Sean Paul - The Trinity

The Trinity is Sean Paul's best album. It's much better than Dutty Rock. You can listen to the entire album over and over without getting bored and without wanting to skip some tracks. He's also more melodic and more original than on his previous recordings. If you like Sean Paul's voice and singing style, you must get this CD!

From beginning to end, this album is great! His 2000 debut was solid and had some good songs throughout. Dutty Rock was OK but not spectacular although it did wonders for his career and brought him out to the mainstream audience. I found songs from that CD like "Like Glue" and "I'm Still In Love With You" and even "Gimme The Light" after hearing it a thousand times to be weak and very annoying and got on my last nerve hearing them so much.

However, "The Trinity," has no bad songs at all and is perfect from start to finish. Unlike Dutty Rock, I've repeated listening to this CD many times now and I'm still not sick of it which shows how good it is and how great it is to see Sean Paul go back to his Jamaican roots and stop trying to please the mainstream with cameos galore like he did on Dutty Rock. I also like the fact that all the lyrics are included, I wish all artists did that, but with Dancehall is even better to have the words, cause sometimes you just don't know what they are saying. This album is great all around.

I was already a Sean Paul fan but this CD delivers. I love it.

This is dance music perfection. Not a single beat missed. Bravo.

This album was pretty good and will put you on your feet, but Dutty Rock is the better of the two. Sean Paul fans won't be disappointed but its not a commericalized as Dutty Rock.

excellent crossover reggae-hiphop music. but I want my Jamaicans doing yard music not american fare

Great, fun disc. The seller was amazing-- I ordered several cds from different sellers before the holidays and this is the only one I have yet to receive...

Very good product. I love Sean, because I can understand what he is singing and rapping. Dancehall is great to listen too and chill out. He put 17 songs on this production. WOW!!! Well worth the price if you ask me. I like about 14 songs. "Give it up to Me", "Never Gonna Be the Same", "Ever brazin'''" "Head to Toe", "Connection", "Straight Up". Just buy it already!!!

I love the big sean paul anthems like "temperature" but the other songs on the cd dont quite live up to it...
Fun for dancing reggae beats.. wont change your life..

Even though he's no Rude Bwoy, Sean Paul has expanded the notion of dancehall (at least in the US) more than any single artist since Shabba brought it to Carribean Riddims (BET) back in the day. Without question b/c of Sean Paul future dancehall artists have the opportunity for more visibility and more money. Point Blank.

I'm not a big reggue fan but this CD is a good one. This CD is better than the last one and has a lot of real upbeat dance tracks. The music is so good you seem to forget the explicit references to the female anatomy, which is hidden behing the accent. Being somewhat conservative I was surprised about some of the lyrics after I listened to it for the 50th time. But all in all, the overall message is that he likes having a good time and that's better than some of the other themes that are on the music scene these days. So overall it will make you feel "Eyeree" which is the point for making music in the first place. :-)

This Sean Paul album is HOTT! I would say it's the best CD buy I've ever made and now I'm in love with it. Some excellent songs include Temperature, We Be Burnin', Eye Deh A Mi Knee (My favorite song ever, it doesn't get enough attention), the trinity, head in the zone, and send it on. the single "give it up to me" i don't really like, and it shouldn't have been a single, but the rest of the album is GREAT. love to dance? this is the one you've been waiting for.

KEEP IT COMING SEAN PAUL!

A new low for music...as I said before on the stellar "music" by P. Diddy (not), when they coined the phrase "rap", they forgot to leave the "c" on.

Enough of this rap.

A lot of his songs are based on real life. OF course some of them are dance songs like "give it up to me", "temperature", I enjoy it very much. I wasn't so sure at first but then it really grew on me. Something I like listening in my car while I Drive. Sean Paul's little hard to understand though, at least for me. I never could really understand what he's singing but I certainly love it anyway. Some have more of a hip hop, some a reggae, and a lot he just fused together. I'm quite pleased the the album and reccommend it to anyone who likes hip hop with a reggae twist

As a hardcore dancehall fan, I keep up with all the new riddim selections that come out every week. I was looking forward to this new album for awhile hoping for a battery of new songs. After all, Sean Paul is probably the most commercialized dancehall artist. To my surprise

This is what i call HOT! I thought this album would be just another forgettable one...but this is UNforgettable! U'll be dancin to that sh** for a long time! He is amazin!!

