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."
The Trinity
Sean Paul Lyrics
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Beyond 2005 stay alive jah jah we a fear.
Stay clear of the brain drain.
Because the system design with a whole heap a fall and pit hole
And no just a little bit of gain.
Dem waan you walk thin lines.
Then dem say do it again.
My main aim is to stay sane.
[Chorus]
So listen me.
All who player hate an keep on dissin mi.
Tell dem say dem cannot stop mi synergy,
Dem really cannot limit mi.
(No)Matter how dem mimic and a gimick mi.
Tell dem say dem cannot stop mi energy
I'm giving dem di Trinity.
Music so that dem caan refuse it.
5 million and forty top cuties.
Dem be shakin up dem booties.
Dat is how di dutty sell di units.
Nuffa dem get puzzled like a rubiks.
When dem hearin' all mi new hits.
Watch it make mi show dem how fi do this.
Cause this is how di dutty get mi true kicks.
We school them on di true hits.
Year after year dem caan dispute it.
Real dance hall dem caan dilute dis.
[Chorus]
With music we keep playing.
That's why we doing it, we heart true in it, it a mi life flame.
Fi hear the girls dem keep saying.
Sean da Paul you a the general.
So this one a fi di gal dem.
Mi love fi see when dem keep swaying.
Weh mi say bend it down low, dip it deep, and come back again.
A Sean da Paul pon the track again
To Make the bad mind now we and the Factor We run the game.
[Chorus: x2]
Music so that dem caan refuse it.
5 million and forty top cuties.
Dem be shakin up dem booties.
Dat is how di dutty sell di units.
Nuffa dem get puzzled like a rubiks.
When dem hearin' all mi new hits.
Watch it make mi show dem how fi do this.
Cause this is how di dutty get mi true kicks.
We school them on di true hits.
Year after year dem caan dispute it.
Real dance hall dem caan dilute dis.
[Chorus: x2]
In the song "The Trinity," Sean Paul talks about his aim to maintain himself and his music beyond 2005. He mentions his fear of falling into the brain drain and succumbing to the pitfalls of the system. He talks about the pressure to walk thin lines and repeat things you have already done, but his main aim is to stay sane and avoid the love of fame. He then goes on to talk about his music and how people cannot refuse it, and how they sell millions of units through it. He mentions how he shows people how to do this and schools them on the true hits, year after year. He talks about the general love for his music and how it appeals to the girls, and he loves seeing them sway to it.
The song "The Trinity" is from Sean Paul's third studio album, with the same name, released in 2005. The album received a Grammy nomination in the Best Reggae Album category.
The song features a sample from the song "Cherry Oh Baby" by Eric Donaldson, a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter.
"The Trinity" album was the first album by a Jamaican artist to enter the charts at number one in the United States in over ten years.
The album features collaborations with several other artists, including Rihanna and Spragga Benz.
Sean Paul has stated that the "Trinity" in the title refers to the three major aspects of his music, which are dancehall, reggae, and hip-hop.
The song features the typical characteristics of Sean Paul's music, including his signature fast-paced delivery and his mixture of reggae and dancehall beats.
"The Trinity" is considered one of Sean Paul's most successful albums, selling over two million copies worldwide.
The album was released under VP Records, a well-known Jamaican reggae record label.
The album features several hits aside from "The Trinity," including "We Be Burnin'" and "Temperature," both of which topped the charts in several countries.
The chords for the song "The Trinity" are not available at this time.
Line by Line Meaning
My main aim is to maintain.
I strive to keep going and stay on track.
Beyond 2005 stay alive jah jah we a fear.
We fear for our lives beyond 2005.
Stay clear of the brain drain.
Avoid losing your intelligence, knowledge or talent to situations that don't utilize them or don't provide chances for development.
Because the system design with a whole heap a fall and pit hole
And no just a little bit of gain.
The system is flawed, with a lot of issues and pitfalls that result in much loss and little gain.
Dem waan you walk thin lines.
They want you to tread carefully.
Then dem say do it again.
And then they ask you to keep doing it over and over.
My main aim is to stay sane.
I aim to preserve my sanity.
Cause I never did like an I never did love fame.
Because I never really cared for or loved fame.
So listen me.
Listen to me.
All who player hate an keep on dissin mi.
All those who hate and keep disrespecting me.
Tell dem say dem cannot stop mi synergy,
Dem really cannot limit mi.
Inform them that they can't obstruct my collaboration or limit me.
Matter how dem mimic and a gimick mi.
No matter how they try to copy or play tricks on me.
Tell dem say dem cannot stop mi energy
I'm giving dem di Trinity.
Inform them that they can't block my power when I bring in the Trinity (faith, hope, and charity).
Music so that dem caan refuse it.
Music that they can't deny.
5 million and forty top cuties.
Dem be shakin up dem booties.
Five million and forty top girls shaking their booties.
Dat is how di dutty sell di units.
Nuffa dem get puzzled like a rubiks.
That's how the dirty sell the albums, and some of them get confused like a Rubik's cube.
When dem hearin' all mi new hits.
Watch it make mi show dem how fi do this.
When they hear all my new hits, I have to demonstrate how it's done.
Cause this is how di dutty get mi true kicks.
We school them on di true hits.
This is how I get my real excitement, by teaching them about the true hits.
Year after year dem caan dispute it.
Real dance hall dem caan dilute dis.
Year after year they can't argue with it, real dancehall can't weaken this.
With music we keep playing.
We keep playing music.
That's why we doing it, we heart true in it, it a mi life flame.
That's why we do it; we are true to it. It's my passion, my life's fire.
Fi hear the girls dem keep saying.
To hear the girls keep saying.
Sean da Paul you a the general.
So this one a fi di gal dem.
Sean Paul, you're the leader, so this one is for the ladies.
Mi love fi see when dem keep swaying.
I love to see them keep swaying.
Weh mi say bend it down low, dip it deep, and come back again.
A Sean da Paul pon the track again
When I say bend it down low, dip it deep, and come back again. Sean da Paul is back on the track again.
To make the bad mind now we and the Factor,
We run the game.
To make the haters aware that we and the Factor (a group of friends) are leading the game.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MICHAEL PATRICK JARRETT, P. EDMUND, SEAN PAUL HENRIQUES
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