Sean Paul's last album, Trinity, was a letdown for anyone who fell in love with the infectious and bubbly sound of Paul's hugely popular 2002 album, Dutty Rock. He seemed to be distancing himself from the pop fans he had won (and attempting to gain back some hardcore dancehall fans he may have lost) by releasing a cold, hard record built on swagger, boasts, and in-your-face, aggressive beats. Released in 2009, Imperial Blaze is a return to the lightness and fun of Dutty Rock, making for a far more enjoyable listen. There is still plenty of swagger here, but there's less drive to be hard and more focus on having a good time. Cycling through good-natured dancehall-meets-hip-hop jams like "Lace It" and "She Wanna Be Down," lilting and romantic tracks like "Now That I've Got Your Love" and "Daddy's Home," and a batch of songs that sound like perfect floor-fillers at a late-summer dance party ("Press It Up," "Don't Tease Me," "Evening Ride"), there is precious little of the posturing and false bravado that sank Trinity. Paul sounds like he is fully embracing his softer, totally pop side and it works very well for him. Another reason for the album's success has to be Paul relying on one main producer. Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor runs the show on most of the record and he has a light touch, keeping the beats lively and driving, but letting the melodies come through clearly. He adds plenty of modern tricks to the mix but never adds them just for novelty's sake -- every bleep, blip, looped vocal, and synth blast fits within the framework of the song. The people who buy Imperial Blaze will be purchasing a record that is very good, and more importantly, a great deal of fun from beginning to end.
Music Video Premiere: Sean Paul - Press It Up“Press It Up” is the second single to be lifted from Jamaican Reggae Dancehall singer Sean Paul’s recently-released fifth studio album, “Imperial Blaze”. Check out the brand new video to the track via Yahoo below…
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photo: ✈ Naruto ✈ Johannesburg 07-12JulAs the majority of you probably know by now Sean Paul is back. His new album ‘Imperial Blaze’ – is out Tuesday, August 18th and yesterday saw the leak of the track entitled, Press It Up. Its got that Dance Hall meets hip-hop sound, mix that with the lyrics and sounds [...]
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Sean Paul - Imperial Blaze - Official Track Listing & Album Cover Here's the official track listing for Sean Paul new album Imperial Blaze in stores August 18th. Track Listing: 1. Intro 2. Lace It 3. So Fine 4. Now That I've Got Your Love 5. Birthday Suit 6. Press It Up 7. Evening Ride 8. Hold My Hand 9. She Want Me 10. Daddy's Home 11. Bruk [...]
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Fans have been waiting for dancehall/reggae hitmaker Sean Paul‘s fourth album for quite a while now—way back in September of ‘07, when it was titled The Next Thing, we brought you supposed lead single Watch Dem Roll. The LP still hasn’t materialized, but now it seems like Sean’s gotten back on track; on Saturday, he premiered the real first single off his senior album, now known as Imp
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Sean Paul, or as he apparently likes to call himself, “Sean-a Paul-a,” has found enormous success in the past with his island-soaked romantic ballads, a tradition he hopes to continue with his new track, Hold My Hand, the third single off his long-awaited album Imperial Blaze. Unlike the album version, this go around for Hold My Hand includes the always impeccable Keri Hilson, a welcome additi
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Video for the second single. Imperial Blaze is out now. Related posts:Sean Paul - 'Press It Up' New Sean Paul off his upcoming new album Imperial...Sean Paul - 'Double Safety Lately' Not bad at all. Imperial Blaze in stores August...Sean Paul - 'Right Time' (iTunes Bonus) Bonus cut straight from Mr. Jobs' territory. In [...] Related posts:Sean Paul - 'Press It Up' New Sean Paul off his upco
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Sean Paul – Imperial Blaze1. Intro: Chi Ching Ching2. Lace It3. So Fine4. Now That I’ve Got Your Love5. Birthday Suit6. Press It Up7. Evening Ride8. Hold My Hand (I’ll Be There) (feat. Keri Hilson)9. She Want Me10. Daddy’s Home11. Bruk Out12. Pepperpot13. Wine Baby Wine14. Running Out Of Time15. Don’t Tease Me16. Lately17. She Continue reading Singles & Albums: Week of 8/18Related posts:
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