Im not usually one that listens to this kind of music, but its a very good cd. Very good music. Id buy more from this artist.

This CD consists of a lot of hot dancehall tracks. It's very entertaining to listen to. My favourite track is "The Trinity". My second favourite is "Give it up to me". The whole CD is hot. Buy it if you like dub/dancehall reggae.

Trinity is not bad but it's not as good as I'd expected after hits "Temperature" and "We Be Burnin". I would recommend that you buy it as there are a few good songs but they're not all fantastic.

I don't really know how to review a reggae album, even though I like me some reggae, the accents and uptempo nature of albums like this one make it hard for me to know what they are saying. Consequently, I only take in about 25% of what Sean Paul is saying on this album (even though he is one of the easier artists to understand). The beats are mostly uptempo dance tracks that bang even though I can't do those moves they do in the videos! Just that one move that Sean Paul does.

This is a fun album, definitely throw it on if you having a party that's about dancing. He also has some slower songs on here that are just as good as the uptempo songs. My favorite songs are Temperature, We Be Burning, Give it Up To Me, Connection, All On Me, Head To Toe, and Ever Blazin. The album is bumpin, although a little long, nonetheless hot. If you don't have this already then go out and get it.

First off Dancehall is a hot genre full of unique artists in Jamaica always bumpin music. Now the trinity album has 6 or 7 good songs and pretty sure it will rock a party. Now... all I see in his album is Looga Man and Wayne Marshall which is kool but they are not the top acts in Jamaica and he used to work with them back in the day. Where's My man Bounty Killer,Beenie Man, Sizzla, Elephant Man, Mr Vegas, Buju Banton,Capleton, Busy Signal the list goes on. Those are your top artists in dancehall why haven't you collaborated with them.... is it because you dont want anybody else to share the spotlight with you. Im pretty sure they would collaborate with you but is this ablum to line up your pockets or for dancehall very questionable. BTW nina sky is not dancehall she is reggaeton. Like you said Sean paul bring back the love.... where is it, its not on your album.

HOT, SEXY and ENERGENIC! This really is a true blend of Reggae, Dancehall, and Hip Hop. Dutty Rock is great too, but on that album you can pick out the straight hip hop track, the straight dancehall ones, etc. whereas on The Trinity, it's all blended into it's own new sound. Sean Paul's music sounds like nothing else in the mainstream right now, and that's a good thing. Also, he does a really good job of pushing a riddim and making it into a great song. A lot of times, you will hear popular riddims just being rapped over, with nothing else but SP spices them up enough to hold up more than they would on their own. I love this album, and keep a copy of it within arms reach at all times. And sure, half the time you probably can't understand what he's saying but on this album he speaks a language we all can understand, the language of love!

Also, I've been a rock/alternative fan for years and was never into hip-hop, reggae, etc but this is definitely the album that won me over into those genres. And on that note, I will also state that I've been to more rock and punk shows then I can count, and no rock/punk band I've seen has ever worked the crowd or rocked the stage as hard as Sean Paul does. A lot of band should see what it's like to watch an artist on stage who actually looks likes he's having a blast doing a concert instead of just doing the fans a favor by singing live.

Sean Paul sold over six million copies of his album Dutty Rock. The album spawned several hit singles including "Gimmie The Light," "Get Busy," "Like Glue," and the #1 single "Baby Boy" featuring Beyonce.

Sean Paul has followed up Dutty Rock with The Trinity. The 18 track album features the current smash single "We Be Burnin'" Sean stays true to his dancehall roots on this CD. The album isn't filled with a bunch of cameos. Sean Paul holds it down on his own for the most part bringing his unique flavor to his international fan base. Sean Paul worked with fellow Jamaican artists and producers for the most part for The Trinity.


