Sean Paul Album: “Dutty Rock [International Version]”

After the very successful debut album Stage One, Sean Paul has come out with a sophmore album. The album has already had huge attention do the hype that has been given to the song "Gimme The Light.

The album which was orignally supposed to be released in May is filled with hits. "Gimme the Light" is one of the most played and requested songs throughout the United States. Although it came out early 2001 and was on a riddiim that got strong play in the Dancehall, it has found a new market a market that mostly does not even know much about Dancehall.

Gimme the light is one of the best examples why this artist does well. His ability to sit on a riddim is equalled by very few (superstars like Super Cat and Buju Banton come to mind) and the flow of his voice is just magic. Of course the video with actual Jamaican dancers doing Jamaican dances directed by Little X was a huge help also.

This is the first dancehall song that has not been remixed or taken from it's original format and found such success in the United States, making it historic.

Another big hit on the album is Like Glue which was a huge hit in the Dancehall in 2001. The riddim caller the Buy Out was done by one of the best producers in Jamaiacan history, Tony Kelly.

Can You Do The Work (featuring Ce'Cile) was the song that Sean did on the big riddim for 2001, the Liquid, which was built by his manager Jeremy Harding. The song is a classic, Cecile and Sean Paul go back and forth having the classic boy meets girl argument. The steamy and creative lyrics these young stars come up with are amazing.

Punkie is a huge hit that Sean did for Richie "D" Martin on the Grooving riddim, a riddim which in itself is classic. He does a spanish version of the song at the end of the CD and he surprised me with his mastering of the spanich tongue.

I'm Still In Love With You (featuring Sasha, this is a remake of huge hit that was done by (Reggae Legend) Alton Ellis in the 60's and redone by the Marcia Aitkens who took it to number one on the British Charts. The remastering done by producers Steely & Clevie brings a fresheness to the old Classic, yet it does not stray from the richness of the original song. Sasha and Sean Paul ride the tune like masters.

Gimme The Light Remix (featuring Busta Rhymes) done by Sean's brother Jason "Jigzagula" Henriques also brings a new angle to the song. Busta with his Jamaican ancestry rides the riddim well (thank God they did not put hip hop beats in there) and then Sean makes up new lyrics just for the remix, Wicked!!

There are also some new songs on their such as "Get Busy" which is done on the most popular riddim in Dancehall right now The Dwali. He also sings the song "Bubbles" with one of Jamaica's most creative artists Farenheit. Also listen for Shout!!

the CD is definitely worth having Memba me told you. It is a collector's item already for it's historic feat of breaking through that hard wall set up for non american music to be kept out of the Main Stream. My Only problem with this CD is that unlike the first one it is not enhanced.

This is, by far, the coolest thing I have ever heard. I love listening to this album because the songs are so much fun and the beats are so cool. It's just so hard to resist getting up and dancing to it. It's a really good sophomore effort from Sean Paul, although you can never understand a word he's saying. I love Gimmie the Light, Like Glue, Get Busy, Top of the Game, Punkie (English and Spanish versions), Esa Loca, and the Gimmie the Light remix with Busta Rhymes. Tony Toca and R.O.B.B made great additions to the album also. If you don't have this CD yet, you're missing out because this is really great music. I never would've thought that I'd get into something like this, but it's hard to resist. It stays in my CD player all of the time. Believe me, if you buy this album, it will probably never leave your stereo from the time you take it out of the case. This is truly a great addition to any CD collection. Everyone should go out and buy this.

Usually, it gets on my nerves when half of an album is collaborations, because it leaves me feeling like the artist isn't good enough to sing songs by themself. (For example, all of Ciara's big hits have been collaborations). But with Sean Paul, it seems like collaborations are almost a necessity. While some of the fillers, notably "Punkie", are great, it's the big hits that attract the most attention. Even light dancehall fans will have heard "I'm Still In Love With You" (featuring Sasha) and most will report that they love it. "Baby Boy" is OK, but I'm just tired of Beyoncé. "Gimme The Light" and "Like Glue" are the two main hits from this album, and they are the ones that most fans favor. Sean Paul is a very talented and -authentic- Jamaican rapper, which is one of the things I admire about him. He's not pretending to be something he's not, like so many artists today try to do. I wouldn't say this album is very "reggae", like many people expect. It is definetely across between dancehall and rap. It's a unique sound that I just love. I recommend this album to ANYONE trying to experience a different kind of music.

Sean was saving the best for last with this cd. I knew that there would be lots of tracks like his last cd..but wasent sure how good it would be after releasing such a sucessful single. Well im here to tell you there is no dissappointment here...sean paul brings the dutty rock..and more. With this one he brigns the funny/tight intros again while keeping every song locked in with that original dancehall sound. He mixed hip-hop into it this time around too which made for a good mix. Tight songs here are:

Shout(Dancehall..indian beat..keeping it sounding fresh), Gimme the light(enough said here......one of the best tracks), Like Glue, Get Busy, Concrete, Im still in love with you, Can you do the work, Punky, Bubble, and Esa Loca with tony touch.

Overall Sean paul came very strong on this second one showing growth by working with different people and sounds. He is definetly making a mark and bring dancehall to another level by appearing on so many new albums out nwo as well as making much sucess with "Gimme the light" on the charts and on Tv. This only makes you wonder where his next one will take us......but for now its time to get down to the dutty rock....and Get this!

This is NO Reggae. Benes Hammond is real Reggae, Bobby Marley is REAL Reggae, and Morgan Heritage is real Reggae. This is a no-talent wannabe Reggae singer (if that's what you call what he does...). This album is aimed at upper-class suburban White kids who don't know what Reggae is and urban-dwellers who will listen to anything. His best sing was "I'm Still In Love" and that was only because Sasha could sing half well.

My recommendation?:

He should join forces with Britney Spears, Lumidee, and J-Lo and maybe together they could produce an album worth 1 1/2 stars.