Contacted yesterday , the deejay was in high spirits, chilling with other members of the Portmore Empire, and smoking an extra-large spliff.

Right now, I am focusing on the development of the artistes of the Portmore Empire and Peaceful Fridays which helps to secure peace and unity among the youths in my community. Mek the authorities conduct their investigation, the vehicle park rounda mi yard, he said .
The weekly Peaceful Fridays event in the Gaza strip in Waterford, St. Catherine is now sponsored by Freedom Wireless.

He did not say much regarding his recent run-in with stone-hurling thugs on Mannings Hill road area, but promised that his organisation would release a statement regarding.

The release was issued today, June 21st, by Adidjaheim Records/Portmore Empire.

The release said that the 'following is a statement regarding a recent incident during which Vybz Kartels SUV was stoned by men who are believed to reside in a community along Mannings Hill Road. The deejay was not injured during this heinous attack and the matter has been reported to the revelant authorities who are investigating the incident".

The statement continues as follows:

At about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19th, Vybz Kartel a.k.a Addi the Teacha was driving along Mannings Hill Road in his Harrier SUV when a group of men accosted him.

A group of men stepped up the vehicle and said, you nuh know yu nuffi drive round ya so, ah Mavado place this, ah bad man place this. Vybz Kartel replied with an expletive. Immediately, stones were hurled at the vehicle smashing the side glass, then a man stepped in front of the vehicle and threw a stone into the front windshield. The deejay drove off and the men continued to hurl several stones at the vehicle, smashing the rear windshield.

I would like to tell my fans and well-wishers that I am advocating peace, I dont want any action to be taken or any form of retaliation, I would like to leave the investigation of this incident to the relevant authorities because no one is bigger than the system. I have confidence that the perpetrators of this act will be brought to justice, he said.

At least one eyewitness has disputed Kartel's version of events, saying that a member of Kartels entourage emerged from the vehicle and began to rain 'cutlass slaps' on the would-be attackers.

"After the man call out 'bleach out face Kartel', the man dem come back and rough up the yute who say it, and when dem a go back a vehicle, some man run down pon dem but dem neva stop dem, and the one man wid Kartel have de whole ah de other man dem weak inna the road, him just a run dem down and slap dem up wid the lass," said the eyewitness

"After dem get inna the vehicle the man dem start stone the vehicle, but dem neva aim fi Kartel, dem just a focus pon the vehicle, that's why the side glass pon the right side lick out and the back glass. Is like ah the vehicle dem just waan mash up, like is a bad mind ting."