The Story of 'Get Busy' by Sean Paul

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  • Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
  • Growing up in Kingston, Jamaica, Sean Paul Henriques fell in love with dancehall music but never imagined he’d one day become the genre’s most internationally renowned artist. After years of building a fanbase in Jamaica and the diaspora, his second album, Dutty Rock, became a make-or-break opportunity to prove that dancehall beats could transcend culture and break into the pop mainstream. He accomplished that and more with the timeless party anthem, “Get Busy”, accompanied by producer Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden’s legendary Diwali Riddim as the track’s foundation.
    VICE met up with Sean Paul in Kingston to learn about his signature fusion of Jamaican Patois and hip-hop slang, how his upbringing influenced his musical style, and the legacy of the first-ever dancehall song to top the international charts.
    00:00 Intro
    05:16 Becoming a household name in Jamaica
    11:00 How 'Get Busy' came about
    17:30 Little X's basement party video
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  • @JodiHenriques
    @JodiHenriques Рік тому +2795

    This is awesome!!!

  • @shaheenal-asadi
    @shaheenal-asadi Рік тому +1988

    "The Story Of" has to be one of my favorite vice series, thank you for capturing this moment in time

    • @shethingsd
      @shethingsd Рік тому +20

      I agree. I even watch the ones for songs don't really know or like. I come away with a new respect for the artists and the songs. I live in Belize and love Sean Paul, so this one was really fun. Thanks Vice.

    • @rafaelhakimian6873
      @rafaelhakimian6873 Рік тому +8

      It's the only Vice series I care about

    • @MrValy128
      @MrValy128 Рік тому +8

      the story of it wasn't me by Shaggy is also pretty nuts.

    • @blackandproud1748
      @blackandproud1748 Рік тому +1

      Legendary

    • @made-line7627
      @made-line7627 Рік тому +2

      I just went to the playlist, and i can only see three videos. It says that "eleven
      unavailable videos are hidden". What the f**k? 😟

  • @DPK99ATown
    @DPK99ATown Рік тому +360

    I was in high school when Sean Paul started blowing up. It was a great time to be young and alive man. Hit after hit after hit and always had the dance floor going crazy. Sean Paul is a legend!

  • @paullopez2021
    @paullopez2021 Рік тому +923

    Sean Paul is crazy humble. I’m really surprised how down to earth he is, after all his success. He was such a big deal in the 2000s. His songs still get played on the radio today - on the same stations from 15-20 years ago too. I still listen to his songs from time to time.

    • @miamiflutist
      @miamiflutist Рік тому +25

      Right?!?! Those years in the 2000s was it. I feel sorry for people who will never get to experience that feeling in today's times

    • @jamesbedugraham8056
      @jamesbedugraham8056 Рік тому +11

      Yeah Sean Paul is still a hot Musician.
      He is still an original Pop Person.
      He really made an Impression on the music Globe and world.

    • @jamesbedugraham8056
      @jamesbedugraham8056 Рік тому +3

      How did make into the Music Charts since the year 2000 and 2001.

    • @shontelprescott3755
      @shontelprescott3755 Рік тому +8

      @@jamesbedugraham8056 he's actually more dancehall just majority of his popular songs are more pop oriented.

    • @jamesbedugraham8056
      @jamesbedugraham8056 Рік тому +1

      @@shontelprescott3755 I like you already date me online.
      Coz I am James Bedu Graham the Ghanaian Citizen since 1982.

  • @Maynard0504
    @Maynard0504 Рік тому +411

    Lenky is a genius and props to Sean for listening to advice from people around him.
    The way he taught him to change up the scale mode he sings in and harmonize with his own back vocals is what really sells the song

    • @fedoramcclaren4294
      @fedoramcclaren4294 11 місяців тому +3

      Indeed!!!

    • @yennikcire
      @yennikcire 7 місяців тому

      Yeah, I think the best advice was also to not go down the route of speaking on the hardships in jamaica, he did one song called Deport them on the bookshelf riddim that hit pretty hard, but its better he did the hype vibe

  • @berylsavanah9508
    @berylsavanah9508 Рік тому +329

    This Era is unmatched. Them high school parties were lit

    • @bedazzlinbeauty
      @bedazzlinbeauty Рік тому +3

      yassssss bihhh class ‘03❤

    • @bryannag.
      @bryannag. Рік тому

      @@bedazzlinbeauty girl you look like only 24 👀

    • @kwill4685
      @kwill4685 Рік тому

      Yes. Them high school parties with anything Sean Paul!

