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Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born January 8,
1973 in Kingston, Jamaica), better known by his stage name Sean Paul, is a popular
dancehall deejay.
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Background information
Birth name Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques
Born January 8, 1973
Origin Kingston, Jamaica
Genre(s) Dancehall, Reggae
Years active 1996 - present
Label(s) VP Records
Atlantic Records
Website seanpaul.net
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Musical career
Although his education did not land him a
prosperous career, dancehall music remained Paul's first love, particularly
crafting rhythm tracks. He became a deejay after writing his own songs, basing
his style largely on the works of Super Cat and Don Yute, the latter was later
to become his idol and mentor. Paul also found friends in several members of the
reggae-pop band Third World, and in his brother Jason 'Jigzag' Henriques, who
helped him open up business connections. Paul released his debut single "Baby
Girl (Don't Cry)" 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, Paul started to make inroads to audiences
in the United States. He was firstly commissioned to collaborate with fellow
dancehall hitmaker Mr. Vegas on a production for rapper DMX, entitled "Top
Shotter." The song went on to be included in the film Belly (dir. Hype
Williams). Paul also recorded the Jamaican chart-topper "Ladies Man" with rapper
Spanner Banner, through the latter's label, 'Sweet Angel Productions'.
The song resulted in Paul being approached by the
then little-known Harding, who burst on the scene with his production of Beenie
Man's crossover hit "Who Am I" and most famously recorded "Baby Girl (Don't
Cry)" with Paul. The following single, "Infiltrate," joined the singer's
combination hit in the Jamaican top charts. Also that year, Paul scored a top
ten hit on the Billboard Rap chart with "Hot Gal Today," which quickly became
his signature tune. Unfortunately for Paul, he had a very public fall-out with
Mr. Vegas over the packaging of Vegas' remix of "Hot Gal Today," but this did
not slow Paul's career momentum.
He played the Summer Jam 2000 in New York City,
where he was held in high acclaim. Sean's fanbase grew tremendously with fans
from all the world. In August 2000, Paul released his first album, Stage One, on
VP Records, which included many of his previous hit singles and compilation
cuts, plus several new tracks.
Two years later, he announced the release of his
second effort Dutty Rock. Pushed by the success of the singles "Gimme the Light"
and the Billboard Hot 100 topper, "Get Busy," the album was a worldwide success,
eventually selling over six million copies. Simultaneously, Paul was heard on
Beyoncé's single "Baby Boy" and Blu Cantrell's "Breathe," both chart hits in
2003, and helping to push his reputation further still in the U.S.
He then appeared on Punk'd, 106 & Park, Sean Paul
Respect, Making The Video (Get Busy, Gimme The Light, Like Glue, We Be Burnin'
and Temperature) and his music videos have been broadcast on MTV and BET. Paul's
biggest hits include Get Busy, Gimme The Light, Baby Boy, Temperature, and Give
It Up To Me (feat. Keyshia Cole). On September 27, 2005, Henriques released his
third album called The Trinity.
Paul spent part of 2006 opening for Mariah Carey's
Adventures of Mimi Tour; his stage patter during these shows was almost
exclusively directed towards "all the sexy young ladies in the house."
Sean Paul will start working on his fourth album in
September 2006[1] and currently features on the single "Break it Off" with
Rihanna, on her A Girl Like Me album. This track is part of a 'riddim set'- a
group of artists singing on the same rhythmic base. He intends to include more
"politically minded" songs in his fourth album, to be released in spring of
2007.[2]
Discography
For complete discography and sales information see:
Sean Paul discography
Awards
2004: Grammy Award- Best Reggae Album (Dutty Rock)
2005: Billboard Music Award - Selling Reggae Artist
of the Year
2005: Billboard Music Award - Top Selling Reggae
Album of the Year (The Trinity)
References
1
http://www.musicstarx.net/biography/biography-sean-paul
2
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/08/19/sean_paul_hails_his_musical_forebears/
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