Kisean Jamal Anderson (born February 3, 1990 in Miami, Florida), better kno… Read Full Bio ↴Kisean Jamal Anderson (born February 3, 1990 in Miami, Florida), better known by his stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American reggae fusion singer and rapper. He released his debut single, Beautiful Girls, in May 2007 and it managed to rise to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for three weeks. He released his self-titled debut album in June 2007, and then his sophomore studio album, Tomorrow, was released in September of 2009. He has plans to release his third studio album in 2010. In 2007, Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour and for select dates on Beyoncé's The Beyoncé Experience Tour. Kingston also co-wrote Jason Derülo's number one hit Whatcha Say.
Born on February 3, 1990, Sean Kingston spent his early youth in the Half Way Tree section of his parents' hometown of Kingston, Jamaica – hence his name, before moving to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at age six. By 1996, Sean's love of music led him to a prodigious performance of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You", forever changing his path. "My mom heard me, and she started bringing me around to family members. Then, I graduated from singing, and started picking up rapping from listening to Ice Cube and Slick Rick." The gangster raps of Cube and the storytelling of Rick the Ruler had a profound effect on the boy, who also was exposed to heavy doses of Buju Banton, Dennis Brown, and Rakim from his young parents. Not only did their music affect Sean, but so did their traits. "I feel like I'm my father, 'cause I got a hustler's mentality; if I want something, I'm gonna get it. I'm like my mom, because we're picky about what we do, but we're always gonna make the right choice," says the 19-year-old today.
By his early teens, Sean Kingston was performing his raps throughout South Florida. "I did talent shows and showcases, but I never really battled," he says of his effort to get discovered. With Ft. Lauderdale twenty miles north of Miami, Sean has already shared stages with Trina, Pitbull, Ludacris, Pretty Ricky, and Trick Daddy. Like Trick, Sean has definitely felt the allure of street life. Beginning with a breaking-and-entering charge at age 11, Sean has seen his share of trouble. As the youngest of three supportive siblings, this let down the boy's mother, presently incarcerated herself for identity fraud. "I've been through a lot. I did 21 days in jail, been to boot camp, got sent to Jamaica, slept in cars with my family; I had a rough life," says an appreciative Sean today.
Around 2004, Sean began incorporating elements of his Reggae heritage with his rapping abilities. The gifts have allowed Sean's music to have a unique blend of street raps with Caribbean flare and catchy, homegrown hooks. This one-of-a-kind presence eventually led Sean Kingston's music to the ears of chart-topping producer Jonathan "J.R." Rotem (The Game, Rick Ross, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Rihanna, Dr. Dre, etc.), who quickly saw potential in the teenage rapper. "He sent me two of his early tracks, and I recorded them, and sent them back in two days," says Kingston. Soon after J.R. and Zach Katz signed the artist to their Beluga Heights record label – and subsequently Cinematic Music Group for Management, a three-way bidding war between Warner Brothers, Atlantic, and Epic/Sony developed.
In addition to having J.R. producing the majority of the album, producers Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, Just Blaze and others are expected to contribute tracks. In terms of guests, Sean looks forward to appearances by Akon, Rick Ross, Baby Cham and Damian Marley.
As hip-hop moves away from the limited expectations of "kiddie rappers," Sean thinks today's young listeners deserve more, "When people hear my music, I want them to be inspired. Whether a White kid or a Black kid, I want them to know, 'Damn, imagine me being in his predicament.' I want to send messages, and I rep for the streets as a real ass n$#%@. It's all about being true." As most 16-year-olds are concerned with getting a job, Sean Kingston is sitting in the driver's seat of hip-hop's future, and like late great Biggie Smalls, he's got a story to tell.
Born on February 3, 1990, Sean Kingston spent his early youth in the Half Way Tree section of his parents' hometown of Kingston, Jamaica – hence his name, before moving to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at age six. By 1996, Sean's love of music led him to a prodigious performance of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You", forever changing his path. "My mom heard me, and she started bringing me around to family members. Then, I graduated from singing, and started picking up rapping from listening to Ice Cube and Slick Rick." The gangster raps of Cube and the storytelling of Rick the Ruler had a profound effect on the boy, who also was exposed to heavy doses of Buju Banton, Dennis Brown, and Rakim from his young parents. Not only did their music affect Sean, but so did their traits. "I feel like I'm my father, 'cause I got a hustler's mentality; if I want something, I'm gonna get it. I'm like my mom, because we're picky about what we do, but we're always gonna make the right choice," says the 19-year-old today.
By his early teens, Sean Kingston was performing his raps throughout South Florida. "I did talent shows and showcases, but I never really battled," he says of his effort to get discovered. With Ft. Lauderdale twenty miles north of Miami, Sean has already shared stages with Trina, Pitbull, Ludacris, Pretty Ricky, and Trick Daddy. Like Trick, Sean has definitely felt the allure of street life. Beginning with a breaking-and-entering charge at age 11, Sean has seen his share of trouble. As the youngest of three supportive siblings, this let down the boy's mother, presently incarcerated herself for identity fraud. "I've been through a lot. I did 21 days in jail, been to boot camp, got sent to Jamaica, slept in cars with my family; I had a rough life," says an appreciative Sean today.
