. bet if he comes on yardflex and sees this bet he will write a song about me too. kartel the cartoon.
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Posted by: michaelia selvin
on September 21, 2009 11:53 AM
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Posted by: Kath
on September 21, 2009 01:02 PM
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Both Vybz Kartel and Mavado are despicable.
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Posted by: GENERATION OF VIPERS
on September 21, 2009 02:33 PM
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@ALL WHO SAY GAZA, Y DON'T YOU'LL VOLUNTEER TO GO FIGHT IN THE GAZA STRIP? BECAUSE FROM DA TIME YOU SO CALL GAZA BADBOYS STEP ON THE STRIP YOU WILL PISS YOUR PANTS, DON'T BRAG ABOUT A WAR YOU CAN'T FACE AND USE THE TERM TO GAIN RECOGNITION AMD POPULARITY IF YOU CAN'T EVEN GIVE UP YOUR OWN FUCKING LIFE LIKE THE MEN IN THE TRUE GAZA! ALL YOU SAY GAZA FAKE COS ME AND YOU KNOW YOU'LL CAN'T FUCK AROUND THE REAL GAZA STRIP A BUNCH OF PRETEND BASTARDS LIKE KARTEL. KARTEL NEEDS FEEDING MAN LOOK TOO BAD AND ALL THEM BIG GUN HE SAY HE GOT HE CANT MANAGE TO HOLD ONE, GO EAT SOME PORRIDGE VIBES KARTEL SO NEXT TIME WHEN YA ON STAGE IN YA ARMY SUIT, YA HELMET WON'T KEEP FALLING OFF.
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Posted by: PonDiGaza
on September 22, 2009 08:47 PM
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Kill dem all & done...Gaza we saaay
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Posted by: @PonDiGaza
on September 23, 2009 07:13 AM
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I HOPE YOU BE THE FIRST TO BE KILLED DONE AND BURRIED PON DE GAZA, SO WE SAY!! GAZA BWATTY MAN!!!!
Generation of vipers whoever u are u are confusing my brains with those dumb fuck u writing. U really are a generation of viper lol
u are so illiterate learn to spell correctly first. A GAZA WE SEH and i am not in my twenties. All who dont like hear him close your ears cause its u same people who still dance to his tunes and that critic before this is the way to spell VIRGINITY lol so who illiterate now kartell or u lol
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Posted by: GENERATION OF VIPERS
on September 24, 2009 03:30 PM
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@gaza to the world, SHUT YA FACE AND GO FIGHT DE WAR IDIOT BOY, YOU AIN'T MATURE ENOUGH. AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL YOUR OWN LEADER NAME AND TELLING PEOPLE DA ILLITERATE IT IS KARTEL NOT KARTELL, FREAK!
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Posted by: keema
on September 26, 2009 01:02 PM
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gaza me si to de world......mi sey gaza
Sorry generation of vipers its 4 llll I should have put instead of two just to stress on the man name. Sorry to dissappoint u im a girl lol not a freak. U sound like a freak.U chat pure stupidness bout go fight on gaza strip u taking things out of proportion idiot bwoy. Leave yardflex for sensible people not u. And by you're writing u are just a little pussy.
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Posted by: GENERATION OF VIPERS
on September 28, 2009 01:27 PM
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A GIRL? NO WONDER YOU DEFENDING KARTEL SO, PROBABLY ONE A DE LITTLE SCHOOL GIRLS ON THE GAZA THAT KARTEL TEK WAY DE VIRGINITY IN THE ROMPING SHOP AND SKIPPING SCHOOL. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING I AM A LADY 25 YRS OF AGE AND YOU IS A LITTLE PISSY SCHOOL GIRL THAT CAN’T SPELL, READ OR WRITE SO GO AND TRY AND WASH THE PISSY STAINS OUT YOUR PANTY BEFORE YOU ADDRESS ME JUVENILE DELINQUENT. OH AND BY THE WAY WAS THAT YOUR PURSE KARTEL HAD ON STAGE? HAHAH GAZA MEN IS BWATTY MEN AND GAZA GIRLS ARE WHORES STRAIGHT.
Generation of vipers u really sound foolish sorry to say act your age. Are you sure you are twentyfive? i think you are the pissy tail one there.
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