Sean Paul

Sean Paul

Sean Paul at B-Live concert in New York City, 2007
Born Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques
(1973-01-09) 9 January 1973
Kingston, Jamaica
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
  • actor
Years active 1996–present
Website allseanpaul.com

Musical career

Genres
Labels
Associated acts

Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques[3] (born 9 January 1973),[1][4] better known by his stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.

Life and career

1973–1996: Early life

Paul was born in Kingston to parents Garth and Frances, both of whom were talented athletes. His mother is a well-known painter.[5][6] His paternal grandfather had Sephardi Jewish ancestry, from a family that had emigrated from Portugal, and his paternal grandmother was Afro-Caribbean; his mother is of English and Chinese Jamaican descent.[7][8] Sean Paul was raised as a Catholic, though aware that his grandfather came from an old respected Jamaican Jewish family.[9] Many members of his family are swimmers. His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men's national water polo team. His father also played water polo for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-distance swimming, while Paul's mother was a backstroke swimmer. Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of 13 to 21, when he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career. His natural athleticism was also evident in his favourite party trick - performing a handstand for prolonged periods of time while others tried to push him over. He attended Wolmer's Boys' School and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology, now known as the University of Technology, where he was trained in commerce with an aim of pursuing an occupation in hotel management.

1998–2000: Stage One

Paul's manager and producer Jeremy Harding first heard about the singer when his brother told him about seeing someone at a small open mic event in Kingston who sounded a lot like the popular dancehall DJ and toaster Super Cat.[10] Harding eventually met the singer when Paul came by his studio to ask for some advice. During the meeting Paul recorded a vocal over Harding's rhythm track and in the process created the song "Baby Girl".[10] Paul began hanging out at the studio every day, and the pair collaborated on several more tracks. When they recorded "Infiltrate" they decided they had something good enough to get on the radio. As Sean Paul started to attract local attention, Harding began looking after his affairs. He later told HitQuarters that his support of Paul's fledgling career initially led him assuming the roles of "DJ, manager, road manager and security guard."[10] Paul made a quick cameo appearance in the 1998 film Belly on stage performing. He made a very successful collaboration with DMX & Mr. Vegas (Top Shotter) as a soundtrack of the film. In 2000, Paul released his debut album, Stage One with VP Records.

2001–2004: Dutty Rock Album

Sean Paul in 2005

In 2002, he began working extensively with a team of producers and choreographers from Toronto, namely Jae Blaze and Blaze Entertainment and announced the release of his second album, 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. The album Dutty Rock won the Reggae Album of the year at the "46th Annual Grammy Awards" in 2004. His single Get Busy was also nominated for best Rap Song in that year. Simultaneously, Sean Paul was heard on Beyoncé's U.S. #1 single "Baby Boy" and Blu Cantrell's "Breathe", a chart hit in Europe. Both helped to push his reputation further still in the United States. He appeared on Punk'd, 106 & Park, Sean Paul Respect, Making the Video ("Get Busy", "Gimme the Light", and "Like Glue") and his music videos have been broadcast on MTV and BET. Paul's biggest hits included "Get Busy", "Like Glue", "Gimme the Light", "Baby Boy", and "I'm Still in Love with You".

2005–2008: The Trinity

Paul's third album The Trinity was released in on 27 September 2005. The album produced five big hits, "We Be Burnin'", "Ever Blazin'", "Give It Up to Me", "Never Gonna Be the Same" and the U.S. chart-topping smash hit "Temperature". The video of "Give It Up to Me" (featuring Keyshia Cole) was featured in the movie Step Up in 2006. He was nominated for four awards at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, including male artist of the year, rap artist of the year, hot 100 single of the year, and pop single of the year for his hit "Temperature".[11] He also won an American Music Award for "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me" beating Kanye West and Nick Lachey who were also nominated for the award. His song "Send It On" from "The Trinity" featured on the 2005 Vauxhall Corsa advert. Sean Paul often contributes his songs to various Riddim Driven albums (by VP Records). In March 2007, he returned to Jamaica to perform at the Cricket World Cup 2007 opening ceremony. Paul appears on the game Def Jam: Fight for NY as part of Snoop Dogg's crew and again in the game's sequel, Def Jam: Icon.

2009–2010: Imperial Blaze

Imperial Blaze was released on 18 August 2009. The lead single, "So Fine", which was produced by Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor, premiered on Sean Paul's official website on 26 April 2009.[12][13] Speaking to Pete Lewis of 'Blues & Soul' magazine in August 2009, Sean Paul stated that 'Imperial Blaze' "Actually signifies 'The King's Fire'. It's that thing inside of you that gives you the desire to do whatever you do, and be the best in the world at it."[14] The new album consists of 20 tracks including "So Fine", "Press it Up", "She Want Me", "Private Party" which are party tracks and also love songs such as "Hold My Hand" (feat Keri Hilson), "Lately", "Now That I've Got Your Love" among others. Producers on the album include Don Corleone, Jeremy Harding, and Sean's brother Jason 'Jigzagula' Henriques.[14] All the full songs of the album have been added to Sean Paul's Myspace page[15] on the day of release of the album.