    • @lakeishadean4298
      @lakeishadean4298 3 місяці тому

      seriously! i hadsoooo much fun

  • @Sublimefireflyy
    @Sublimefireflyy Рік тому +429

    What I love about him is that he gives credit to the entire machine that built him. Many Artists can’t or will not do that. It’s commendable

  • @Wanyoez
    @Wanyoez Рік тому +211

    that part where Sean and Lenky just tell each other how much they changed each other's lives...so so wholesome! damn!

  • @lionessstarseed6812
    @lionessstarseed6812 7 місяців тому +48

    This “making of” gave me chills all the way through. What an epic, magical journey. Sean Paul deserves every bouquet flowers he gets, he put our Caribbean cultural roots on the map in incredible ways and made history while doing it. Legendary.

  • @miggy_chagon6630
    @miggy_chagon6630 Рік тому +604

    "Get Busy" and "I'm still in love with you" will forever be some of the greatest tracks in history.

  • @elizabethjimenez8703
    @elizabethjimenez8703 Рік тому +53

    "Get Busy" was the very first song I heard on the radio when I first came to the U.S from Mexico... I could not understand a word he was saying but that song is forever ingrained in my memory. AMAZING artist to this day. Thank you VICE, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video and hope you continue this series.

  • @dannitomachristensen97
    @dannitomachristensen97 Рік тому +37

    Cant believe Its BEEN 20 years since this song dropped. This song along with everything else Sean Paul did afterwards was allways present at our parties for 5-6 years. This is a true classic of my generation. Thank you for all the good memories ❤

  • @SoCloseToToast
    @SoCloseToToast Рік тому +268

    I love this back story so much and that song is such a dancefloor filler after all these years! I mix Work It, Hot IN Here and Get Busy into Dancing Queen with Yeah and it usually pops off

  • @NyneElevun
    @NyneElevun Рік тому +901

    This song was craaazy when it dropped. Still is. That whole Dutty Rock album was/is 🔥

    • @ablheardemsay
      @ablheardemsay Рік тому +10

      Definitely best reggae album of all time.

    • @biscaynesupercars
      @biscaynesupercars Рік тому +7

      Classic album. This was a good time to party because dancehall had a big renaissance

    • @damd2999
      @damd2999 Рік тому +12

      @@ablheardemsay Dancehall album not really reggae.

    • @ablheardemsay
      @ablheardemsay Рік тому +2

      @@damd2999 respect

    • @DJRashadHayes
      @DJRashadHayes Рік тому +2

      That album shouldve been nominated for Album of the Year.

  • @K26epic
    @K26epic Рік тому +75

    This turned out to be such a wholesome documentary. Big up to the team at Vice, Sean Paul and Get Busy!

  • @Danielaacs1
    @Danielaacs1 Рік тому +30

    I was like 11 years or maybe 12 when this song came out in my country and was like a BOMB! I remember that we tried so hard to sing the lyrics . Really blow my mind. Now Im 32 and Im hips start to move everytime i hear this song.
    Absolutelly love it! 🇨🇱

  • @4DaFam
    @4DaFam Рік тому +220

    This song was a huge part of my childhood. My parents used to throw house parties and I vividly remember being 8 years old and just dancing my ass off to this song. Sean Paul is such a legend I’m glad he’s getting his flowers he deserves it 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @pootz8082
      @pootz8082 Рік тому +1

      Same here brings back so many memories to my childhood aswell

    • @mpazinambao2938
      @mpazinambao2938 Рік тому +1

      Same!!

  • @mwangope
    @mwangope Рік тому +1116

    Youngins have no idea the chokehold Sean Paul's music had on us in early 00s. This man made every party LIIIIITTTT

    • @christinawright1184
      @christinawright1184 Рік тому +22

      Factsssss! LIVING LEGEND

    • @higherrealms5309
      @higherrealms5309 Рік тому +12

      Lit lit 🔥 🔥

    • @tmxgurl
      @tmxgurl Рік тому +21

      Jus gimme da light...

    • @d0ttiej
      @d0ttiej Рік тому +16

      He still does!!!!!

    • @waldog38
      @waldog38 Рік тому +11

      Seriously. Like way before he buss on the US markets. To me, that was his best versions.

