Beenie Man Defends Vybz Kartel

Despite reports of tension between the two artistes, dancehall deejay Beenie Man has come to the defense of fellow deejay Vybz Kartel.

It has been reported in several articles that a popular New York radio disc jock said he would not be playing any of Vybz Kartel’s song during February, Black History Month, as he believes that the popular deejay does not respect his heritage because he bleaches his skin.

However, Beenie Man, in a recent interview, spoke out about the disc jocks decision.

"Dancehall is dancehall, when it comes to hardcore dancehall, I don’t support any ban of dancehall music. If Kartel is sending a bleaching message, then he can understand why a man would not play it because we love our black skin, and black is beauty, but for the disc jock to say that he’s not playing dancehall music because Kartel is advocating bleaching is going a bit too far ... not all (of) Kartel songs are about bleaching," Beenie Man said.