Sean Paul Album: “The Trinity”

Well the wait is over, yuh nuh. Sean-da-P is raising the temperature again, yuh nuh. No doubt the most highly anticipated reggae/dancehall album for 2005 (thus 107,000 units sold in the first week of release!), THE TRINITY is ever blazin' from head to toe! There are no fillers here, and it is very clear that Sean Paul has changed the game. In fact, the game is never gonna be the same again- the S.P. has made undiluted reggae/dancehall mainstream, and other dancehall acts need to take note, straight up. One listen to THE TRINITY and I am afraid I can't take it out of my CD player. That said, let me break down the album track by track:

1. Fire Links Intro - Almost over the top, but point well taken!

2. Head in The Zone - (4.5/5) - A decent effort that should get people dutty-rockin' it. The beat is "different".

3. We Be Burnin' - (4.5/5) - First single. A take from another song (Legalize it) that was successful before this one. Great production and good delivery by Sean Paul.

4. Send it On - (4/5) - A nice song.

5. Ever Blazin' - (5/5) - One of my favourites. I'm glad that it is included on the album.

6. Eye Deh a Mi Knee - (5/5) - A very good song. Topped the charts in about TEN European countries quite recently.

7. Give It Up to Me - (5/5) - This ties for my personal favourite. Very excellently produced. May be considered for a single.

8. Yardie Bone - (5/5) - One of the better songs on the album, and one of my favoutites. Very good reggae beat. The tweeter sounds are scintillating. Wayne Marshall did a good job with his vocals. Sean Paul's lyrics are good on this one!

9. Never Gonna Be The Same - (4.5/5) - Sean Paul gets a little deep on this one. Material universially relevant - about the loss of close friends and people we look up to. Good effort.

10. I'll Take You There - (4.7/5) - Good song.

11. Temperature - (5/5) - Also one of My Favourites. Nice production.

12. Breakout - (5/5) - Definitely a club banger. I am almost certain this will become a single. I can already picture a video for this one!

13. Head to Toe - (5/5) - This song was all the rave only shortly after the success of DUTTY ROCK. One of my favourites without a doubt.

14. Connection - (5/5) - This features Nina Sky. A very good song. Brilliant collaboration and no doubt should become a single.

15. Straight Up - (4.5/5) - Decent song.

16. All on Me - (6/5) - Yeah, Yeah! This is the second of my two favourite songs on the album. It features the very sexy TAMI CHYNN. This MUST be a single. Very well produced.

17. Change The Game - (5/5) - Excellent production by Sean Paul's brother Jason "Jigzagular" Henriques. Sean Paul gives the members of his Dutty Cup Crew a run and they represent quite well.

18. The Trinity - (4.5/5) - Nice beat!

Overall, THE TRINITY gets 5 stars from this reviewer. It was definitely worth the wait. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ALBUM.

Dutty Rock was only for the songs he released otherwise it sucked. This new album has more hits every song is good. Get this one.

The SP delivers another superb album with the Trinity. Back to a more Jamaican root, the producers on this album are well talented Jamaicans - including Sean Paul's brother, Jason. The beats are really crazy. That being said, I must say there is no weak song on this album! My favourites are:

Head In The Zone

We be Burnin'

Send It On

Ever Blazin'

Eye Deh A Mi Knee

Give It Up To Me

Yardie Bone

Never Be The Same -- (never knew SP was this deep!)

I'll Take You There -- (love this beat; well written)

Temperature

Breakout

Head to Toe

Connection -- (very cool tune with sexy Nina Sky!)

All On Me --(My favorite; well written; Tami Chynn Sounds amazing on this one; I think this should be the next single)

Change the Game with his Dutty Cup Crew is simply superb! The beat is tight and making it better, I think his brother, Jason, produced it!

I highly recommend this album for all music lovers, Reggae lovers, and Sean Paul fans! A must have!

I have been a Sean Paul Fan since his first album (Stage One) and I am still here with sean. I really did not want to but this album because I saw that he lost some of his Lyrical steam on Dutty Rock. Do not get me wrong. That was an outstanding album, but on the Trinity he is on this "Ladies Man" vibe now which gets annoying from time to time. Lyrically I want the old "Shotta-Paul" instead of "Sean-P" but he pulls off a great album none the less. The album is good not only because "Fire Links" blessed the Intro with a high energy pace which Sean keeps going through out the album, but the songs that are great in my opinion are "Give It Up To Me" because of the production by Don Corleon and the way Sean makes love to every woman in the world on the riddim, "Eye Deh A Mi Knee" becasue the Jonkanoo Riddim is one of the hottest Riddims to come out in the summer of 2005, and "All On Me" with the angelic voice of Tami Chynn a rising star that brought a balance to the pounding club-type bass. All in all you will be playing this album for months.

Sean Paul CD is very hot but without the commercial success of "Dutty Rock". He definitely gives a more futuristic and laid back sound on some...while giving a more "back to the roots' feel on others. Anyone expecting to hear anything exactly like "gimme the light" can put there money back into there pockets. The album isn't filled with a bunch of cameos. Sean Paul holds it down on his own for the most part bringing his unique flavor to his international fan base. Sean Paul worked with fellow Jamaican artists and producers for the most part for "The Trinity."

Some of the tracks that appeal to me are "Temperature, Head in the zone, We be burning, Ever Blazing, Yardie Bone, Never gonna be the same, Breakout, and Connection."

He also has a bonus track which is pretty deep that I love. Sean Paul overall made his mark again with this third LP. He has evolved and progressed in his sound for sure keeping the subject matter pretty much the same except for a few conscious and personal tracks here and there. You will enjoy this CD and don't be surprise that it will end up staying on rotation on your CD player for a good set......get it!