stingjam
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Thats totally UNTRUE. Most people are proud of ANY Jamaican who succeeds on an international level.
Most of the "Natives" love dancehall music and live it. People also appreciate the fact that Sean deliberately set out to REPESENT dancehall music to to the world, rather than allow record companies to 'dilute' his sound into traditional reggae, r&b or hip hop. Before Sean, artistes such as shabba ranks & shaggy all had to adapt thier music to one of the more well-known international genres to please record labels and ultimately to seem marketable.
Sean Paul REFUSES to have anything but dancehall music on his albums. Will sing on ANY genre of music as a GUEST (for example featuring on Keysha Coles album) but he sees him self as a amassador for a genre of music from Jamaica that has been relatively unknown to the rest of the world for 25 years.
The only real 'negative' is that sean paul is seen as an 'uptown' kid. He is not hardcore like most of the top local acts. He also doesn't look like most Jamaicans, and there are those who would say this image has helped his career to surpass many others who 'are more talented'. Thats all politics of 'the biz'.
Overall i think it would be VERY unfair to say that Jamaicans dont like sean paul. |
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Tyler I Shanick
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Sean Paul used to sing in Jamaican like any other Dance hall artiste. But he got a US record deal and is probably the biggest commercial Jamaican success overseas (except Shaggy and Bob Marley). Now the kinds of songs he could sing in Jamaica were really raw and "dutty" but thats what they like in the Caribbean. Now he's in America he had to tune it down a notch. For that he's lost his "street cred" to many Jamaicans and West Indians on a whole.
Perfect example. His hit song: We be burnin' is about smoking weed. In the US release version he sings - Recognize it.
While in the Jamaican release he sings - Legalize it. "IT" being marijuana. |
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Don, son of Shakka
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More rass lie again. gassh
Sean Paul a real big man, down to earth youth and cool brethren. Jamaicans glorifies all our sons and daughters who have worked hard to achieve their local and international stardom. We celebrate their achievements with love, honour and respect.
Every little phuckery yuh hear yuh generalise it fi mek yuh seem important, unoo luv di news carring eehn, yuh ah work fi ah award, likkle recognition, well yuh onli need ah sheet ah zinc to be di perfect ...........house, go an spread dat, tek it tuh di wurl. |
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*Summer*Twyla*
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That is NOT true!!
Just like any other entertainer... he has his fans and those that aren't really into him...
If there is one thing i love about Jamaicans is that when someone from the country does well... basically the whole country supports the person...
Sean Paul has alot of fans in Jamaica.. especially female fans...
Everyone here is excited and happy about his success... |
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LeXi
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Personally as a Jamaican I can see what u mean...I remember once i was outside waiting to go inside a club and sean paul and his enterage were trying to get in and they had to join the line, and this was AFTER he got "big", bear in mind artistes usually get in free and CERTAINLY don't join lines. I wouldn't say we don't like him (although i'm personally not fond of him) but I think people don't respect him as an artiste; I have yet to hear someone (ESPECIALLY not a guy) listing sean paul as their favourite deejay (artiste). It's always beenie man, bounty killa, movado, vybz kartel or someone BESIDES Sean Paul. I don't kno why though. |
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Keisha
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That is not true. Like any other artiste, not eveyone will be a fan. Sean Paul is loved by many |
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tawwy
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i dont know for everyone but i am jamaican and i aint a big fan. |
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LexDiamonds
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it a generalisation fi say dat jamaicans nuh like sean paul.
Sean paul gets nuff respect inna yard, but not as much as he used to, mainly because he is seen as commercial or a sellout. He's cool and all, but he's still an uptown kid and therefore is kinda disconnected with most ah di yardie massive in a way. But he still is somewhat well-liked
Now in St Kitts....
Dem nuh like sean paul at all....him went a show last year and di people dem throw bottles pon di stage. Plus him get lock up twice fi cussing on stage (its illegal in St Kitts 2 curse flagrantly in public) |
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◄☯♫ vanitee of vanitees ♫☯►
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Jamaican people love Sean Paul... maybe not as much as crazy teenage people in Turkiye but we rate we big artist! |
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Chanel >(Deleting this accoun
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No were did you hear that from!!
Everyone one in Jamaica loves Sean Paul I mean he grew up and lived in Jamaica and he Represents Jamaica and the people!
I was watching a Documentary on t.v about Jamaica and alot of the people in Jamaica said they loves Sean Paul!
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Bob D
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Sean Paul is big in JA....as others say, he represents JA & they are proud of him. I've hears the rumor about SHAGGY, and how he got americanized in the early 90's, serving in the US Army, living in NY and such...but they like him too in JA. |
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koo
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NO!!!!!!!!!!! |
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<3 iNdiA
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i don't know if that's true because i'm not jamaican..
even if i were jamaican, and i didn't like sean paul, it would be incorrect for me to speak for the entire population of jamaica |
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msoctober
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probably true, the natives probably think his music is more commercial then classic reggae, or what they may consider "real music" on the island
So he is probably not a real big deal to them...lol |
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♥
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Wow, that's a pretty big generalization. |
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movierube
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ya mon! |
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Just smile
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thats sad lol. how could you live knowing your own people hate you |
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koolaid
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because it is not traditional Jamaican music |
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