Don't miss out on these hot tracks-

"We Be Burning"-Very hot, the album's first single.

"Ever Blazin'"-Good song with a nice track

"Eye deh a mi knee"-It's hard to understand what Sean is saying on this song but it's hot and it was on a lot of mix tapes this past summer. Sean Paul does include the lyrics in the CD jacket insert.

"Give It Up To Me"-Clearly a sex song. This song has got to be a single. It's one of the hottest songs on the album.

"Connection" featuring Nina Sky-Very catchy song, could easily be a single.

"Never Gonna Be The Same"-This is a soulful, reflective song about dealing with loss.

"All on Me" featuring Tami Chynn-This is an extra hot featuring newcomer Tami Chynn. She has a very soothing voice and her and Sean Paul sound great on this track.

Songs like "The Trinity," and "Yardie Boy," have a very Jamaican dancehall feel to them. True all of the songs are dancehall songs, but these songs more so than others. Songs, "I'll Take You There," "Temperature," and "Head to Toe," serve as decent album tracks. While some U.S. listeners will pick up the CD and may only claim a few songs as potential hits one must remember that Sean Paul is an international recording star and The Trinity is music for the world as a whole, not just the U.S. listening audience. It's a feel good album and clocks in exactly at one hour.

This album by Sean Paul is named the Trinity because it took him 3 years to produce, it is his 3rd record and it was made in the 3rd world (Kingston, Jamaica). I think it's really amazing that he made this masterpiece in a tiny little recording studio in Kingston. The sound is unique to Sean Paul and I am certain it will be an international hit. I have danced to Temperature and We'll Be Burning in New York, Miami and Las Vegas -- it's at every dancehall and if it doesn't make you want to dance, maybe get your blood pressure checked.

This album is absolute junk. Even though I cant stand most of todays "pop" music, I still try to keep up with the times and check out the scene, because sometimes you will find bands that are big on the charts (ex. Staind, Linkin Park, LL Cool J) that actually have some talent, and give us some good songs. Sean Paul sounds like a bad version of the early 1990's rappper, Snow, who had the hit, "Informer" This is absolute disgrace, espically when I get criticized for calling Death Metal artist, "Talented". Is this really talent. I do enjoy some hip-hop, mostly though I am strictly old school (old 60's + 70's RnB and 80's and early 90's hip-hop) There might be a few good songs on here for a dance club, if mixed correctly, but the entire album sounds the same, and Sean Paul sounds like he has marbles in his mouth. Its one thing when you have a talented Regaee artist that puts some lyrics over beats, but this is god-awful. I would save your money, because in a few years, you will be able to get this one of the discount rack.

How you fi guh call other reggae artists "Dudes"..yuh not only dis di artist dem but a whole nation a people..jus because..yuh have a likkle hype..bwoy mi a tell yuh sean paul is a big let down....

From the OBJECTIVE reviewer...Sean Paul does it...that's right, repeats the same song over and over 18 times and does even do a good job of it.

The album's title, if you are curious, has a three-part meaning: this is Sean Paul's third album, it took three years to create, and it was "all done right here in the Third World*," according to him.

*The Trinity was recorded entirely in Jamaica.

He stays true to his Caribbean roots and did not Americanize (euphemism for "sell out") his sound for this latest album. I will be the first to admit, however, that it is difficult to understand what he says most of the time. Regardless of that, so far I predict The Trinity to be the best warm-weather-with-the-windows-down-in-the-car-and-the-volume-up-high album this year...even though it was released last year, late last year. I cannot get enough of some of these songs right now.

01. Fire Links Intro I still do not like Intro tracks. This one did nothing to change that. I do not understand them; especially one that is 49 seconds long and yet just repeats the same thing over and over.

02. Head In The Zone A nice beat for a track that warms us up for the rest of the album ahead. I do tire easily of DJs and producers who yell at random intervals (see: Lil' Jon and DJ Clue), which is a blemish on this song.

