When the 16-year-old singer Sean Kingston came on the scene it was with the single "Colors 2007," a nightmare walkin'/psychopath talkin' type track with dramatic bells, hardcore swagger, and a couple shoutouts to his Jamaican homeland and homeboys. Then came "Beautiful Girls," a pop-rap tune that took a bit of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" and twisted into a pouty "she left me" lament that used the word "suicidal" as if it meant "kinda sad." If you thought "Beautiful Girls" was the greatest sin against urban music since "Fergalicious" then Kingston's self-titled debut is not for you. The album claims "Colors 2007" as a bonus track and then loads up on enough gimmicks, high-profile samples, hooks, and ridiculous lyrics that it's the textbook definition of love it or hate it and shouldn't be approached by anyone who considers themselves "hardcore." Good news is that a slick swagger suits Kingston much better than the hardcore baller stance, and that he's more at ease comes through loud and clear. The unexpected side effect of this move towards pop and polish is that the Jamaican roots pay off splendidly as he takes more of a dancehall attitude towards his vocals, and trades reverent for playful, and serious for exciting. "Me Love" reclaims Led Zeppelin's "D'yer Mak'er" for the island of Jamaica with finger-snaps and glitter. "Got No Shorty" bounces on the "I Ain't Got Nobody" melody and offers "I'm lookin for love/Not askin' for much/Just a fine little shorty/With a big ol butt" without any shame. Paula DeAnda does an excellent Mariah Carey impression on the sunshine-bright "There's Nothin" while "I Can Feel It" McGyvers a great puppy-love song out of everyday lyrics, a Phil Collins sample, and an air horn. Breezy, feel-good guilty pleasures abound on this lightweight pool-party of an album.
Already possessing a #1 hit in the controversial Beautiful Girls, the lead single off his self-titled debut offering, Jamaican crooner Sean Kingston is currently gearing up for the release of his sophomore opus. Though I’m at War failed to live up to expectations despite the presence of rap megastar Lil Wayne, the LP’s official lead single, Fire Burning, was an unreserved smash. In hopes of
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I'm not sure, but I feel like 4 weeks at #1 has to be a first for reggae music. Sean Kingston just spent his 4th week in the throne at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his hit single "Beautiful Girls." In fact, not much has changed on the chart in the last week, Fergie is still sitting next to Kingston with "Big Girls Don't Cry" at #2, Timbaland's "The Way I Are" is still #3, and P...
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Sean Kingston is in his own music lane, but it's a fast lane. The 17 year-old Jamaican American has dropped a summer hit with "Beautiful Girls." He raps, he produces his own beats, he doesn't cuss much, and he's cutting his own path through the music industry. Those are some of the reasons why he has been invited to play at NYC's Carifest in August. Team Legendary, the organizers of Carifes...
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Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" begins week three at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart today. And watch out for this kid, he seems like the sweet harmless type, but he's one savvy teen. His newest single, "Me Love" is the Hot 100's fastest horse this week. It jumped from slot #28 to slot #15 in just one week to become the chart's "greatest digital gainer." We just might see Sean Kin...
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Wow, I meant it when I said that Sean Kingston was in music's fast lane to the top, but, WOW! He soared 22 places to #1 with "Beautiful Girls" today! The "R&B Rookie" jumped ahead, in part due to the infectious groove of the song, but also partly from Billboard's new chart formula. Billboard's Hot 100 now calculates streaming and on-demand music as well as digital and physical sales to decide wh
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There's a great article about the record-setting king of the singles charts, Sean Kingston, on the Caribbean focused website Da Zone. The article sheds a bit of light on how Kingston managed to get the attention of record producer J.R. Rotem, how he came to setting his lyrics for "Beautiful Girls" to the "Stand By Me" melody, and even drops a little tidbit of his lineage. I had previously rep...
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Already possessing a #1 hit in the controversial Beautiful Girls, the lead single off his self-titled debut offering, Jamaican crooner Sean Kingston is currently gearing up for the release of his sophomore opus. Though I’m at War failed to live up to expectations despite the presence of rap megastar Lil Wayne, the LP’s official lead single, Fire Burning, was an unreserved smash. In hopes of
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| 1 Intro |
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| 2 Kingston |
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| 3 Take You There |
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| 4 Me Love |
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| 5 Beautiful Girls |
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| 6 Dry Your Eyes |
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| 7 Got No Shorty |
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| 8 There's Nothin |
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| 9 I Can Feel It |
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| 10 Drummer Boy |
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| 11 Your Sister |
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| 12 That Ain't Right |
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| 13 Change |
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| 14 Colors [2007] |
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| 15 [CD-Rom Track] |
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