Deejay Vybz Kartel made the talk of the town this week as he profiled his brand new 2010 S-Class Mercedes-Benz estimated to value over $12 million.
THE WEEKEND STAR visited the deejay recently in Kingston where he
showcased his new ride. He was unwilling to disclose the amount he paid
for the vehicle; however, several websites checked by THE WEEKEND STAR
estimated the vehicle to be worth more than J$12 million. The
Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a series of large luxury sedans produced by
Mercedes-Benz, a German manufacturer of cars, buses, coaches and trucks.
The deejay, who got the Benz on Monday from Carland on Old Hope Road,
disclosed to THE WEEKEND STAR that the vehicle is a dream to drive. When
asked why he bought this particular car, Kartel said, “yuh know is a
X6 (BMW) mi buy
and me and Corey (Todd) a reason and sey the X6 too common. No deejay
eva own a S-Class Benz. This Benz is the flagship of the Benz’s line,
meaning dis a di top, top Benz.”
He added, “It do everything except fly, the body can raise, it just have the whole driving experience, is like yuh a drive pon air.”
new ride
Since getting his new ride, however, Kartel says he has been reading a
lot of rumours online that the car doesn’t belong to him. Setting the
record straight he said, “People a sey a nuh my Benz, so wha me a
deejay fa? So dis is to all di haters dem weh sey is not mine. Hate to
burst your bubble but it’s mine, paid for and no car payments. This is
not a made in Jamaica vehicle like wha other deejays have. Me not even
haffi deejay fi buy dis, me coulda sell rum and get dis.”
Kartel recently returned from a trip to Suriname where he said he performed
to a crowd of over 20,000 patrons. “Suriname was crazy, Kartel owns
South America, dem love mi like dem love football,” he said. He also
recently completed the video for the Duss medley and has a number of
new singles just released and to be released soon.