Recorded a week after his release from prison, Vybz Kartel released the video for his latest single on Friday Sept. 13th. Within a few hours of its release, it amassed over 67k views and within less than 24 hours after its release, World Boss’s “The Comet” surged to number 1 on YouTube’s top 50 trending videos in Jamaica. It also surged into iTunes Top 100 Reggae Songs chart, currently placing at number 5. So to say Vybz fans were waiting for new music from the artist is a huge understatement.
The video starts with footage of his release from prison, to the chants of thousands of fans…..”FREE WORLD BOSS, FREE WORLD BOSS!” This has a typical Vybz beat and sound, this is what the fans wanted. It let us know, I’m back, I’m the same Kartel, I’m going to hit you hard, and I’m already back on top. This track is a diss to Alkaline and other dancehall artists that, as he says, stole his style and didn’t want him released from prison. He tells them, I was making millions, US dollars, while in prison.
"All inna prison, me a mek millions/Me a talk 'bout U.S. dollar ni**a/A bagga big song, watch 'e Fever/It sell 'e gold and it sell 'e silver.” He is ready for a global takeover, and if anyone can do it, it is the World Boss.
This is a great song, and one we have all waited for - nice beat, great lyrics, and a video that just makes sense. But now at 48 years old, and coming out of prison after 13 years, I understand the song and the stance, but I am hoping to hear a new style from him, more uplifting, an evolution for him, one that will make him the king of dancehall once again.
One Love – Todd Judd