  • @traptgenres9751
    @traptgenres9751 Рік тому +143

    Diwali Riddim was at the pinnacle of Dancehall All those songs on that beat was uniquely mixed shout out Lenky

    • @caleb484
      @caleb484 Рік тому +7

      THE ZENITH MAN. THREE SONGS CHARTED ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 IN THE TOP 20. Get Busy being Number 1. Arguably the great RIDDIM ever

    • @brwnhilarybanks9953
      @brwnhilarybanks9953 Рік тому +3

      it is the best

  • @tiadenee7337
    @tiadenee7337 Рік тому +29

    This backstory makes the “Get Busy” song an even bigger phenomenon! It gets me busy on the dance floor EVERY TIME💃🏽 I really enjoy Sean Paul’s music and his positive vibe 👑

  • @ChristianMosi
    @ChristianMosi Рік тому +523

    As a West Indian who moved to America , Sean Paul accomplishments' meant so much to us who came from a small island and to hear his music at that time. We had no representation in the media etc !! The story behinds this matches the work ethic of the Caribbean people . Prideful and talented !! We love to see it !

    • @caleb484
      @caleb484 Рік тому +9

      SEAN PAUL'S RUN???? LEGENDARY!!!!! LEGENDARY SH*T!!!!!

    • @LonzCantiLife
      @LonzCantiLife Рік тому +3

      ya dun know!!!! him represent!!!!!

    • @LonzCantiLife
      @LonzCantiLife Рік тому +2

      ya dun know!!!! him represent!!!!!

  • @Sainizfynest
    @Sainizfynest Рік тому +145

    This song growing up in NYC was on the radio 24/7. Literally the national anthem for 2-3 summers. Song still hits everytime

    • @elizabitty213
      @elizabitty213 Рік тому +1

      Yup! I’m here wit yea 🙌🏻🤓😅

    • @MRB1199
      @MRB1199 Рік тому +1

      It was this song amerie why dont we fall in love lumidee neva leave you and beyonce crazy in love literally everyday 24/7

  • @elishaedward4109
    @elishaedward4109 Рік тому +42

    Diwali riddim is still one of my favorite riddims to this day. Big up to lenky for this masterpiece.

  • @boolisa
    @boolisa Рік тому +94

    As a young West Indian growing up in North America having this track breakthrough was transformative to being accepted and appreciated by people around me because they finally gave some respect to my culture and background.

  • @ap114
    @ap114 Рік тому +165

    I’m part of the Jamaican diaspora in America. I remember on a visit in Summer 2002, my cousins singing “Gimme di Light” and telling me this was the hottest song on the radio and in the clubs. It had not been released yet to the USA and since this was pre-UA-cam, it wasn’t as easy for me to just find the song. But it was a sign of things to come with Sean Paul. “Get Busy” really was massive. I take it for granted now, but Sean Paul really did stay true to not watering down the dancehall for a global audience.

  • @kastrie89
    @kastrie89 Рік тому +684

    All these years later and this song is STILL A WHOLE BOP!!!!!!

  • @nattyphysicist
    @nattyphysicist 10 місяців тому +23

    As a Toronto area Caribbean kid, the Get Busy video was like a shot to the heart. We loved it so much.

  • @SYLPT93
    @SYLPT93 Рік тому +26

    For a producer to still play a melody after such a long time deserves some credits!

  • @SuperAduda
    @SuperAduda Рік тому +163

    Growing up in Kenya, Sean Paul was massive, and "Get Busy" ruled the radiowaves for a long time. Watching this and realizing it's actually the first time that I become aware of the lyrics in the song. All this while, the little bits of English, the beat and the rhythm were all I nodded to. Also... happy to find out it's not Judy and Rebecca but Jodi 😁😁

    • @ruthmbugua8326
      @ruthmbugua8326 Рік тому +2

      He came to Kenya in 2004 or so. I was so upset my guardians at the time wouldn't let me go to see him at carnivore. I was 12 😂😂😂

    • @melanin_n_kinks
      @melanin_n_kinks 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@ruthmbugua8326me too.😂 Then his phone got stolen et al.😅

    • @austheticstudios9295
      @austheticstudios9295 10 місяців тому +2

      @@melanin_n_kinks 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @FireMadeFleshII
    @FireMadeFleshII Рік тому +106

    Being at an HBCU when Get Busy dropped in 2002/2003...man look, some of the best parties of my life! What a tune. In my workout playlist to this day

    • @homedeezyfasheezy5662
      @homedeezyfasheezy5662 Рік тому +5

      Some really great music came out during that time frame. Great parties were had across the globe to this music.

  • @natalielawyerchick
    @natalielawyerchick Рік тому

    This brought me back to a very fun time in my life. This dropped around my freshman year of college. Thanks for this. Good times

  • @yearo77
    @yearo77 Рік тому +22

    Gotta give this man his props he crossed over differently! Total legend in Reggae and Dancehall.

