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Dutty Rock

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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.

I'm a big fan of Sean Paul's "Dutty Rock". Sean Paul puts together some surprisingly slick ryhmes to his Dance Hall beats. As far as I can see, this album has two downsides. One is his accent-- it makes him hard to understand. Second, most of the songs repeat themselves again. But if you have no problem with that, then buy this cd! My favorite tracks include:

Like Glue: Nice beat, nice lyrics. All around good song, I could listen to it over and over.

Top of the Game: I LOVE this track! I'm such a huge fan of Rahzel, and he brightens this track up so much! I often find it stuck in my head, which isnt a bad thing.

I'm Still in Love with You: This is a GREAT Jamaican love balad! At first I thought it was tacky and annoying, and then realized it was unique and awesome...but "That's a dutty dutty love..."

International Affair: This is my favorite track on the cd. Great party song, with a nice dance beat. I could listen to this song ALL day, and still be "Dutty rockin' it from Kingston, JA"

Can You Do the Work: This is a very popular reggae beat.(also the beat to "give it to her hard" by tanto metro and devonte)
Not the most appropriate song for everyone to hear, but very, very slick.

My Name: This song has some of my favorite lyrics on the whole cd. must hear, must listen, must LOVE.

Other songs worth listening to are "Punkie", "Shake that Thing", "Gimme the Light Remix", and "It's On"

If I havent stressed this enough, THIS IS A GREAT CD!

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.

I would definitely have to agree with the earlier reviewers that this album was worth the wait. The thing I like about Sean Paul is the energy and creativity he puts into every track. I had to admit I was a little worried about how much of his wicked, original style would be diluted with the mainstream influence. With Dutty Rock Sean doesn't dilute, but rather helps elevate dance hall to another level.

Like Stage One, I can nod my head to this album from start to finish. "Gimme the Light" is obviously getting the mainstream play, but the best tracks on the album in my opinion are "Like Glue" (LOVE that riddim!!), the remake of "I'm Still in Love" (A successful reincarnation of a classic), "Can You Do the Work" (Nice collab with a very talented artist in Ce'Cile), and "Punkie" (I don't even speak Spanish but I love both versions). He rounds out the album with some other great tracks doing collaborations with great artists from the Hip Hop and Dance Hall world. The remix of "Gimme the Light" with Busta Rhymes is definitely a banger for the Hip Hop heads.

I was slightly disappointed with a couple tracks, like "Essa Loca" and that "Bubble" track. I guess I was expecting more from collaborations with Tony Touch and the Neptunes. Nevertheless, this album is extraordinary for a sophmore effort, and a great primer for those who have been sleepin' on dance hall music. It's amazing but yet a long time coming for artists like Sean to break into mainstream, American music culture. Hopefully Sean won't have to sacrifice his original sound to keep doing so. Nuff Respect Sean!! DUTTY EHH!!!!

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 cd is really cool, its good for like dancing, and although all songs are good, the best are GET BUSY SHOUT (STREET RESPECT) GIMME THE LIGHT and ESA LOCA. Finally its not explicit it uses like 2 bad words.

i don' t know. he is the most poular artist in Tucson. i bought this cd about a week ago cuz I liked the tracks "get busy" and "like glue", expecting them to be the only good tracks. wow i was wrong. i don't really like reggie but i still love the cd. the tracks "Bubble" and "esa loca" weren't great, but oh well.
the best songs would be:
International affair: Great riddim!

still in love w/you: this song features Sasha and is an really good song, and is always in my head

get busy: i could listen to this song forever

can you do the work, feat. Ce'cil: very steamy and suggestive

and both versions of Gimme the light: they are both good songs but I like the one feat. Busta better, it succesfully changes the original for the better without being stupid

A very good album. I was actually not surprised at how good it was since it's different from the Rap that is out now. I enjoyed how the tracks flipped from New School to Old School Reggae without upsetting the flow of the album. I even liked the skits... so there you go.

Best tracks are:
I'm Still In Love With You (awesome song, not just my favorite song on the album, but one of my favorite songs ever.)
Gimme The Light (really good track)
Like Glue
Get Busy (makes you want to actually... get busy)

Basically, dancehall reggae has not sounded this good since I don't know when and if Sean Paul continues making stuff as good as this, then I will buy.

Wow...I have never seen such a display of ignorance as these people who write reviews saying "Sean Paul can't speak English"; "I can't understand a word he says". Fine - we don't want you to frickin listen to the CD then! Stay in your Canadian/American white homes...this music is for people from the Caribbean to enjoy and others if they are open-minded enough. Sean Paul talks like any other Jamaican and he has a unique flair he brings to his music. If you don't like it, don't listen. If you can't understand it, try, or just don't listen. But don't spread your ignorant views around because no one else is interested.

I cant belive the level of ignorance that has been displayed on some of these reviews. First of all, for those of you who arent aware, Sean Paul IS NOT a Rapper. HE IS A REGGAE ARTIST!BIG DIFFERENCE. Sean Paul is from Jamaica and the dialect is very different there than it is in America/Canada. I know some Jamaican's and most of my family is from the Caribbean, so its not that difficult for me to understand what Sean Paul is saying. I dont think anyone on this board should critisize Sean Paul for not "speaking english", he does speak english, its just that you are not familiar with the dialect. Pick up some Wailer albums, as well as Jimmy Cliff and some newer artists like Shabba Ranks, Buju Banton, Patra, etc. So you'll actually know what you are talking about.

The best songs on this album are:
Gimmie the light-Nice beat

Like Glue-Another good catchy song

Get Busy-ONE OF MY FAVE SONGS ON THE ALBUM. "Shake da ting miss, can ya, can ya, shake dat ting miss", thats how the song begins and you can tell right away that its really good. VERY CATCHY, VERY EASY TO DANCE 2!

Ganja Breed-I really like this song, good dance beat.

Im still in love with you (feat Sasha)--First of all, I want to say Big up to Sasha, shes doin' it real big. This song is a remake, the original one was released a number of years ago. Anyway, this is a very nice song, I really enjoy listening to it.

International Affair--Sean Paul mixes a little ol' school reggae in this track, I love ol' school reggae, so of course I love this song.

Can you do the work (Feat. Cecile)--Big up to Cecile of course. Good song, scandolous subject matter, but Sean and Cecile have good chemistry.

Punkie--Along with "Im still in love with you" this is my favorite song on the album. I like the beat, its really nice.

Shake that thing--I love this song, again, the beat is what really makes this song hot for me. Listen to it, you'll know what I mean.

Other standouts on this album include: Gimmie the light (remix) and Shout.
One suprising thing about this album is the funny skits. Usually, album skits are so lame, but the ones on Sean Paul's album are hillarious. That was a nice touch.
So overall, although there were like 3 songs I could have lived without, It is a good album and im glad hes representing for dancehall and along with Elephant man and Wayne Wonder, bringing Dancehall/Reggae back to the mainstream because it deserves to be heard by as many people as possible. BIG UP 2 SEAN PAUL, DUTTY CUP!