Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born January 9, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica… Read Full Bio ↴Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born January 9, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Grammy Award winning reggae and dancehall singer and rapper. He released his debut solo album, Stage One, in 2000 and followed this in 2002 with Dutty Rock, which won the 2004 Grammy Award for best reggae album and generated four top twenty Billboard Hot 100 hits, including #1 'Get Busy'. His new cd, Tomahawk Technique, was released in February 2012 and has generated another hit "She Doesn't Mind".Also in 2012 he married Jodi Stewart and made some songs for here like body.
In 2005 he released his third studio album, The Trinity, and collected another #1 hit, 'Temperature'. Sean Paul's 2002 sophomore album, Dutty Rock, is his most successful, with 4 top 20 hits, including the worldwide smash "Gimme The Light", "Get Busy", "Like Glue" & "I'm Still In Love With You" were also huge hits, keeping the Dutty Rock album a best seller throughout 2003. "Temperature," from his 2005 follow-up cd, The Trinity, was a Billboard #1 Hot 100 hit.

Sean Paul has Portuguese heritage from his paternal grandfather, Sephardic Jewish heritage from his paternal grandmother, African heritage from his maternal grandfather, and Chinese heritage from his maternal grandmother. Both his parents are Jamaican natives. His nicknames include Zion Lion and King of Israel. Because of his mixed heritage, some consider him a personification of the Jamaican Motto "Out of Many, One People". Sean Paul's voice and style of singing is often compared to Jamaican 1990s dancehall sensation Super Cat.

He played for the Jamaican national water polo team and alleges to be related to King Solomon through his father.

In 1996, Paul and Spanner Banner recorded the Jamaican chart-topper, "Ladies Man", through the singer's Sweet Angel Productions. The song resulted in his embarking on sessions with Jeremy Harding, a then little-known producer who burst on the scene with his production of Beenie Man's crossover hit "Who Am I". The producer released the dancehall favorite "Baby Girl." The following single, "Infiltrate", joined the singer's combination hit in the Jamaican top charts.

A new version of Paul's "Punkie" track from the Dutty Rock album featuring Tego Calderón appeared on a recent (February 2005) Promo Only album with automaten spiele. April 2005's Promo Only Caribbean Series album included a new song by Paul ("We Be Burnin'"). Recently, Paul also collaborated with Nina Sky for his song "Touch My Body". Sean Paul has just recently released his new album, The Trinity. Sean Paul was a feature artist on Beyonce's number one hit, "Baby Boy."

Shake It
Sean Paul Lyrics

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[Intro:]
Gyal dem waan flop yuh show....(Shake it gal)... Gal dem waan stop yuh flow... (Make it gal)...
Tell dem lickle naughty gal dem leffi go... Tell dem yo!...(Move a)...Yo!...(Tell dem move a)...Yo!... go so den (Sha.. Shake it)
Gal dem waan stop yuh flow.....(Sha.. Shake it)...Gal dem waan flop yuh show (Sha.. Shake it)
Tell dem lickle killas gal go....(Dutty yeah!)... Shake it gal, dutty yow wow wow..well...

[Chorus:]
Jah-Jah member nuff a dem a soon so nuff a dem must fay

Walk pon di road an a tell people lie...
One ting me haffi say gal lonely end up I
I dont ask so question why..
Just shake gal, gyal... woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal
Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...
A nuff gyal a road a debate it gal, gyal...
Dem ate it gal, gyal.... so shake it gal, gyal...
Woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal...
Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...
Nuff man a road dem waan take it gal, gyal...
Fi break it gal, gyal...

[Verse 1:]
But yuh nuh lef pon dat if a gyal a war till life..... yuh stay far..... run a down now yuh cyar mek I know..
Say ya been more dat an if a poor ting......I a Jah cyar bring di case ya why wing... make a gal haffi see
Cau dats a yuh own yuh nah wear nuh sillicone..
Now yuh not try nuh act.... try shape pam figure... dat a anyways part of
Dem caan waan come talk say ya all going lay a dat..

[Chorus:]
Jah-Jah member nuff a dem a soon so nuff a dem must fay..
Walk pon di road an a tell people lie....
One ting me haffi say gal lonely end up I
I dont ask so question why
Just shake gal, gyal....woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal
Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...
A nuff gyal a road a debate it gal, gyal...
Dem ate it gal, gyal..... so shake it gal, gyal...
Woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal...
Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...
Nuff man a road dem waan take it gal, gyal...
Fi break it gal, gyal...

[Verse 2:]
But yuh nah fade it... Nuff a dem a struggle and a juggle well har nar get nuh reward...
But yuh know, yuh dun made it... Whole it part a set yuh never haffi fret yet
When set up ina life... yuh man get yuh done paid it.. High jean, no mean
Gal yuh ever smell clean could UK ate nuh green...
Cau we know say yuh bate it... Gal nuh make dem readyd..
Wha me say just gwaan pon rate it...
Caan nuh make nuh lickle guy come degrade it.. yow

[Chorus:]
Jah-Jah member nuff a dem a soon so nuff a dem must fay..
Walk pon di road an a tell people lie...
One ting me haffi say gal lonely end up I
I dont ask so question why
Just shake gal, gyal....woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal
Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...
A nuff man outta road dem waan take it gal, gyal...
Fi break it gal, gyal... So shake it gal, gyal...
Woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal...
Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...
Nuff gyal out a debate it gal, gyal...
Dem ate it gal, gyal....

