Vybz Kartel Weighs In On Montego Bay Cult With ‘Temptation 2 – False Prophets’
Vybz Kartel has weighed in – lyrically that is – on the Pathway International Kingdom Ministries alleged human sacrifice ritual, which took place in Albion in Montego Bay on Sunday night.
On Wednesday morning the Gaza boss teased the line to a song titled Temptation 2 – False Prophets, a follow-up to Temptation, a track he released a few weeks ago, which was centered on him being approached by the Devil to sell his soul, or rent it to him if he was not so inclined, during which he hurled expletives at Lucifer and chased him away.
Kartel’s clip consisted of a segment of a Television Jamaica newscast featuring Archbishop of the West Indies Reverend Howard Gregory calling for greater oversight of religious groupings, in light of the bizarre incident in which two people were reportedly killed as part of a human sacrifice during a ritual by members of what the police theorize to be a religious cult.
“Coming soon…TEMPTATION2-FALSE PROPHETS…” Kartel captioned the post, an indication that he would be raining lyrical blows at persons who falsely claim to have the gift of prophecy or heavenly inspiration, or to be God’s spokesmen, as a guise under which they carry out evil deeds.
“Mi nuh waan guh to hell, mi believe inna Jesus…,” the song starts of before abruptly ending. However, even with the sudden end the Gaza Nation could not contain their excitement, and called for the song’s immediate release.
“Ayee Drop this before friday 🔥🔥🔥#fullygaza👊🏼🔥💯” darkskin_melani51 appealed.
“Talk the things teacha! Jamaica needs a day of prayer! We are a blessed country this cannot begin to fester!” goddessariola said, seemingly happy that Kartel had taken the matter in hand.
However, a seemingly amused bosslady33_876, referencing the Temptation track lyrics, quipped: “Wonder if a them did waah rent the boss soul😂🔥”.
Vybz Kartel joins Bugle as artists who have recorded songs about deviant religious leaders. In 2015, Bugle released False Prophets, a song that took aim at “snakes in lion clothes who were running the churches and whorehouses’, and whom the Almighty would overthrow in due course.
Since the story broke, some members of the Dancehall and Reggae fraternity have also expressed revulsion at the unfoldings, among them Spragga Benz, Foota Hype, Ce’Cile, Mr Lexx, Lila Ike and director of the Reggae Studies Unit, at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah.
The community of Albion in Montego Bay was thrown into the spotlight on Sunday night, when a joint team of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) stormed the church at about 7 o’ clock, after receiving reports from a member of the congregation, that leader of the religious cult was in the process of sacrificing some of its members.
Upon infiltrating the premises, the security forces reportedly came under gunfire from members of the cult. When the gunfire ceased, the soldiers and police searched the building and found the body of a woman clad in white, who had been sacrificed, lying face down with her throat slashed, allegedly by a member of the church.
According to Nationwide News Network, a male member of the church who was discovered lying in the prone position with stab and gunshot wounds to his back, reportedly said that he was shot and stabbed by church members, who were in the process of sacrificing him.
A male member of the church who allegedly attacked the lawmen with a knife was shot dead by the security forces, while the pastor was also captured and taken into custody.
Most of the members, including a throng of women who were detained, were charged with various offences relating to the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) after being interrogated by the police.
On Tuesday night news also broke that a laptop that had been confiscated from the property, had a document outlining a plan to kill 144 people as human sacrifices.