Around 2004, Sean began incorporating elements of his Reggae heritage with his rapping abilities. The gifts have allowed Sean's music to have a unique blend of street raps with Caribbean flare and catchy, homegrown hooks. This one-of-a-kind presence eventually led Sean Kingston's music to the ears of chart-topping producer Jonathan "J.R." Rotem (The Game, Rick Ross, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Rihanna, Dr. Dre, etc.), who quickly saw potential in the teenage rapper. "He sent me two of his early tracks, and I recorded them, and sent them back in two days," says Kingston. Soon after J.R. and Zach Katz signed the artist to their Beluga Heights record label – and subsequently Cinematic Music Group for Management, a three-way bidding war between Warner Brothers, Atlantic, and Epic/Sony developed.
In addition to having J.R. producing the majority of the album, producers Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, Just Blaze and others are expected to contribute tracks. In terms of guests, Sean looks forward to appearances by Akon, Rick Ross, Baby Cham and Damian Marley.
As hip-hop moves away from the limited expectations of "kiddie rappers," Sean thinks today's young listeners deserve more, "When people hear my music, I want them to be inspired. Whether a White kid or a Black kid, I want them to know, 'Damn, imagine me being in his predicament.' I want to send messages, and I rep for the streets as a real ass n$#%@. It's all about being true." As most 16-year-olds are concerned with getting a job, Sean Kingston is sitting in the driver's seat of hip-hop's future, and like late great Biggie Smalls, he's got a story to tell.
Colors
Sean Kingston Lyrics
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Yeah, man
Jr, Sean Kingston, enuh (Vybz Kartel)
Mr. Kardinall inna yuh area
Beluga Heights
See me a seh (let's go)
Miami have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (know it's)
Jamaica have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (representin')
See me a seh nuh, Sean Kingston
Mi jewels have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (real bad man)
My people die over colors, colors, colors, colors (yo, yo)
Colors, colors, colors (see me a seh, enuh, real bad man)
Ayy, Sean
Real gangster nah sell out never
Red (red), Bloods deh yah, blue (blue), Crips deh yah
(You a never) get gyal, make money by the hour
Red (red), power deh yah, green (green), shower deh yah
Dem green with envy when me roll di purple skunk
Inna di black Beamer, white leather, gold inna di trunk
Little punk, when you see me and the crew a roll through
Man will leff' you upon the ground and leave your girl feeling blue
From dem breach, yeah, grave reach ya, hot like yellow fever
Tell your friends, "Hasta la vista," pebbles big like eggs at Easter
Shirt red with bloodstain when me fall di slug rain
Me feature Gully creature and the war teacher Adijah
Badder than the Santa List, yeah, steppin' through your town
Inna mi Clarks, dark brown, some boy a part clown
Vybz Kartel from Portmore, Sean Kingston
When we step, boy get down, like Rays from that spectrum
Miami have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Jamaica have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Mi jewels have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
My people die over colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (Sean Kingston)
I'm from a world of different colors, different faces
Different slang, different races, different gangs, different places
Air Ones, different laces
Different culture, different living, different thugs, different ages
The sky's blue, the money's green, the w- is purple
The ice is white you try me I'ma have to hurt you
Kingston boy I rep like no other
Black, yellow and green, I bleed the Jamaican colors
The grill is cold, the wheels is gold, the chrome is silver
Nickel-plated, if it's blazing than the chrome will- ya
Certain dudes get one in the h-
Certain places you wear certain colors you dead
Fi a gang bang, you diss me you's a dead man
'Cause gunshot a beat like drum pan where me come from
And it's the same old story
We don't give a damn about your guts and glory
Miami have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Jamaica have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Mi jewels have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
My people die over colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Kardinal (ayo)
Rudebwoy, let me show you wah gwan
When I bang that red or that blue that gone
We buss fi the red and the yellow and the green
And the red and the white, bwoy, see weh me mean
Man a T-Dot repper, hot stepper, go-getter, gal wetter
Huh? Me nuh hear nobody better now
Done know from the T-Dot O, ten grand and we on with the show
Yeah, yo, up North with the cold, where we deal with purest snow
And it'll freeze your face, pussyhole, you better know
My city don't take the grind lightly
We the screw face capital of the world, nines tuck inna she nightie (pam, pam)
But I ain't on that rah-rah, man a boss
I'm from T-Dot, you might get dub up if you floss
In the wrong part of town, in the wrong time of day
I got love inna mi heart but my- don't play
I don't waste time with soldiers, I convo with presidents
Look at my circle success is evident
Rappers run and hide when you hear me drop
But it ain't rainin' that's me spitting on the top over
Colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (yeah)
Jamaica have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Mi jewels have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
My people die over colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Jr, Sean Kingston, enuh (Vybz Kartel)
Mr. Kardinall inna yuh area
Beluga Heights
See me a seh (let's go)
Miami have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (know it's)
Jamaica have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (representin')
