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Birth Name:
Sean Paul Henriques

Genre:
Pop

Years Active:
'90s, '00s, '10s






Sean Paul

Biography

Dancehall superstar Sean Paul began scoring hit singles in Jamaica in 1996 and steadily attracted international attention thereafter, eventually breaking into the pop mainstream in 2002 with Dutty Rock. Born Sean Paul Henriques on January 8, 1973, the multi-ethnic Paul (his parents had Portuguese, Chinese, and Jamaican forebears) grew up comfortably in St. Andrew, Jamaica, his mother a renowned painter. He was a skilled athlete, excelling in swimming and especially water polo, playing for the Jamaican national team in the latter. Although his education was enough to land him a prosperous career, dancehall music remained Paul's first love, particularly crafting rhythm tracks. He became a DJ after he began writing his own songs, patterning his style largely after Super Cat and finding a mentor in Don Yute; he also found contacts in several members of the reggae-pop band Third World in 1993, which helped open up business connections. . Paul released his debut single, "Baby Girl," with producer Jeremy Harding in 1996; it proved a significant success, leading to further Jamaican hits like "Nah Get No Bly (One More Try)," "Deport Them," "Excite Me," "Infiltrate," and "Hackle Mi." In 1999, Sean Paul started to make inroads to American audiences; he was first commissioned to collaborate with fellow dancehall hitmaker Mr. Vegas on a production for rapper DMX; titled "Here Comes the Boom," the song was included in director Hype Williams' film Belly. Also that year, Paul scored a Top Ten hit on the Billboard rap charts with "Hot Gal Today." Unfortunately, Paul had a very public falling out with Mr. Vegas over the packaging of the latter's remix of "Hot Gal Today"; still, it didn't slow Paul's career momentum, as he played the Summer Jam 2000 in New York City, the center of his American popularity.

That fall, Paul released his first album on VP Records; the sprawling Stage One collected many of Paul's previous hit singles and compilation cuts, plus a few brand-new tracks. Dutty Rock (2002) and The Trinity (2005) were extremely successful. Both albums peaked in the Top Ten of the album chart and featured a handful of mainstream smashes. His 2009 release Imperial Blaze featured the singles "So Fine" and "Hold My Hand," the latter a duet with Keri Hilson. The loose Odyssey Mixtape dropped in 2011 and was followed a year later by Tomahawk Technique, a more pop and dance-oriented album with production from the likes of Stargate, DJ Ammo, and Benny Blanco. In 2012, he collaborated with CongoRock and Stereo Massive on the single "Bless Di Nation." In 2013, he announced details of Full Frequency, his sixth studio album, which was released in early 2014. The singles "Other Side of Love," "Entertainment," "Turn It Up," and "Want Dem All" were released in preparation for the record.

