Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born 9 January 1973), known simply as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican dancehallragga hip hop recording artist, musician, producer and actor.
Life and career
1973–1996: Early life
Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica to parents Garth and Frances, both of whom were talented athletes. His mother is a well-known painter. His paternal grandfather had Sephardi Jewish ancestry, from a family that had emigrated from Portugal, and his paternal grandmother was Afro-Caribbean; his mother is of English and Chinese Jamaican descent. Sean Paul was raised as a Catholic, though aware that his grandfather came from an old respected Jamaican Jewish family. Many members of his family are swimmers. His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men's national water polo team. His father also played water polo for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-distance swimming, while Sean Paul's mother was a backstroke swimmer. Sean Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of 13 to 21, when he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career. He attended Wolmer's Boys' School and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology, now known as the University of Technology, where he was trained in commerce with an aim of pursuing an occupation in hotel management.
Jeffrey Ray Grigsby and Sean Paul Joseph met at Decatur's Miller Grove Middle School, where they started the Attic Crew with some friends.
Their debut album was Against Da Grain released in 1999 on LaFace Records. The two are best known for singles such as "U-Way" (1999) and "85" (2000), which featured Big Boi, a well-known member of OutKast and Chris Streng. After a three-year absence, they returned with Cadillac Pimpin' in 2002, scoring a moderate hit. The duo's sophomore effort featured Grammy-nominated single "Damn!", reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming their only Top 10 hit. It was produced by Lil Jon.
YoungBloodz released Ev'rybody Know Me in 2005, an album that left its own mark on hip-hop with singles like "Datz Me" featuring Young Buck, a then member of G-Unit and another Lil Jon-produced hit "Presidential" and "Chop Chop", produced by Scott Storch. Their song "I'mma Shine" was featured in the 2006 movie 'Step Up' and in its soundtrack. The soundtrack reached number one on the US Billboard Top Soundtracks in 2006.
Sean Paul (born 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist.
Sean Paul may also refer to:
Sean Paul Joseph (born 1978), American artist, member of the hip hop duo YoungBloodZ
Sean Paul Lockhart (born 1986), American actor, director, producer. Also known as Brent Corrigan and Fox Ryder, stage names for his gay pornographic acting career
Phalon Alexander, professionally known as Jazze Pha (/ˌdʒæziˈfeɪ/JAZ-eeFAY), is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, which American R&B singer-songwriter Ciara was signed to.
Early life
Jazze Pha was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. His father is James Alexander, bassist for the Bar-Kays, an influential group on the Memphis soul scene in the 1960s. His mother is a singer named Denise Williams (not to be confused with chart-topping R&B and gospel singer Deniece "Niecy" Williams). Pha was named after the late Phalon Jones, another member of the Bar-Kays, who died in the December 10, 1967 plane crash that also killed three other Bar-Kays members and Otis Redding.
Career
Pha is known for announcing "Ladies and gentlemen" or "This is a Jazze Phizzle production!", both at the beginning and, occasionally, at the end of songs on which he is featured. In 1990, Pha was signed to Elektra Records.
Radric Davis (born February 12, 1980), better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. In 2005, he began to burst into this hip hop music scene with the release of his first independent album Trap House, which followed by his second and third independent albums, Hard to Kill and Trap-A-Thon in 2006. His fourth independent album Back to the Trap House was released in 2007.
Watch the official video for "Damn!" by YoungBloodZ feat. Lil' Jon
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published: 27 Mar 2015
Youngbloodz - Presidential
One word: godlike!
published: 04 Nov 2007
Youngbloodz - Damn!
Album Drankin Patnaz. Year 2002.
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published: 15 Apr 2009
Surviving On Shark Island Until I Catch My Own Food
Millions of bait fish are pushed into the shallow beautiful shores of a small remote island by hundreds of big sharks, fish and sea creatures! So it's time for a fun solo survival challenge only using my hand spear to hopefully catch my own food, what could possibly go wrong?