Mi jewels have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (real bad man)
My people die over colors, colors, colors, colors (yo, yo)
Colors, colors, colors (see me a seh, enuh, real bad man)
Ayy, Sean
Real gangster nah sell out never
Red (red), Bloods deh yah, blue (blue), Crips deh yah
(You a never) get gyal, make money by the hour
Red (red), power deh yah, green (green), shower deh yah
Dem green with envy when me roll di purple skunk
Inna di black Beamer, white leather, gold inna di trunk
Little punk, when you see me and the crew a roll through
Man will leff' you upon the ground and leave your girl feeling blue
From dem breach, yeah, grave reach ya, hot like yellow fever
Tell your friends, "Hasta la vista," pebbles big like eggs at Easter
Shirt red with bloodstain when me fall di slug rain
Me feature Gully creature and the war teacher Adijah
Badder than the Santa List, yeah, steppin' through your town
Inna mi Clarks, dark brown, some boy a part clown
Vybz Kartel from Portmore, Sean Kingston
When we step, boy get down, like Rays from that spectrum
Miami have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Jamaica have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Mi jewels have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
My people die over colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (Sean Kingston)
I'm from a world of different colors, different faces
Different slang, different races, different gangs, different places
Air Ones, different laces
Different culture, different living, different thugs, different ages
The sky's blue, the money's green, the w- is purple
The ice is white you try me I'ma have to hurt you
Kingston boy I rep like no other
Black, yellow and green, I bleed the Jamaican colors
The grill is cold, the wheels is gold, the chrome is silver
Nickel-plated, if it's blazing than the chrome will- ya
Certain dudes get one in the h-
Certain places you wear certain colors you dead
Fi a gang bang, you diss me you's a dead man
'Cause gunshot a beat like drum pan where me come from
And it's the same old story
We don't give a damn about your guts and glory
Miami have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Jamaica have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Mi jewels have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
My people die over colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Kardinal (ayo)
Rudebwoy, let me show you wah gwan
When I bang that red or that blue that gone
We buss fi the red and the yellow and the green
And the red and the white, bwoy, see weh me mean
Man a T-Dot repper, hot stepper, go-getter, gal wetter
Huh? Me nuh hear nobody better now
Done know from the T-Dot O, ten grand and we on with the show
Yeah, yo, up North with the cold, where we deal with purest snow
And it'll freeze your face, pussyhole, you better know
My city don't take the grind lightly
We the screw face capital of the world, nines tuck inna she nightie (pam, pam)
But I ain't on that rah-rah, man a boss
I'm from T-Dot, you might get dub up if you floss
In the wrong part of town, in the wrong time of day
I got love inna mi heart but my- don't play
I don't waste time with soldiers, I convo with presidents
Look at my circle success is evident
Rappers run and hide when you hear me drop
But it ain't rainin' that's me spitting on the top over
Colors, colors, colors, colors, colors (yeah)
Jamaica have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Mi jewels have colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
My people die over colors, colors, colors, colors, colors
Sean Kingston’s song Colors is about the significance of color in different contexts. The song discusses how color plays a part in gang culture, fashion, and national identity. The song begins with Sean Kingston introducing himself, and he mentions the presence of color in Miami and Jamaica. He then details the differences in cultures, dialects, and demographics in his community before discussing how colors are an important aspect of gangs. Kingston mentions the colors associated with different gangs, and how certain colors can lead to violence in certain areas. Despite the warning that comes with wearing certain colors, Kingston is proud to represent Jamaica and the colors of his national flag.
Kardinal Offishall jumps in with a verse about his hometown, Toronto, and how color is significant there. He mentions how it’s important to know where you are, and what colors mean in different communities. Kardinal mentions how he’s not interested in gang violence, but instead wants to focus on making money. He also explains how success can be evident just by looking at the circle of people around him. Vybz Kartel finishes the song with a verse about his experience with the Bloods and Crips gang in Jamaica. He describes how color can represent power, envy, or danger. The colors he mentions are significant to specific areas or gangs, and wearing the wrong color could result in violence.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Adidja Palmer, Jason Harrow, Jonathan Rotem, Kisean Anderson, Richard Jones, Sean Pompey, Tracey Glenn
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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M Matari
I was blasting this in my bedroom the day I graduated from highschool back in 2009 🔥
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aye 09’
Lo
Damn you old😭
Vincent
Bang it again call it selfish remix party
M Matari
@Lobruh now I'm depressed 😢
Ke'Ondra Smith
I graduated in 2010🎉
Calebmufcthompson
This song still bangs now in 2018 🔥🔥🔥 Rick Ross kills it 🔥🔥🔥
Alex Fapps
Sean has so many good songs. definitely not the one hit wonder he's looked upon as
ohhKilla
He had like 5-6 hits from 2007-09 🔥 "Beautiful Girls" alone will always make me love him *pause*. Classic & nostalgic
rathupaswala Ranja
Still love this song... 11 years old but still got the grip..