  • @devontawhite
    @devontawhite Рік тому +167

    Get Busy is a classic and I love hearing the story behind it. Big up to Jamaica! 🇯🇲

    • @Dr.Mega_Music
      @Dr.Mega_Music Рік тому

      Yes, and I think the story has many untold details about the song and the riddim, Jamaica has the best music

  • @Yaddyvalerio
    @Yaddyvalerio Рік тому +114

    I remember vividly this song blowing up. It was part of my teenage years. The early 2000s was a great time to be a teenager

  • @cortezzz_
    @cortezzz_ Рік тому +12

    this song is something special, whenever you hear it you HAVE to start moving. its honestly a song i will never get tired of hearing, the beat the and the flow of Sean is just crazy. thank you so much Sean Paul for this amazing song and all the people who helped you create it and bring it to life.

  • @cchanner5250
    @cchanner5250 9 місяців тому +17

    Sean Paul is legendary. Even before the Dutty Rock album, his tracks are10/10. Deport Dem, Concrete…. To this day, Diwali riddim can shut down the club. Any track🔥🔥🔥. Jamaica to di world!!! 🇯🇲

  • @KevDecorMusic
    @KevDecorMusic Рік тому +190

    It’s so beautiful to see Sean and his teammates journey from such humble beginnings and with good intentions being recognized and celebrated so many years later. Thank you guys, y’all were a piece to the puzzle that captured my sonic palate early on. Wouldn’t be the musician I am without being exposed to the different Melodie’s and pockets that all these guys pioneered 🤝

    • @Dr.Mega_Music
      @Dr.Mega_Music Рік тому

      Yes, I think the same about their music

  • @lumiesgotcha
    @lumiesgotcha Рік тому +253

    That Diwali track still bangs after all of these years. I started dancing from hearing it again in this video.

    • @aqua-mina
      @aqua-mina Рік тому +6

      Yeah, me too, my hips can’t stay still 😂

    • @RKN81
      @RKN81 Рік тому +1

      It’s the best track! I love allll the songs that used that track

    • @caleb484
      @caleb484 Рік тому +5

      There's an argument that Diwali RIDDIM is the greatest dancehall RIDDIM EVER! Arguably

    • @Polostar79
      @Polostar79 Рік тому

      @@caleb484it’s definitely Top 10

    • @nicolefisher4779
      @nicolefisher4779 11 місяців тому

      @@caleb484AGREED!

  • @KannyBright
    @KannyBright Рік тому +13

    Sean Paul and his story and his families and everyone still resonates to this day. Big shout out to everyone who loves this song forever!

  • @vanelluspierrot
    @vanelluspierrot Рік тому +20

    This was a trip. I love how vice just let his voice run this instead of any forced storylines. So well done

  • @carlajohnson9849
    @carlajohnson9849 Рік тому +139

    That Era in Dancehall !!!! Sean made Jamaica proud 🎉

    • @Dr.Mega_Music
      @Dr.Mega_Music Рік тому +5

      Yes, the 90s and 2000s, we miss this era

  • @LeChanel
    @LeChanel Рік тому +731

    This is so iconic! I don't think people realize how big this era was for Toronto

    • @BennieHFX
      @BennieHFX Рік тому +52

      I thought SP was from Toronto because of the hype around this song.

    • @nwananka
      @nwananka Рік тому +40

      People don't understand....changed everything. Master T with the muchmusic Saturday morning show , more artist started coming through.

    • @gingerkid1048
      @gingerkid1048 Рік тому +38

      @@nwananka the influence of Master T in Canada’s hip hop/urban music community is vastly undercelebrated.

    • @aldon560
      @aldon560 Рік тому +12

      And nyc tooooo

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 Рік тому +4

      it is/was for me tho and im in northern cali😳

  • @lauramathews3151
    @lauramathews3151 11 місяців тому +7

    Get Busy, Temperature and We Be Burning are my go tos nearly 20 years later they are still rent free in my head, and setting my hips free no matter where I am when they play. On my playlists, on the radio in the car or even in public. Heaven help someone if they change the station if they're playing...

  • @martian78
    @martian78 Рік тому +13

    Sean Paul’s album “Durty Rock” definitely one of the greatest albums of all times! People still love it! Many hits on that album.

  • @DJObiSmalls
    @DJObiSmalls Рік тому +87

    Being from London, being a teen in the 2000s, I’m going to say this… There are TWO albums that I saw shifted the culture in London, one of them was Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and the other was Dutty Rock!
    If you weren’t there, it’s something unexplainable but after that album dropped, there was nothing like it.

