Sean Paul

Beyoncé said, "I knew Sean had to be on my album because I love his approach."

Sean Paul on Beyoncé: "I've been a fan of her work for a long time."

Sean Paul stated about "Baby Boy": "She's telling me about her fantasies and picturing me and her going here and there, all over the world...I'm answering back, like, 'I'm wit it."

Neil Drumming quoted that "'Baby Boy' goes full-tilt Bollywood 'n da hood, with Sean Paul ripping a pulsing tabla raga."

Lisa Verrico of Times Online called the song "Baby Boy" a "Latino-tinged collaboration...set to clicky beats that sound like castanets." She concluded: "Paul does a reggae rap in the middle, but it's when he chats while Beyoncé half raps that the pair have real chemistry."

Sean Paul on why "Break It Off" don't have a music vid:

Sean Paul: "Dancehall is just like hip-hop in that it doesn't always talk about bling; it talks about conscious issues."

Sean Paul: "I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real." 

Sean Paul: " I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be."

Sean Paul: "I would like to work with anyone in the business who wants to give respect back to the Jamaican vibe."

Sean Paul: "Music is your own talent and is an important tool. Even if you don't want to be a role model, get ready to be in the public eye. Energy is there, you just have to use it."

Sean Paul: "Music tells you about the artist and what they were thinking about at the time, because the person has to think about it to sing it."

Sean Paul: "My lyrics come from my experiences growing up in life, trying to find out and express who I am. That's basically it. I'm not trying to be a prophet or anything like that. I'm just reflecting on life."

Sean Paul: "Please remember we all come from the same one and we will all return to that one, so there is no reason for fighting."

Sean Paul: "Sometimes you have to take a break from being a crazy kid. You can't be doing that all the time. Sometimes you just have to pay respect to your own simple-ness."

Sean Paul: "When I got a job at a bank, I began writing my own songs about social change. I then got deeper and deeper into the music world."