The album spawned eight music videos: "Always On My Mind (with Da'Ville)", "Give It to You (with Eve)", "Watch Them Roll", "Back It Up" (with Leftside), "(I Wanna See You) Push It Baby" (with Pretty Ricky), "Hit 'Em" (with Fahrenheit and his brother Jason "Jigzagula" Henriques), "Come Over" with Estelle,[16] and also the video of his first single, "So Fine" from the new album. He has recently been featured in Shaggy's video, "Save A Life", which also includes appearances from Elephant Man and Da'Ville, among others. In an effort to raise money for a children's hospital, Shaggy, Sean Paul and others had a benefit concert. All proceeds went towards getting new equipment and technology 'For Aid to the Bustamante Hospital for Children'. In an interview in 2009 he stated plans to release a new album in 2011, which was later named as Tomahawk Technique. During the premiere for MNET's Big Brother Africa 5: All-Stars on 18 July 2010, he performed his songs "Temperature", "Hold My Hand", and "So Fine".

2011–2012: Tomahawk Technique

The first single Got 2 Luv U features vocals from American singer Alexis Jordan. It was released on 19 July 2011 by Atlantic Records. The song was written by Sean Paul, Ryan Tedder and Stargate, and it was produced by Stargate.[17][18][19]

"She Doesn't Mind" is the second single from the album. It was written by Sean Paul, Shellback and Benny Blanco and was produced by Shellback and Benny Blanco. It was released on 29 September 2011 on NRJ & Skyrock (French radios), and to iTunes on 31 October.[20] Like its proceeder, "Got 2 Luv U", featuring Alexis Jordan, it topped the charts in Switzerland, but it debuted at that spot. Sean appeared on the Never Mind the Buzzcocks episode which aired on 21 November 2011. This album is released on 18 September 2012 in USA. The album nominated for the best reggae album in the 55th Grammy awards.

Sean Paul is featured in the Simple Plan song "Summer Paradise".

In 2012, Sean Paul was asked to team up with electronic artist Congorock and Moombahton artist Stereo Massive to feature vocals on their song "Bless Di Nation", there is an instrumental version also.

2013–present: Full Frequency

During 2013, Paul worked on his sixth studio album Full Frequency, which was released on 18 February 2014.[21] The first single on the album "Other Side of Love" was released to iTunes on 10 June 2013.[22][23] The second single "Entertainment" which features 2 Chainz and Juicy J was released on 25 June 2013.[24] Sean released the official remix to "Entertainment" on 3 September 2013 with an additional feature from Nicki Minaj.[25] "Turn It Up" was released as a single in the UK on 20 October 2013. It was to be released in Germany on 22 November 2013. "Want Dem All" was released as a single in the U.S. on 5 November 2013. The album features guest appearances from Damian Marley, Iggy Azalea, Brick & Lace, Konshens, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz & Juicy J.

Also in 2013, Paul was featured on the single "What About Us" by British girl group The Saturdays. The single went straight to the top of the Official UK Charts with over 100,000 sales in its first week, becoming the fastest selling single of the year at the time of release.

In January 2014, Paul was the main international artist at Fiestas Palmares 2014[26] in Costa Rica, where every year more than 15,000 people gather for the closing concert.

Also in 2014, Paul was featured on the official English speaking version of long running Latin American chart topper "Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias featuring Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno. The video for the English version was shot concurrently with the video for the Spanish version in Santo Domingo. The English version would prove to be a worthy compliment to the historic Spanish version reaching top 10 status in the United States and topping the charts of several other countries.

Sean Paul appeared on the Apocalypse Soon EP by electronic group Major Lazer, on the track "Come On to Me" , which was released as the second single from the album, after "Aerosol Can", a collaboration with Pharrell Williams.[27] He also collaborated with Nigerian recording artist Timaya on a remix of his song "Bum Bum". An accompanying video directed by Shutah Films was released online on 11 April.[28]

The album was also nominated for Best Reggae Album at the Grammy's in 2015. But, in September 2014, Sean Paul confirmed that he had left Atlantic Records label & will be moving forward as independent artist.[29]

On July 6, 2015, Paul released the music video for his song "Take It Low" on the album Full Frequency. On February 6, 2016, Paul performed in the opening ceremony of Pakistan Super League.

On February 11, 2016, Australian singer Sia released a remix version of her song "Cheap Thrills" featuring Paul. The song became an international hit, reaching number one in more than 15 countries, including the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden.

On April 11, 2016, it was confirmed that Paul would be featured on a track by Little Mix called "Hair", from their third album Get Weird.