    • @stefanopistidda1
      @stefanopistidda1 Рік тому

      Definetely

    • @danielngongang9419
      @danielngongang9419 Рік тому +2

      I'm Cameroonian and I was 18 when Dutty Rock came out. It was the first album I ever bought and it was a bootleg album I got for $2 at the time lol. I understand exactly what you mean by culture shift

    • @meandmyrecords5481
      @meandmyrecords5481 Рік тому +1

      What about Chronic 2001

    • @Mercifully-Millicia
      @Mercifully-Millicia Рік тому

      facts

    • @doreensika837
      @doreensika837 Рік тому

      So true. Remembering this giving me so much to nostalgia.

  • @mariadaphne
    @mariadaphne Рік тому +202

    History made! Sean Paul and his team are musical geniuses. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Thatout_sider
    @Thatout_sider 9 місяців тому +18

    This man made my high school years unforgettable. ❤

  • @cche16
    @cche16 Рік тому +9

    sean paul made his mark. i was just a kid and i remember the huge influence of his music and that era in the early 00s. dutty rock was a smash hit in the city. shoutout to little x for bridging the gap between jamaica and the large caribbean community in toronto. his music is still being played at every wedding, party and event. it's insane to see how many hits came from 1 album

  • @willypopnyc
    @willypopnyc Рік тому +153

    18:25 Definitely have to agree that this video made this song such a big deal when I was in high school because we really did have a representation of what we were doing literally every Saturday and Friday night and it just felt like we were validated in that moment so big big shout out to Sean Paul for having the vision and understanding his whole team for really helping solidify Caribbean people in cold climates lol

    • @alandemarest9952
      @alandemarest9952 Рік тому +6

      It was little X's vision from growing up in Toronto

  • @ardikapradnya7040
    @ardikapradnya7040 Рік тому +65

    I was an 8th grade junior high school/middle school student in a catholic school in Jakarta, Indonesia, when this song came up. I remember taking this song to my friends and tellin them we should dance to this for a school event, shaking my booty and all. They thought i was crazy at first, but coming out of that school we ended up not only forming a dance team but also winning dance championships in the region, using a lot of dancehall and hiphop music.

  • @sunshineblomroos3171
    @sunshineblomroos3171 10 місяців тому +5

    I met Sean Paul at my hotel tonight! I was working there and only said hello in my professional voice which he replied back to me!
    I grew up with his songs that where always outrageous and amazing. He made my childhood great and introduced the sounds of Jamaica and Reggaeton to an African and Swedish mixed kid that never belong. Finally I could relate to something!!!
    Such an humble guy! I love this documentary and I love that it gives me so much more insight to who he is a person but also artist.
    TRUE LEGEND ❤

  • @bluefood726
    @bluefood726 Рік тому +14

    As a Caribbean person this made me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside ❤

  • @nitrospice1222
    @nitrospice1222 Рік тому +397

    For all you young folks out there, these songs were MASSIVE In 2005-2006. You would hear them on the radio all day long. Great times!

    • @owen-lucasjennings4496
      @owen-lucasjennings4496 Рік тому +26

      Found the guy born in 2000 😂

    • @SonOftheBattleCry
      @SonOftheBattleCry Рік тому +5

      Hell yea growing up in Florida is here this music at the water park and beech all the tiem

    • @WillWigg
      @WillWigg Рік тому +42

      Song was a hit in 2002 my guy 😂

    • @nitrospice1222
      @nitrospice1222 Рік тому +9

      @@WillWigg it dominated the radio here in Canada during those years. Or maybe I’m remembering it wrong. I was a kid in the early 2000’s

    • @Tomi_janet15
      @Tomi_janet15 Рік тому

      🔥🔥

  • @uniquesmith7884
    @uniquesmith7884 Рік тому +80

    Diwali riddim was a game changer. Dutty Rock was the first album that I ever bought while I was in high school.

  • @AfricaonFocus
    @AfricaonFocus Рік тому +17

    Wonderful story! Even in the Netherlands, people can tell about how these songs have created memories. Jamaicans and music... You guys are different!

  • @EbonthePhenom
    @EbonthePhenom Рік тому +10

    Sean Paul’s story is so unique. Definitely one of my favorite artist. I love how sometimes he sounds like himself sometimes he sounds like Super Kat, shaggy etc. he really is a great talent. And the history of the Diwali Rodin and how many songs came from it is so cool.

  • @LonzCantiLife
    @LonzCantiLife Рік тому +187

    as a musician and producer and someone who love sean paul, this is literally the best episode that vice has ever dropped. such inspiration!!

  • @aomar9449
    @aomar9449 Рік тому +78

    I can't stress how HUGE Sean Paul was in the early 2000s here in Toronto. Thank you for my making my teenage years a blast!
    Also he was already well known (at least here) before Get Busy and Like glue. I think the first Sean Paul song I ever heard was with the Baby Blue Sound crew.