WATCH PART 2 OF MY CAMPING TRIP - https://youtu.be/_WY42gatzVY
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Episode 394
published: 02 Jun 2024
YoungBloodZ - Presidential (Clean)
Music video by Youngbloodz performing Presidential. (C) 2005 Zomba Recording, LLC
published: 25 Oct 2009
Catching Giant Mackerel For Food In Remote Australia
You won't believe the size of the fish we caught..
SHOP YBS PRODUCTS - https://youngbloods.co
Episode 393
Watch the official video for "Damn!" by YoungBloodZ feat. Lil' Jon
Listen to YoungBloodZ: https://YoungBloodz.lnk.to/listenYD
Subscribe to the official YoungBl...
Watch the official video for "Damn!" by YoungBloodZ feat. Lil' Jon
Listen to YoungBloodZ: https://YoungBloodz.lnk.to/listenYD
Subscribe to the official YoungBloodZ YouTube channel: https://YoungBloodz.lnk.to/subscribeYD
#YoungBloodZ #Damn! #OfficialMusicVideo
Watch the official video for "Damn!" by YoungBloodZ feat. Lil' Jon
Listen to YoungBloodZ: https://YoungBloodz.lnk.to/listenYD
Subscribe to the official YoungBloodZ YouTube channel: https://YoungBloodz.lnk.to/subscribeYD
#YoungBloodZ #Damn! #OfficialMusicVideo
Millions of bait fish are pushed into the shallow beautiful shores of a small remote island by hundreds of big sharks, fish and sea creatures! So it's time for ...
Millions of bait fish are pushed into the shallow beautiful shores of a small remote island by hundreds of big sharks, fish and sea creatures! So it's time for a fun solo survival challenge only using my hand spear to hopefully catch my own food, what could possibly go wrong?
WATCH PART 2 OF MY CAMPING TRIP - https://youtu.be/_WY42gatzVY
SHOP YBS PRODUCTS - https://youngbloods.co
Episode 394
Millions of bait fish are pushed into the shallow beautiful shores of a small remote island by hundreds of big sharks, fish and sea creatures! So it's time for a fun solo survival challenge only using my hand spear to hopefully catch my own food, what could possibly go wrong?
WATCH PART 2 OF MY CAMPING TRIP - https://youtu.be/_WY42gatzVY
SHOP YBS PRODUCTS - https://youngbloods.co
Episode 394
Watch the official video for "Damn!" by YoungBloodZ feat. Lil' Jon
Listen to YoungBloodZ: https://YoungBloodz.lnk.to/listenYD
Subscribe to the official YoungBloodZ YouTube channel: https://YoungBloodz.lnk.to/subscribeYD
#YoungBloodZ #Damn! #OfficialMusicVideo
Millions of bait fish are pushed into the shallow beautiful shores of a small remote island by hundreds of big sharks, fish and sea creatures! So it's time for a fun solo survival challenge only using my hand spear to hopefully catch my own food, what could possibly go wrong?
WATCH PART 2 OF MY CAMPING TRIP - https://youtu.be/_WY42gatzVY
SHOP YBS PRODUCTS - https://youngbloods.co
Episode 394
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born 9 January 1973), known simply as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican dancehallragga hip hop recording artist, musician, producer and actor.
Life and career
1973–1996: Early life
Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica to parents Garth and Frances, both of whom were talented athletes. His mother is a well-known painter. His paternal grandfather had Sephardi Jewish ancestry, from a family that had emigrated from Portugal, and his paternal grandmother was Afro-Caribbean; his mother is of English and Chinese Jamaican descent. Sean Paul was raised as a Catholic, though aware that his grandfather came from an old respected Jamaican Jewish family. Many members of his family are swimmers. His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men's national water polo team. His father also played water polo for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-distance swimming, while Sean Paul's mother was a backstroke swimmer. Sean Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of 13 to 21, when he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career. He attended Wolmer's Boys' School and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology, now known as the University of Technology, where he was trained in commerce with an aim of pursuing an occupation in hotel management.