[Verse 3:]
But yuh nuh lef pon dat if a gyal a war till life..... yuh stay far... run a down now yuh cyar mek I know
Say ya been more dat an if a poor ting... I a Jah cyar bring di case ya why wing... make a gal haffi see
Cau dats a yuh own yuh nah wear nuh sillicone
Now yuh not try nuh act... try shape pam figure... dat a anyways part of
Dem caan waan come talk say ya all going lay a dat

[Chorus:]
So shake gal, gyal...woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal
Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...
Nuff gyal a road a debate it gal, gyal...
So shake gal, gyal...woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal
Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...

Nuff man a road dem waan take it gal, gyal...
Fi break t gal, gyal...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Sean Paul’s song “Shake It” is about women who have a great body shape and how they need to showcase their shape to the world, despite the criticisms that come with it. The song also touches a bit on the issue of body shaming and how women need to stay confident regardless of what people say. The lyrics of the song illustrate a conversation between the singer and the women who feel their shape is not appreciated.

Throughout the song, Sean encourages women to shake their bodies and show off their shape. In verse one, he mentions how women should stay confident and not succumb to criticisms from society. He goes on to say that women should shape their bodies and not get plastic surgery to enhance their body shape. In verse two, he encourages women to continue to achieve success despite the struggles that come with it. The chorus emphasizes the importance of women being confident in their body shape and not faking it.

Overall, Sean Paul’s song “Shake It” promotes body confidence and encourages women to appreciate their body shape.

Line by Line Meaning

Gyal dem waan flop yuh show
Women want to ruin your performance

Gal dem waan stop yuh flow
Girls want to stop you from flowing

Tell dem lickle naughty gal dem leffi go
Tell those little misbehaving girls to leave you alone

Move a, Yo!, Tell dem move a, Yo!, go so den (Sha.. Shake it)
Move, let's go, tell them to move and shake it

Gal dem waan stop yuh flow.....(Sha.. Shake it)...Gal dem waan flop yuh show (Sha.. Shake it)
Girls want to stop you from flowing and ruin your performance, so shake it

Tell dem lickle killas gal go....(Dutty yeah!)... Shake it gal, dutty yow wow wow..well...
Tell those little troublemaking girls to go away and shake it with a dirty style

Jah-Jah member nuff a dem a soon so nuff a dem must fay
God remembers, many of them will soon pay

Walk pon di road an a tell people lie...
Walking on the road and telling lies to people

One ting me haffi say gal lonely end up I
One thing I have to say is that lonely girls end up with me

I dont ask so question why..
I don't ask why

Just shake gal, gyal... woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal
Just shake it girl, women appreciate your body

Not till I me know yuh nah fake it gal, gyal...
I won't know until I know you're not faking it

A nuff gyal a road a debate it gal, gyal... Dem ate it gal, gyal.... so shake it gal, gyal...
Many girls are debating, they ate it, so shake it

Nuff man a road dem waan take it gal, gyal... Fi break it gal, gyal...
Many men want to take you and break you

But yuh nuh lef pon dat if a gyal a war till life..... yuh stay far..... run a down now yuh cyar mek I know..
Don't stick around when a girl wants to fight for life, stay away and let me know

Say ya been more dat an if a poor ting......I a Jah cyar bring di case ya why wing... make a gal haffi see
Say you've been through that, and if a poor thing... God can't bring you that case, you have to make the girl see

Cau dats a yuh own yuh nah wear nuh sillicone..
Because that's all you, you don't wear any silicone

Now yuh not try nuh act.... try shape pam figure... dat a anyways part of
Now don't try to act, try to shape your figure, it's part of you anyways

Dem caan waan come talk say ya all going lay a dat..
They can't want to come and talk when you're going to lay that down

But yuh nah fade it... Nuff a dem a struggle and a juggle well har nar get nuh reward... But yuh know, yuh dun made it...
But you won't fade it... Many of them struggle and juggle and get no reward... But you know, you've made it

Whole it part a set yuh never haffi fret yet When set up ina life... yuh man get yuh done paid it..
You don't have to worry, it's all part of a plan, when set up in life, your man will take care of it

High jean, no mean Gal yuh ever smell clean could UK ate nuh green... Cau we know say yuh bate it...
High class doesn't mean anything, you always smell good and even UK people don't smoke you out, because we know you love it

Gal nuh make dem readyd.. Wha me say just gwaan pon rate it...
Girls don't make them ready, go on and enjoy it

Caan nuh make nuh lickle guy come degrade it.. yow
Can't have any little guy come and degrade it

Nuff gyal out a debate it gal, gyal... Dem ate it gal, gyal....
Many girls are debating, they ate it

So shake gal, gyal...woman di body dem rate it gal, gyal
So shake it girl, women appreciate your body

Fi break t gal, gyal...
To break the girl

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