Vybz Kartel is giving dancehall fans another reason to debate before the year ends. Just six months after God & Time arrived with major collaborations and a No. 6 debut on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, the Worl’ Boss is preparing to release The Sun on December 18. The announcement marks Kartel’s second album of 2026 and raises an obvious question: can his next project actually outshine what he delivered in June?
The stakes are significant. Released on June 5 through TJ Records and Vybz Kartel Muzik, God & Time became Kartel’s 12th entry on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart and his tenth Top 10 appearance. The 14-track project brought together an international cast including Wizkid, Spice, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Mavado and Farruko, while tracks such as “Panic” and “Hype Life” helped keep the album in the conversation across dancehall and global music audiences.
Kartel also revealed that the God & Time sessions produced an enormous amount of material. In an interview with The Fix, the deejay said more than 104 songs were recorded before the final 14 were selected. He also explained that he had moved away from recording graphic gun songs, describing his current musical direction as having “a different energy and vibes”. That evolution could make The Sun particularly interesting, especially if Kartel uses the new project to explore the sound and themes that emerged during the God & Time era.
Meanwhile, The Sun is being created in collaboration with producer Chambah Music, with no official tracklist or complete list of guest artistes announced so far. Reports indicate that the project is expected to contain around 16 tracks. Kartel’s decision to work closely with one producer also recalls the focused creative approach of his 2011 album Kingston Story, which was built around production from Dre Skull
With The Sun scheduled for December 18, Kartel now has another opportunity to make a major statement in a year that has already seen him dominate headlines, charts and fan conversations. Whether it ultimately surpasses God & Time, however, will be left to the music and, perhaps most importantly, the fans. The debate has already begun.