  • @3thechicway
    @3thechicway Рік тому +7

    What a time for dancehall music, we can never forget this era. A cultural time stamp if you will. Sean Paul is legendary for his contributions ❤

  • @futuristic.handgun
    @futuristic.handgun Рік тому +6

    I had a smile on my face the whole time this played. 'Get Busy' was MASSIVE! Such a banger man. It deserved all the success it has. It's awesome to see Sean never forgot where he came from and who he came up with. Love this! 💓

  • @tawandajerry1
    @tawandajerry1 Рік тому +82

    The fact Sean Paul is still going and dropping hits till this day

  • @jerrellrice3413
    @jerrellrice3413 Рік тому +57

    There's a stretch of amazing times in my life that Sean Paul was the soundtrack to. Such good music.

    • @1340jesse
      @1340jesse Рік тому +4

      That is so relatable, at 16 I got my first car, and the first thing I did was put on Dutty rock CD and blasted all these songs

  • @Polostar79
    @Polostar79 Рік тому +6

    Diwali is arguably the best riddim of the 2000’s and definitely Top 10 of all time. So many big tunes came off that riddim. Big up yuhself Lenky!

  • @Octavianus08
    @Octavianus08 Рік тому +9

    I remember hearing the hook for the first time and that “spooky” voice was like nothing I’ve ever heard before. Really nice to hear the story!

  • @princessdeandra2848
    @princessdeandra2848 Рік тому +514

    Nothing will every compare to early 2000’s reggae/dancehall. I’m so happy that I have heavy Jamaican roots, small island with such great music and talent.

    • @Daddy_Ogg
      @Daddy_Ogg Рік тому +20

      This was a very good time for dancehall. As a 14 year old teen in Switzerland I discovered the sound and was blasted away by it as well. I didn't understood a word but this melodies and riddims just went like honey onto my brain cells.

    • @princessdeandra2848
      @princessdeandra2848 Рік тому +6

      @@Daddy_Ogg glad that people all over the world find comfort in dancehall and reggae music.

    • @lobotomyscam1051
      @lobotomyscam1051 Рік тому +13

      80s and 90s dancehall is the best.

    • @thetruth4162
      @thetruth4162 Рік тому +13

      80's & 90's dancehall was 1000 times better!!!!!

    • @thetruth4162
      @thetruth4162 Рік тому

      @@lobotomyscam1051 yes bredren 100% agree with you!!!

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 Рік тому +570

    Sean Paul's 'Get Busy' seems memorable in more ways than one. We're all so lucky to catch a glimpse of the behind the scenes process of songwriting and producing the whole track itself.

  • @Shitor23
    @Shitor23 Рік тому +6

    Sean Paul had an incredible run. Back to back bops had me going insane as a kid. Truly one of a kind

  • @j____397
    @j____397 Рік тому +5

    What a great humble man he is! Never heard anything negative etc. about him in the press .. no scandal, only awesome music!
    Also great to see that he and his girlfriend, now wife, have been together for so long. It’s kinda rare in the entertainment industry.
    He was a major part of my childhood and youth and I know I will listen to his music til the day I die.

  • @skiz007
    @skiz007 Рік тому +43

    In college, I was jamming to this album. Matter of fact, I can literally take some credit of the promotion in Nigeria. However, after this powerful documentary, I have to put more respect to this legend @SeanPaul
    You are a true definition of "can do" spirit!
    I am a military Officer now in the States and still jamming this Masterpiece 😊☺️👌💯

  • @socawarrior_13
    @socawarrior_13 Рік тому +66

    This was a great glimpse inside one of the songs that really put the whole Caribbean on the map outside of the West Indies. It did and still does the whole W.I. proud knowing that one of our own dominated the charts with a sound and vibe that just wasn't "it" or common in the Western world until it came out...and then helped revolutionize the sound from then on.

  • @jokaman03
    @jokaman03 Рік тому +10

    I like backstories like this. Makes me see this in a new light. It's also very impressive how so many songs were created from one beat

  • @tamikash
    @tamikash Рік тому +9

    Thank you VICE for a great representation of our Jamaican culture through music. Big up Sean Paul!

  • @cluke50
    @cluke50 Рік тому +42

    I’m a huge Sean Paul fan. This guy was on fire in the 2000’s. Everything from “Temperature”, to “Get Busy”, among his other hits, were such a breath of fresh air and a glimpse of another culture’s music.