In June 2016 he signed with Island Records.[30]

In November 2016, Paul cited Toots and the Maytals as inspiration when it comes to his own personal career longevity by saying, “I’ve seen some great people in my industry, you know, people like Toots…Toots and the Maytals. Toots he’s a great reggae artist and he’s still doing it…He’s up there in years and he’s doing it. Those kind of artists inspire me. I know I’m just going to keep on doing music as long as I can.”[31]

Personal life

In 2012, Paul married his longtime girlfriend, Jodi Stewart who is a Jamaican TV host.[32][33] In August 2016, it was announced that the couple are expecting their first child.[34]

Discography

Main article: Sean Paul discography
Studio albums

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role
1998 Belly Himself

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result
2003 American Music Awards Favorite Hip-Hop/Rap Male Artist Nominated
Favorite Hip-Hop/Rap Album (Dutty Rock) Nominated
MuchMusic Video Awards Best International Video ("Gimme the Light") Won
MTV Music Awards Best New Act of the Year Won
Source Awards Dancehall Reggae Album of the Year (Dutty Rock) Won
BET Awards Best New Artist Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Dance Video ("Get Busy") Nominated
Best New Artist ("Get Busy") Nominated
2004 Grammy Awards[35] Best New Artist Nominated
Best Rap Solo Performance ("Get Busy") Nominated
Best Reggae Album (Dutty Rock) Won
International Reggae and World Music Awards Entertainer of the Year Won
2005 MOBO Awards Best Reggae Act Nominated
International Reggae and World Music Awards Entertainer of the Year (shared with Wyclef; Malachi Smith; Beenie Man) Won
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Award Top Reggae Artist of the Year Won
2006 American Music Awards[36] Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Won
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Reggae Video ("We Be Burnin'") Nominated
MuchMusic Video Awards Best International Artist ("Temperature") Nominated
World Music Awards World's Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Billboard Music Awards Male Artist of the Year Nominated
Hot 100 Single of the Year (Temperature) Nominated
Pop Single of the Year ("Temperature") Nominated
Rap Artist of the Year Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Male Nominated
Best Hip-hop Nominated
Grammy Awards Best Reggae Album (The Trinity) Nominated
MOBO Awards Best Reggae Act Won
MTV Video Music Awards Best Dance Video ("Temperature") Won
2007 MTV Romania Music Awards Best International Artist Won
NRJ Music Awards Best International Male Artist of the Year Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male Singer Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Reggae Video ("Temperature") Nominated
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards Reggae Artist of the Year Won
Soul Train Awards Best Dance Cut ("(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me") Nominated
2009 MOBO Awards Best Reggae Act Won
Soul Train Awards Best Reggae Artist Won
2010 Grammy Awards Best Reggae Album (Imperial Blaze) Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Japan[37] Best Reggae Video ("So Fine") Nominated
2012 Soul Train Awards Best Caribbean Performance Won
NRJ Music Awards Best International Male Artist of the Year Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Japan[38] Best Reggae Video ("She Doesn't Mind") Won
MOBO Awards Best Reggae Act Won
MTV Europe Music Award Best World Stage Nominated
2013 Grammy Awards Best Reggae Album (Tomahawk Technique) Nominated
Youth View Awards Favorite Local International Artiste of the Year Won
Star Awards Album of the Year (Tomahawk Technique) Won
MOBO Awards[39] Best Reggae Act Won

References

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  3. ↑ Buncombe, Andrew (2014-12-26). "Singer Sean Paul told to stay away from Maldives New Year's Eve concert". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
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  5. ↑ "Sean Paul Bio | Sean Paul Career | MTV". Vh1.com. 1973. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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  7. ↑ Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Sean Paul". Somethingjewish.co.uk. 13 February 2004.
  9. ↑ "A Yiddisher Rasta man". Ynet.co.il. 5 April 2009.
  10. 1 2 3 "Interview with Jeremy Harding". HitQuarters. 4 September 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Archived 10 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ "New Music: Sean Paul – 'So Fine'". All Sean Paul. 25 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  13. ↑ "New Music: Sean Paul – 'So Fine'". Rap-Up.com. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  14. 1 2 "Sean Paul: Danceul star". Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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  16. ↑ "Sean Paul set to launch Imperial Blaze in style". ttgapers.com. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  17. ↑ "ACE Title Search – GOT 2 LUV YA". ASCAP. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  18. ↑ Chapman, Alex (21 July 2011). "Sean Paul Releases 'Got 2 Love U' Single, Taps Akon for New Album". Billboatd. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  19. ↑ "| Tomahawk Technique Album Cover & Tracklist Sean Paul | Dancehall Madness". Mydancehallmadness.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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  21. ↑ "New Music: Sean Paul f/ Iggy Azalea – 'Wickedest Style'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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  24. ↑ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Sean Paul — Entertainment (Remix) ft. Nicki Minaj, Juicy J, & 2 Chainz : Nicki Minaj". Mypinkfriday.com. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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  27. ↑ "Pharrell, Sean Paul & More Appear On Major Lazer's "Apocalypse Soon"". The Source. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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  32. ↑ "Photos: Sean Paul And Wife Jodi Celebrate Wedding Anniversary In The Bahamas". 3 June 2016.
  33. ↑ "Jodi "Jinx" Stewart-Henriques Sean Paul's Wife".
  34. ↑ "Sean Paul And Wife Jodi Expecting First Child". 24 August 2016.
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  38. ↑ "MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 Winners". Jpopasia.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  39. ↑ "Sean Paul gets MOBO reggae Award". Jamaicaobserver.com/. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

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