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Sean Paul is a Jamaican dancehall deejay who rose to fame in the early 2000s with hits like ‘Get Busy’ and ‘Temperature’. He is known for his unique nickname ‘Chanderpaul’ and has been featured on numerous chart-topping singles with other artists.
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About the Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques is a Jamaican dancehall deejay, singer, and rapper. Paul’s first album, Stage One, was released in 2000. He gained international fame with his second album, Dutty Rock, in 2002. Its single “Get Busy” topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, as did “Temperature”, off his third album, The Trinity (2005).
Paul frequently invokes the nickname “Chanderpaul”, originating from the similarity between his first two names and cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul. In the Vice documentary The Story of ‘Get Busy’ by Sean Paul, when asked “How did you become ‘Sean Da Paul'”, Paul recalls how others would call him Chan-der-paul, and the name stuck. He then started saying it in shows and recordings.
Most of his albums have been nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album, with Dutty Rock winning the award. Paul has been featured in many other singles, including chart-toppers “Baby Boy” by Beyonce, “Breathe” by Blu Cantrell, “What About Us” by The Saturdays, “Rockabye” by Clean Bandit, “Cheap Thrills” by Sia, and “Fuego” by DJ Snake. “Cheap Thrills” and “Rockabye”, along with Paul’s own “No Lie” (2016), each have over 1 billion views on YouTube, with “Rockabye” having reached over 2.7 billion views.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sean Paul is a Jamaican dancehall deejay. He is known for hit songs like ‘Get Busy’ and ‘Temperature’.
Sean Paul’s first album was called ‘Stage One’ and it was released in 2000.
Sean Paul’s nickname ‘Chanderpaul’ originates from the similarity between his first two names and the name of the cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Others would call him ‘Chan-der-paul’ and the name stuck.
Most of Sean Paul’s albums have been nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album, with his album ‘Dutty Rock’ winning the award.
Sean Paul has been featured in many hit singles, including chart-toppers like ‘Baby Boy’ by Beyoncé, ‘Breathe’ by Blu Cantrell, and ‘Rockabye’ by Clean Bandit.
Sean Paul’s songs ‘Cheap Thrills’ by Sia, ‘Rockabye’ by Clean Bandit, and his own song ‘No Lie’ have each surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube, with ‘Rockabye’ reaching over 2.7 billion views.
Sean Paul gained international fame with the release of his second album, ‘Dutty Rock’, in 2002. The single ‘Get Busy’ from this album topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
8 Quotes by Sean Paul
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I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn’t take one person’s opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be.
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I would like to work with anyone in the business who wants to give respect back to the Jamaican vibe.
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Sometimes you have to take a break from being a crazy kid. You can’t be doing that all the time. Sometimes you just have to pay respect to your own simple-ness.
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Music is your own talent and is an important tool. Even if you don’t want to be a role model, get ready to be in the public eye. Energy is there, you just have to use it.
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I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.
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My lyrics come from my experiences growing up in life, trying to find out and express who I am. That’s basically it. I’m not trying to be a prophet or anything like that. I’m just reflecting on life.
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Please remember we all come from the same one and we will all return to that one, so there is no reason for fighting.
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Dancehall is just like hip-hop in that it doesn’t always talk about bling; it talks about conscious issues.
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