Top Albums


1. I Like (D-St..
The Trinity, Sean Paul
2. The Trinity
Imperial Blaze (Deluxe Version), Sean Paul
3. Imperial Bla..
Dutty Rock, Sean Paul
4. Dutty Rock
Full Frequency, Sean Paul
5. Full Frequen..
Tomahawk Technique, Sean Paul
6. Tomahawk Tec..
Imperial Blaze, Sean Paul
7. Imperial Bla..
Stage One, Sean Paul
8. Stage One
Dutty Rock, Sean Paul
9. Dutty Rock
Tomahawk Technique (Deluxe Version), Sean Paul
10. Tomahawk Tec..
Sessions@AOL - EP, Sean Paul
11. Sessions@AOL..
Rise Again: Digicel Haiti Relief Fund - Single, Shaggy
12. Rise Again: ..
Full Frequency, Sean Paul
13. Full Frequen..
Bless di Nation (feat. Sean Paul) [Remixes] - EP, Congorock
14. Bless di Nat..
Dirty (feat. Bone Crusher & Sean Paul), Group X
15. Dirty (feat...
Dangerous Love (feat. Sean Paul) [Remixes] - EP, Fuse ODG
16. Dangerous Lo..
How Deep Is Your Love (feat. Kelly Rowland) [Remixes], Sean Paul
17. How Deep Is ..
Lil Urb - Single, Sean Paul
18. Lil Urb - Si..
One More Try - Single, Sean Paul
19. One More Try..
Ebony Eyes - Single, Tuklan
20. Ebony Eyes -..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
TemperatureTrinity3:38$1.29
2.
Get BusyDutty Rock3:31$1.29
3.
Snap Yo FingersSnap Yo Fingers - Single4:34$1.29
4.
We Be Burnin' (Recognize It - Am..Trinity3:35$1.29
5.
I'm Still In Love With YouDutty Rock4:34$1.29
6.
She Doesn't MindShe Doesn't Mind - Sing..3:47$1.29
7.
Like GlueDutty Rock3:52$1.29
8.
Gimme the LightDutty Rock3:48$1.29
9.
Got 2 Luv U (feat. Alexis Jordan)Got 2 Luv U (feat. Alexis J..3:16$1.29
10.
I Like (D-Stress Riddim)I Like (D-Stress Riddim) - ..2:36$1.29
11.
Break It OffGirl Like Me3:33$1.29
12.
Give It Up to MeTrinity4:03$1.29
13.
She Doesn't Mind (Pitbull Remix)She Doesn't Mind (Pitbu..4:00$1.29
14.
Shake That ThingDutty Rock3:54$1.29
15.
Top ShotterBelly (Original Motion Pict..3:22$1.29
16.
Hold OnTomahawk Technique4:08$1.29
17.
So FineImperial Blaze (Deluxe Vers..3:30$1.29
18.
Get BusyDutty Rock3:31$1.29
19.
Want Dem All (feat. Konshens)Full Frequency3:18$1.29
20.
Give It Up To Me (feat. Keyshia Cole..Temperature Rising4:02$0.99
21.
Hey BabyFull Frequency3:08$1.29
22.
Riot (feat. Damian Jr. Gong Marley)Full Frequency3:18$1.29
23.
Got 2 Luv U (feat. Alexis Jordan)Tomahawk Technique3:16$1.29
24.
How Deep Is Your Love (feat. Kelly R..How Deep Is Your Love (feat..3:20$1.29
25.
Get Busy (Clap Your Hands Now Remix ..Grind (Music from the Motio..4:19$1.29

Top Music Videos

Do You Remember, Jay Sean, Sean Paul & Lil Jon
1. Do You Rememb...
Come Over (feat. Sean Paul), Estelle
2. Come Over (fe...
Baby Boy, Beyoncé featuring Sean paul
3. Baby Boy
Bailando (feat. Sean Paul, Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona), Enrique Iglesias
4. Bailando (fea...
Temperature (With Breakout Outro), Sean Paul
5. Temperature (...
Get Busy, Sean Paul
6. Get Busy
We Be Burnin' (Recognize It) [Edited Version], Sean Paul
7. We Be Burnin'...
Hot Gal / Deport Dem (Unrated Version), Sean Paul
8. Hot Gal / Dep...
Give It to You (feat. Sean Paul) [Edited Version], Eve
9. Give It to Yo...
So Fine (Bonus Track), Sean Paul
10. So Fine (Bonu...
Got 2 Luv U (feat. Alexis Jordan), Sean Paul
11. Got 2 Luv U (...
Gimme the Light, Sean Paul
12. Gimme the Lig...
Like Glue, Sean Paul
13. Like Glue
She Doesn't Mind, Sean Paul
14. She Doesn't M...
Hold My Hand, Sean Paul
15. Hold My Hand
Cry Baby Cry (feat. Sean Paul & Joss Stone), Santana
16. Cry Baby Cry ...
Back It Up, Mr. Evil
17. Back It Up
Like Glue, Sean Paul
18. Like Glue
How Deep Is Your Love (feat. Kelly Rowland), Sean Paul
19. How Deep Is Y...
Touch the Sky (feat. DJ Ammo), Sean Paul
20. Touch the Sky...


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