This #FlashBackFriday, I’m sharing with you some old Sean Paul tracks
Today, January 9th 2015, international Reggae Dancehall superstar celebrates his 42th birthday. So, I thought I would share some of his old tracks that I rate.
Often criticized for being a sellout and/or a copycat of Super Cat, he’s probably one of less popular artists amongst the hardcore Dancehall fans community. On the other hand, he’s currently one of the best-known mainstream Dancehall deejays internationally speaking, alongside Shaggy and Damian Marley. Moreover, he has been nominated for the Grammy Awards one more time with his latest album “Full Frequency”.
His debut & breakthrough
Shortly after the release of his debut album “Stage One” at the beginning of this new millenium, he rose to stardom with the single “Gimme The Light” (Buzz Riddim). In 2004, Sean Paul won a Grammy Award for the Best Reggae Album with his sophomore album “Dutty Rock”.
He’s well known for his club-oriented tracks such as “Get Busy”, “Like Glue”, remixes with rappers such as Busta Rhymes, R’n’B and Pop singers like Beyoncé and crossovers between Reggae Dancehall with other genres. Lately, the music he delivers is a sort fusion between Dancehall, Pop and EDM. From time to time, he drops a song on a Dancehall riddim such as his latest track “Hypocrite”…
If you have been listening to Dancehall music for a while now, you probably know there was a time when he was mainly recording tracks on rhythm albums like the “Get Mad Now Riddim”, “Unda Wata Riddim”, “Liquid Riddim” to name a few.
Before he rose to fame
Just like any young artist who aspires to step on stage in front of thousand people, Sean Paul once was a Jamaican youth who was trying to make it in the Dancehall industry. Unlike what many people think, he doesn’t only record love songs and club bangers. Sometimes, he can also write about deeper topics and more serious issues such as guns & violence in Jamaica, the loss of a relative, his faith in Jah, the brutality of police or even the prevention of AIDS & STD.
Throwback Package
So here’s a selection of 20 Sean Paul‘s tracks from his early Dancehall days until 2008. I hope you’ll enjoy it.
Tracklist:
- Bunny Rugs ft Sean Paul – Now That We Found Love
- Carrot Jarrett ft Sean Paul – Nice Time
- 9 To 5
- Baby Don’t Yuh Worry
- Baby Girl
- Bad Man Deh Bout Yah
- Brethren
- Buss Di Dancehall
- Butta
- Clear & Plain
- Dem A Fraud
- Don’t Get It
- Don’t Test Jah Jah
- Dream Dream Dream
- Fit & Legit
- Highest Grade
- Money Jane
- Nah Bow
- No Batter Bruise
- Perfect World
- Rat Race
- Safe Sex
- Sufferer
- Time Rolls On
- Trespass
- Waggonist
- Why Dem Girls
- You Done Rule
- Young World
- Sean Paul & Dutty Cup Crew – Dutty Cup Crew
- Weed Indeed ft Looga Man
- Draw Card ft Mr Chicken
Link updated on 08/07/16.