Sean Paul:
The Trinity

Release Date: 26 September 2005

Reviewed By: Melisa Tang

1. Fire Links (Intro)

2. Head In The Zone (Album  Version)

3. We Be Burnin' (Recognize It)

4. Send It On

5. Ever Blazin

6. Eye Deh A Mi Knee

7. Give It Up To Me

8. Yardie Bone

9. Never Gonna Be The Same

10. I'll Take You There

11. Temperature

12. Breakout

13. Head To Toe

14. Connection

15. Straight Up

16. All On Me

17. Change The Game (Feat  Looga Man & Kid Kurup)

18. The Trinity

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In 2003, one Sean Paul Henriques dropped his sophomore LP, ‘Dutty Rock’, an album which catapulted him and the Dancehall scene into the limelight. Having now sold over six million records worldwide, and appeared on numerous hit records, including the hugely popular ‘Breathe’ by Blu Cantrell and Beyoncé’s ‘Baby Boy’, the Jamaican native has now undoubtedly reached superstar status, and is set to further this success with the release of his third album, ‘The Trinity’.  

The first single lifted off the album is the club banger ‘We Be Burnin’, which has certainly set the charts alight, entering at No.2 on the UK Top 40. This single is a good indicator as to what the quality of other club tracks is like, with cuts like the infectious ‘Ever Blazin’ and the catchy ‘Temperature’ ideal for follow-up singles in the near future. ‘Temperature’ in particular is one of the strongest songs on the album, with its heavy bassline sure to get the booties shaking on the dancefloor.  

However, as we have seen before, there is more to Sean Paul than just the club tracks. Dutty Rock’s finest changes the mood of the album with the inclusion of more meaningful, heartfelt tracks like ‘Never Gonna Be The Same’, a somewhat haunting song dedicated to his fallen soldiers, most notably Dutty crewmember Daddigon and Jamaican icon Bogle. 

Yet, Sean doesn’t let his emotions get the better of him, and he picks up the pace again on the mediocre ‘I’ll Take You There’, one of the tracks for the ladies. To be honest, the album could have gone without this track, for despite his efforts, Sean just doesn’t seem to win me over with this one. Likewise, ‘Yardie Bone’ featuring Wayne Marshall is no head-turner either, with a watered down hook and calls of “ring ding ding” in the background doing it no favours either! ‘Give It Up To Me’ on the other hand, is a more enticing ladies track, with Sean Paul getting straight to the point over a beat courtesy of producer Don Corleone, and although not the best, it’s at least more bearable than the others.  

Then there’s the ego-boosting ‘Change The Game’ featuring Looga Man and Kid Kurup, a song that is their testament as to how influential they have been to the rise of the Dancehall genre. Whilst this is partially true, it’s still a little disappointing to see an artist as humble as Sean Paul really is, dedicate a whole song to this claim.  

With 18 tracks on ‘The Trinity’, it’s understandable that some of them would be under par, but Sean Paul more than makes up for these with numerous album highlights, such as ‘Breakout’, the title track ‘The Trinity’ and the aforementioned ‘Temperature’ and ‘We Be Burnin’.  

Despite a few downfalls, Sean Paul has shown that he does indeed have staying power, and as long as he continues to put out material as hot as his latest single, he won’t have any problems following up the success he’s already experienced.  

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 

Top three tracks:

11) Temperature

18) The Trinity

9) Never Gonna Be The Same

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