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Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born January 8, 1973), who performs under stage name Sean Paul , is a Jamaican DJay and reggae singer. In Dancehall music this talking over the beat is called Djaying but in hip hop it is called rapping, hence why Sean Paul is a Djay.

Life and career

1973–1996: Early life

Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston and spent his early years in Upper Saint Andrew Parish, a few miles north of Kingston. His parents, Garth and Frances, were both talented athletes, and his mother is a well-known painter. His paternal grandfather was a Sephardic Jews|Sephardic Jew whose family emigrated from Portugal , and his paternal grandmother was African diaspora|Afro-Caribbean ; his mother is of English people|English and Chinese Jamaican descent. Sean Paul was raised as a Catholic . 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 Sean Paul's mother was a backstroke swimmer. Sean Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of thirteen to twenty-one, when he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career. He attended the Wolmers High School for Boys, Belair School, Hillel Academy High School, and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology, now known as the University of Technology, Jamaica|University of Technology , where he was trained in commerce with a view to pursuing an occupation in hotel management.

1998–2004: Stage One and Dutty Rock

Sean 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 . Harding eventually met the singer when Sean 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". Sean 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."

Sean Paul made a quick cameo appearance in the 1998 film Belly (film)|Belly on stage performing. He made a very successful collaboration with DMX (rapper)|DMX & Mr. Vegas (Top Shotter) as a soundtrack of the film. In 2000, Sean Paul released his debut album, Stage One with VP Records. 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. Simultaneously, Sean Paul was heard on Beyoncé 's U.S. #1 single " Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Baby Boy " and Blu Cantrell 's " Breathe (Blu Cantrell song)|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 Black Entertainment Television|BET . Paul's biggest hits included "Get Busy", "Like Glue", "Gimme the Light", " Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Baby Boy ", and " I'm Still in Love with You (Sean Paul song)|I'm Still in Love with You ".

2005–2008: The Trinity

Sean Paul's third album The Trinity (album)|The Trinity was released in on September 27, 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 (song)|Temperature ".
The video of " (When You Gonna) Give It up to Me " (featuring Keyshia Cole ) was also featured in the movie Step Up (film)|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 (song)|Temperature ". 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 Opel Corsa|Corsa advert. Sean Paul often contributes his songs to various Riddim Driven albums (by VP Records). In March 2007, he returned to his native Jamaica to perform at the Cricket World Cup 2007 opening ceremony.
Sean 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: Imperial Blaze

The newest Sean Paul album entitled " Imperial Blaze " was released on August 18, 2009. The lead single, “So Fine”, which was produced by Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor, premiered on Sean Paul's official website on April 26, 2009.
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."
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. All the full songs of the album have been added to Sean Paul's Myspace page on the day of release of the album.

Up until now there have been eight music videos: "Always On My Mind (with Da'Ville )", " Give It To You (with Eve (rapper)|Eve )", " Watch Them Roll ", "Back It Up" (with Left Side/Mr. Evil), " Push It Baby|(I Wanna See You) Push It Baby " (with Pretty Ricky ), "Hit 'Em" (with Fahrenheit and his brother Jason "Jigzagula" Henriques), " Come Over (Estelle song)|Come Over " with Estelle (singer)|Estelle , and also the video of his first single, " So Fine (Sean Paul song)|So Fine " from the new album.
He has recently been featured in Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy 's video, "Save A Life", which also includes appearances from Elephant Man (musician)|Elephant Man and Da'Ville , among others. In an effort to raise money for a children's hospital, Shaggy, Sean Paul and others will be having a benefit concert. All proceeds will go towards getting new equipment and technology 'For Aid to the Bustamante Hospital for Children'. In an interview in 2009 he says he is planning to release a new album in 2011.
During the premiere for MNET's Big Brother Africa 5: All-Stars on July 18, 2010, he performed his songs "Temperature", "Hold My Hand", and "So Fine". Sean Paul made a show in Colombo , Sri Lanka .

2011-present: Tomahawk Technique

The first single Got 2 Luv U features vocals from American singer Alexis Jordan . It was released on the July 19, 2011 by Atlantic Records . The song was written by Sean Paul, Ryan Tedder and Stargate (production team)|Stargate , and it was produced by Stargate.
She Doesn't Mind is the second single from the Jamaican recording artist Sean Paul 's upcoming fifth studio album. It was written by Sean Paul, Shellback (producer)|Shellback and Benny Blanco and was produced by Shellback and Benny Blanco. It was released on the September 29, 2011 on NRJ & Skyrock (French radios), and to iTunes on October 31. http://itunes.apple.com/album/she-doesnt-mind-single/id473544652? v0=9988& ign-mpt=uo%3D1 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 November 21, 2011.

Discography

;Studio albums

Stage One (2000)

Dutty Rock (2002)

The Trinity (album)|The Trinity (2005)

Imperial Blaze (2009)

Tomahawk Technique (2012)

;Mixtapes

The Odyssey Mixtape (2009)

Filmography

;Films

Year !! Title !! Role
1998

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

* 2006, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist (winner)

*2003, Favorite Hip-Hop/Rap Male Artist (nominated)

*2003, Favorite Hip-Hop/Rap Album Dutty Rock (nominated)

BET Awards

*2003, Best New Artist (Nominated)

MTV Romania Music Awards

* 2007, Best International Artist (winner)

Grammy Awards

*2010, Best Reggae Album: Imperial Blaze (nominated)

*2006, Best Reggae Album: The Trinity (nominated)

*2004, Best New Artist: (nominated)

*' 2004, Best Reggae Album: Dutty Rock (winner)

*2004, Best Male Rap Solo Performance: "Get Busy" (nominated)

MOBO Awards

* 2009, Best Reggae Act (Winner)

* 2006, Best Reggae Act (Winner)

*2005, Best Reggae Act (Nominated)

MTV Video Music Awards

*2006, Best Dance Video "Temperature" (nominated)

*2003, Best Dance Video "Get Busy" (nominated)

*2003, Best New Artist "Get Busy" (nominated)

Soul Train Awards

* 2009, Best Reggae Artist (Winner)

*2007, Best Dance Cut "When You Gonna (Give It Up to Me)" (nominated)

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