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MAKIN' MOVES

Sean's immense popularity in New York and heavy rotation on WQHT- Hot97FM made him a 'must have' on the Summer Jam 2000's roster. As the first Jamaican artist ever billed on the show's line-up this is a noteworthy accomplishment. Since his performance, he has piqued the interest of international record labels. This is evidenced by his collabo Money Jane with the Toronto-based rapper, Kardinal Offishall on Universal Canada.


WHERE'S THE BEEF?!

His recent falling out with Mr. Vegas is one topic we wanted to avoid since it has been exhausted by the press. But we had to get the real deal from Sean, not because wi 'faaas' but because inquiring minds want to know about his current relationship with Vegas. Peep this…

W: The press has been very diplomatic about it citing managerial differences as the reason for the conflict. Can you talk about your current relationship with Vegas?
SP: There is none. None whatsoever. The diplomacy was done a lot on my part…There was a couple tings dat did happen between me and him dat wasn't no big ting but right now wi jus' nah link…Me an' him was bredrin fi a while and movin and parrin, write tune…Right now is a different ting an people seh is money but I would say is ego. Him was always down-to-earth with me. I would see him behave f*ck up to people…but him would look out for me. Him is a yute weh move fast...nowadays him move how him a move an' me nuh bodda inna no followin' wid 'im.


EASY MISTA CAT

Saying Sean Paul's sound is reminiscent of Super Cat is nothing new to the avid dancehall fan. He explained that every producer who has ever heard him thinks that the way in which he writes and delivers his tunes is just like the deejay's. "A lot of people say to me 'how does that mek yuh feel- don't you want your own identity?'…Me's mi own yute still. When Don Yute did jus come out fi 'im vibes did sound like Shabba, so did Bounty Killer… but everybody evolve into dem own ting, everybody had someone that they looked (up) to." He is not bothered by the comparisons because he admires Super Cat and they have a great rapport up to this day. There are even plans to do a collaboration with Cat on his Sean's next album.
So to all you haters out there, ain't no bad vibes between Super Cat and Sean Paul, period.



Sean's on stage performances have not received much critical acclaim locally. When he performs abroad he gets more reaction from the crowd, he explained. This is a side of the artist that he agrees he has to work on. On one occasion Sean Paul was criticized by an audience member for only performing old material. Obviously affected by the comment, Sean decided to prove them wrong."We always…struggling to see what it is I mus' do onstage…I went to Sumfest one year and did a bag a new tune…and everybody was like why yuh never do your hit tunes?" Admittedly, the Jamaican audience is the most difficult to please but with time we are positive that Sean will be able to give stellar performances with the confidence of a true pro.

DUTTY YEAH


You can't listen to a Sean Paul tune without hearing some reference to or mention of Dutty Cup, the crew he considers "family". We ask Sean if Dutty Cup still an entity. "To me it is. Because dem yute deh will always Be Dutty Cup, even if it change and more people came in, they will always be Dutty."

W: Who is Dutty Cup?
SP: Kid Kurup, Looga, Mossy, me, Chicken and Daddigan. I remember being in the van…going to the studio and tryin' to voice and ting. So dem yute deh… I was always a loner …that was the first time in my life I ever considered my self part of a "crew".


MY BROTHER…MY FRIEND

Experience is life's greatest teacher. Past experiences have made Sean very selective about the persons he looks to for support and inspiration. His face lights up when he speaks about his younger brother, Jason "Jiggzagula" Henriques, of Coppershot fame. Sharing the same interest in music, they have always had a good relationship and they have become even closer in recent years. "He is my inspiration when I do certain things. Him build some riddim…he's a computer wizard, compared to me… an' him show me tings like dat. I learn a lot from him, as my younger brother, an' I look up to dat".

Sean is mad cool.

 

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