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Sean Paul

Hip-Hop/Rap

Sean Paul Tickets

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United States

About

Biography by Steve Huey

Dancehall superstar Sean Paul began scoring hit singles in Jamaica starting in 1996 and thereafter steadily began attracting international attention, eventual breaking into the pop mainstream in 2002 with Dutty Rock. Born Sean Paul Henriques on January 8, 1973, the multi-ethnic Paul (his parents had Portuguese, Chinese, and Jamaican blood) grew up comfortably in St. Andrew, Jamaica, his mother a renowned painter. He was a skilled athlete, excelling in swimming and especially water polo, playing for the Jamaican national team in the latter. Although his education was enough to land a prosperous career, dancehall music remained Paul's first love, particularly crafting rhythm tracks. He became a DJ after he began writing his own songs, patterning his style largely after Super Cat and finding a mentor in Don Yute; he also found contacts in several members of the reggae-pop band Third World in 1993, which helped open up business connections.

Paul released his debut single, "Baby Girl," with producer Jeremy Harding in 1996; it proved a significant success, leading to further Jamaican hits like "Nah Get No Bly (One More Try)," "Deport Them," "Excite Me," "Infiltrate," and "Hackle Mi." In 1999, Sean Paul started to make inroads to American audiences; he was first commissioned to collaborate with fellow dancehall hitmaker Mr. Vegas on a production for rapper DMX; titled "Here Comes the Boom," the song was included in director Hype Williams' film Belly. Also that year, Paul scored a Top Ten hit on the Billboard rap charts with "Hot Gal Today." Unfortunately, Paul had a very public falling out with Mr. Vegas over the packaging of the latter's remix of "Hot Gal Today"; still, it didn't slow Paul's career momentum, as he played the Summer Jam 2000 in New York City, the center of his American popularity. That fall, Paul released his first album on VP Records; the sprawling Stage One collected many of Paul's previous hit singles and compilation cuts, plus a few brand-new tracks. 2002's Dutty Rock and 2005's The Trinity were extremely successful. Both albums peaked in the Top Ten of the album chart and featured a handful of mainstream smashes.

Reviews

Rating: 3.7 out of 5 based on 191 reviews
  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    A 1 hour concert that started - and ended - way too early.

    by CMD on 11/27/23LONDON MUSIC HALL - LONDON

    The concert ticket said 7:00 pm. Everyone knows that doesn’t mean 7:00 pm. Last time he came to this same venue, he didn’t come on until 11:00. The concert he played in Toronto the next night, he didn’t come on until 11:00 pm and played well into the morning. Yet, in London, he came on at 8:45 and played for exactly an hour before finishing at promptly 9:45 pm. The majority of people were still coming in when he started, and missed half his set. Way too much money for a 60 minute concert - assuming you even caught the whole thing. And to top it off, the venue stopped serving alcohol as soon as he finished playing.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Off too early; boring

    by SP on 11/27/23LONDON MUSIC HALL - LONDON

    He got off too early and abruptly - underwhelming and played his classics in the start

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing!

    by Shannen on 11/27/23LONDON MUSIC HALL - LONDON

    Concert was the best experience I’ve had! I had VIP tickets and they made it very easy to determine where to go for line ups and everything went smoothly. The concert itself was amazing!

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Performance good. Event set up poor.

    by LV on 11/27/23River Cree Resort & Casino - Enoch

    Sean Paul performance was awesome. The event set up was very poor. Waited 45 minutes to get a drink, and seats were very difficult to find as papers on the floor got kicked around to different spots.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Seen him twice now. I love him

    by Babe on 11/26/23River Cree Resort & Casino - Enoch

    Best experience. Seen him twice. I will definitely see him again if I have a chance

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Fantastic!

    by Sarah on 7/5/23

    Show started late and the crowd was getting restless. But in the end it was a great show.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    What a night

    by Collin on 7/5/23

    Great night, although Sean was late he did an amazing job entertaining the crowd , love the venue

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great with a wait

    by Lex on 7/5/23

    Venue was great, drinks were good but overpriced and Sean Paul was a vibe! Felt like I waited forever for Sean Paul to come out since essentially the opener didn’t perform. We stood there for the hour listening to a playlist lol. Security did pass around bottled water though which was considerate.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great concert

    by Babs on 4/22/23Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino - Mashantucket

    Enjoyed the show and Sean Paul…. But was disappointed in last song. Was waiting for Temperature and felt it could have been song better.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Best concert so far in 2023

    by Femchie on 4/19/23The Fillmore Silver Spring - Silver Spring

    Sean Paul brought all of his greatest hits and it was a blast from the past and a fun experience all night!