  • @extricos
    @extricos Рік тому +36

    I'll always remember the summer this came out, I was in Toronto in spring 2003 and summer 2003 and I remember this was always on non-stop on the radio everywhere and every mall or food court, the energy this song brought to that summer was unforgettable, the heatwave along with this song in all the sweaty clubs was a scene that won't be repeated anytime soon. Sean Paul is timeless, a true artist

    • @Dr.Mega_Music
      @Dr.Mega_Music Рік тому +2

      2003 was a great year for music everywhere

  • @mbayion
    @mbayion Рік тому +9

    The artistic, cultural/ethnic/, and ethnographic diversity in Jamaica is beautiful, immense, and the should be talked about more. 1:38 1:43

  • @mavis8365
    @mavis8365 Рік тому +4

    There’s so much music out there and it’s easy to wave off “just another pop song”. But there’s really so much more behind each piece of music. This documentary series dove deep into the people and process of making 1 song, and it makes me appreciate all the wonderfully creative people who bring so much joy into this world.

  • @visharldass6213
    @visharldass6213 Рік тому +33

    A story to always remember. I'm deeply a big fan of the Jamaican Artiste Sean Paul. From the time I heard his hit from Crash Album 1998, it keeps getting better into the early 2000's. Now in 2022 into 2023, Sean Paul sings anything that brings music entertainment into the limelight! Much love and respect from 🇹🇹!

    • @nickintellect6431
      @nickintellect6431 Рік тому +2

      Di Crash riddim came out 1999 di fus hit yah talk bout from SP it name Deport Dem pon di Bookshelf riddim dat one is 98

    • @visharldass6213
      @visharldass6213 Рік тому +1

      @@nickintellect6431, thanks for reminding me. It was "Deport Dem" from 1998 with Bookshelf Riddim.

  • @KeronMatthew
    @KeronMatthew Рік тому +60

    Big up Sean Paul, dancehall, Jamaican people and de whole Caribbean 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇭🇹 🇬🇩 🇧🇧 🇬🇾

    • @Nessajess7
      @Nessajess7 Рік тому +3

      🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

    • @ONEPLAYK_
      @ONEPLAYK_ Рік тому +1

      Ayiti 🇭🇹

    • @sadebarker352
      @sadebarker352 Рік тому +1

      🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧

    • @generationx9937
      @generationx9937 Рік тому +1

      Zoe🇭🇹

    • @p_ro9532
      @p_ro9532 Рік тому +1

      What flag is the 4th one? Jamaica, T&T, Haiti, ?, Barbados, Guayana?

  • @borami22
    @borami22 Рік тому +22

    Always loved his music as a teen and tween. Still do. But watching this and realising what an down to earth, honest and nice human he still is… wow. WOW! He sure deserves all this.

  • @Dave-ug4cd
    @Dave-ug4cd Рік тому +6

    I have a whole new respect for Sean Paul after watching this video. I never owned this song, but danced plenty to it in the clubs. Awesome insights.

  • @bonjouritsready
    @bonjouritsready Рік тому +468

    This song and Temperature were (and still are) absolutely huge in the club

    • @rustystratten499
      @rustystratten499 Рік тому +12

      Like Glue?

    • @dn45678
      @dn45678 Рік тому +6

      And “Deport Them” and “Gimme the light”

    • @denkii
      @denkii Рік тому +7

      We be burnin???

    • @juanito3821
      @juanito3821 Рік тому +1

      Where? Cuz they ain't here.

    • @ap114
      @ap114 Рік тому +3

      Wow, I forgot about “Deport Them”. 😅

  • @marisaareias
    @marisaareias Рік тому +4

    As someone from Toronto i had no idea the get busy video was filmed here.
    But i remembered watching it and going damn this really is like our house partys over here in Canada 🥶 😆
    What a tune !

  • @augustineseronei1787
    @augustineseronei1787 Рік тому +2

    and just like that ,Sean Paul blew up.I am proud to have witnessed the golden age of dancehall riddims.I still have all Sean Paul songs in my playlist till now.

  • @froey198033
    @froey198033 Рік тому +39

    I'm pretty sure the first time I heard Sean Paul was on Belly soundtrack. I was like damn who is this dude. I was like he's got an original voice and he ended up becoming huge. Dude been killing for year's now.

    • @djufi101
      @djufi101 Рік тому +5

      That's how I became familar with SP. "Deport them" is still a personal fav of mine!

