Vybz Kartel caught up with Billboard's Tetris Kelly and Rania Aniftos on the 2025 GRAMMYs red carpet.
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00:00Hanging out with our cover star Vibes Cartel, nominated at the Grammys. How are you feeling tonight, man?
00:05I feel amazing. It's amazing to be here, you know what I mean?
00:08And how special, you just introduced your fiancé. I mean, how wonderful is it to be able to bring your love over to the red carpet as well?
00:15Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's an amazing feeling, you know what I mean? I was just telling her a while ago, like, even if I don't win, I still win.
00:21Just being here, the energy, the vibe with my fiancé, it's amazing.
00:26What more could you ask for? It's amazing.
00:27Exactly. I mean, what more could I ask for?
00:29A Grammy.
00:31There you go. Y'all are having the same thoughts.
00:33Yeah, it's a great mindset guy.
00:35And of course, your music's amazing, but when you think about throwback dance hall music, that vibe, what did you listen to?
00:41Oh, I grew up listening, like, Ninja Man, Bounty Killer, Beanie Man, Bujo Banton. That's my era.
00:47Yes, so enough respect to those guys, yes.
00:50And also, I think it's a beautiful story, so I do want to touch on it. To go from, like, obviously jail to being at the Grammys, man.
00:55Tell me about your journey and how beautiful that is.
00:57I mean, the journey was amazing. It was, I mean, I found spirituality, I found God, I got closer with my fiancé, I got closer with myself and my family.
01:06That's why I was telling her earlier, like, just to be here.
01:09Based on the fact that six months ago, I was in Jamaica, incarcerated.
01:13Now I'm in Los Angeles? Come on. God is the greatest, man.
01:17And you talk about being in Los Angeles and how beautiful it is to see the city rebuilding itself.
01:22So what's your favorite part about being here in LA?
01:24I mean, well, to be honest, first of all, I have to say condolences to the people who lost a lot during the fires and so on.
01:33And I see a lot of homeless people around and, you know what I mean, we have, that's a global problem.
01:38But apart from that, Los Angeles is a beautiful city, man. I feel blessed to be here.
01:42I mean, like they say, the city of angels, right?
01:44That's what they say.
01:45Exactly.
01:46And, I mean, you are really special in, like, your journey is really inspiring to people that not any point in your life defines the rest of your life.
01:53There's always a comeback. And what advice would you give to people who are maybe going through a hard time right now?
01:59Okay, like I said, never give up, never stop believing, always have faith.
02:03Combine what you love the most with what you do the best and let God do the rest.
02:08See, I feel like you've got some good luck and some good energy going.
02:11Yes, sir.
02:12Which team are you going to give that for at the Super Bowl? Eagles or the Chiefs?
02:16No, you want me to guess because I'm not really a Super Bowl fan.
02:19Okay, see, I just wanted to check.
02:20But I'm soaring right now, so Eagles.
02:22See, he talks about he's not a fan and he's going to throw up the Eagles. Come on, man.
02:25I mean, we'll see. We'll see.
02:28Well, thank you so much. Congratulations on everything. Very inspiring. Have a great evening.
02:33Yeah, man. Billboard forever. I'm out.