A newly pecan-faced Vybz Kartel dropped VIBE with a quick message in response to the furor folks went into yesterday after he compared his freshly lightened skin to tanning. 

 "I'm my own man, and as such I do my own thing. When black women stop straightening their hair and wearing wigs and weaves, when white women stop getting lip and butt injections and implants, when bald men stop getting hair transplants, and when people stop getting nose jobs and cosmetic surgery then I'll stop using the 'cakesoap' and we'll all live naturally ever after. Until then F**k you all."