    • @Sb-ur4er
      @Sb-ur4er Рік тому +3

      Here comes the boom, Sean Paul & Dmx

    • @eeeeeek2514
      @eeeeeek2514 Рік тому

      Makes sense now with the Little X connection

  • @matthewramesar1203
    @matthewramesar1203 Рік тому +33

    Most proud of what Sean Paul has done for the Caribbean diaspora as a whole much love from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

  • @anlyldrm7199
    @anlyldrm7199 Рік тому +7

    I usually do not comment to videos, but this one, I absolutely loved it.
    It's been 20 years, and I still remember the time I saw this album on the top sellers shelf in a store, and I also remember how happy I was to have this album.

  • @trustGodsOnly
    @trustGodsOnly Рік тому

    Thsi is my youth music the best ERA of music human ever witness and there will be no ERA like us , GOD BLESSED US WITH UNIQUE ARTIST SND LEGENDES FROM SPORTS TOO .

  • @armani0994
    @armani0994 Рік тому +32

    Director X made an iconic video for Get Busy. I grew up in Boston around dancehall culture and going to those winter house parties and I just remember seeing the video before school on MTV like this is really what we do lol

    • @Kdramahotgist
      @Kdramahotgist Рік тому

      👆👆🍄🍄💯
      I recommend microdosing mushrooms, it has really helped me on anxiety , panic attack, bipolar disorder, insomnia , depression PTSD and ADHD schizophrenia.......

  • @moerahman6749
    @moerahman6749 Рік тому +36

    My favourite thing about this video is that Paul and Lanky are humble and grateful.

    • @Kdramahotgist
      @Kdramahotgist Рік тому

      👆👆🍄🍄💯
      I recommend microdosing mushrooms, it has really helped me on anxiety , panic attack, bipolar disorder, insomnia , depression PTSD and ADHD schizophrenia.......

  • @vainsmith
    @vainsmith Рік тому +2

    I am so grateful to have grown up during this era of music. Sean Paul has an infinite special place in my heart. Gimme The Light definitely changed my ear for music. Actually every song he released during that time was so dope!!! It's actually cool to get some background info on how it all came about. Big ups to you Sean Paul. I love you.

  • @sgolemanski
    @sgolemanski Рік тому +6

    Chills, literal chills throughout the whole thing.

  • @akiyatiffany
    @akiyatiffany Рік тому +21

    So proud of him! Remember this like yesterday. It was a time. Sean Paul era was one of the best to witness ❤ 🇯🇲

  • @oaccessjamaica
    @oaccessjamaica Рік тому +61

    Big up to our founder on locally producing this project with Vice! This is is a really great documentary.

  • @MojoMachin3
    @MojoMachin3 Рік тому +2

    That Dutty Rock album had so many bangers from the intro, skits to the very last song. CLASSIC!

  • @mariajappinen3931
    @mariajappinen3931 Рік тому +3

    This series is everything!! I still love this song 20 years later.

  • @VegasElement
    @VegasElement Рік тому +43

    Gimme Di Light was MASSIVE. I'm glad a Mixed-Race artist represented so hard for & was so respected in Dancehall culture & around the world.

  • @geraldmuchandiona8996
    @geraldmuchandiona8996 Рік тому +226

    The Diwali riddim defined my childhood 🙌🏾🇿🇼

    • @s.s.5376
      @s.s.5376 Рік тому +10

      Real toppa toppa expensive shoppaa

    • @HarZoiD
      @HarZoiD Рік тому +4

      Legendary riddim

    • @Neomorphinity
      @Neomorphinity Рік тому +9

      This is the comment I was hoping to see! 🇿🇼. This song and all the others that followed on this riddim were massive in Zim. So great to truly understand where it all started.

    • @spider19728
      @spider19728 Рік тому +3

      I was living in Harare when this dropped.. 🔥

    • @gknowles9172
      @gknowles9172 Рік тому +2

      FACTS

  • @victorikechukwunwachukwu4920
    @victorikechukwunwachukwu4920 9 місяців тому +2

    As a Nigerian born in Nigeria, listening to Sean Paul around 2005-6 I always wondered if any Nigerian Artiste could get to the pinnacle of the world stage as Sean Paul did.
    Indeed he has been a paragon of success ❤

    • @ingridreim3205
      @ingridreim3205 7 місяців тому

      The waiting is over ❤😊
      Afrobeats and Naija music is getting on top! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @ShawnLH88
    @ShawnLH88 Рік тому +2

    His music was the soundtrack of my high school and college days ahhh…memories of youth 😢

  • @ariw9405
    @ariw9405 Рік тому +40

    I love this series at one time Sean Paul was a feature on every big artists songs. His song Baby Boy with Beyoncé is still a banger too.

    • @panafrican.nation
      @panafrican.nation Рік тому +2

      Baby Boy had some controversy behind the scenes, which might have had something to do with Jay Z.