03. We Be Burnin' We Be Burnin' was the first single released from this album. I became certain of a few things when I first heard this track: I would get this album and this would be the best track on it. I was right and wrong. This is a great song and definitely will get bodies on the dance floor, but not the best song on the album. That is a good thing. You can watch the video here.

04. Send It On This is a great example of a "catchy" song by Sean Paul standards. If I could figure out the words...they would be in my head all day!

05. Ever Blazin' This is my dark-horse pick for favorite track. The beat causes body parts to move of their own accord. Without realizing it you will be bouncing -- sitting, standing, laying down -- I don't care what you are doing. A great track to put on a mix you are making for your special lady friend if you want to add something with a beat.

06. Eye Deh A Mi Knee This is a fine song, but I can't help but think of Tunak Tunak Tun when I listen to it.

07. Give It Up To Me Time to slow it down some. One track that stands out as evidence that The Trinity does not have all of the energy that was in Dutty Rock. Do not misinterpret that, I did not say it was a bad song, just slower than others.

08. Yardie Bone This one is much less dancehall and much more reggae. In case you are curious, Wayne Marshall is featured.

09. Never Gonna Be The Same Another slower track. Sean Paul sets this song aside to reflect on the things that happen in our lives that are out of our control. It is a nice tribute to friends and family.

10. I'll Take You There A good song that would get more respect on an album with fewer "hits."

11. Temperature It is, unfortunately, unfair to the other tracks on the album for this song to appear. There are so many good songs on The Trinity, though this one just won't share the spotlight. As stated above, I was sure We Be Burnin' was as good as they could get. I was wrong.

12. Breakout It is a rare thing indeed when you can find an album you can listen to, start to finish, without skipping any songs. You *can* do that with this album, but if you were going to skip one song, this is probably it. It seems much less refined (for lack of a better word) than the other songs.

13. Head To Toe Has it been too long since he slowed it down for another ode to the ladies? I guess so. Apparently it was time for another. Probably the weakest of the slower songs, but the competition is stiff.

14. Connection One thing Sean Paul did so well on Dutty Rock was collaboration tracks with recent hot, female artists. This is the big one on The Trinity, featuring Nina Sky. She sounds good with him.

15. Straight Up Despite being a three-minute track, it seems to go too fast. The song is, overall, unremarkable -- neither good nor bad. It is fine, and well placed tucked at the end of the album.

16. All On Me Another collaboration song with a female artist. Sean Paul and Tami Chynn team up for this track. A mediocre song.

17. Change The Game Featuring Looga Man & Kid Kurup. This song saves the slow fall-off that was happening. The last few tracks made you think the album had run out of steam. Unfortunately, this track does what many do at the end of hip-hop albums recently; the featured artist takes the front seat and Sean Paul appears only as support.

18. The Trinity Last but not least, the title track. You have made it through 17 tracks to get here; the choice is yours if you let the last one play. You will not miss much if you stop now. The strength of the album is early.

I love sean paul and his albums BUT this was the best one yet!! if you like hip-hop you'll be addicted!!!

This is not a good example of Sean Paul's talent. I found it to be very repetitive and without direction. I was not pleased with this new CD. (Sorry, Sean Paul!)

Don't misinterpret Sean Paul's objective here - his music is meant for clubs and dance parties. You cannot seriously critique this CD as if it was made to be a work of genius - because it's not. But what you can do is realize that in this genre of music, whether it's reggae - reggaeton - or dance, this CD is hot. Don't listen to what everyone else is saying, Trinity has 6 hot tracks:

Ever Blazing
Give It Up To Me
All on Me
Connection
We'll Be Burning
Temperature

Temperature is better than any track on Sean Paul's first CD. Buy this one if you're going to use it at a party or something -it has great dance beats.

No. This is NOT the same Sean Paul that brought us Gimme the Light and my favorite Sean Paul song EVER Get Busy. I think the old guy ran away never to return again. Besides a few OKAY tracks like the hit singles (which one of them I can't stand) this CD is very repetitive leaving an uninspired taste in your mouth. Can you dance to this? Yeah. Maybe. IF YOU'RE DEAF. I'm telling you to stay away from this one and buy Durty Rock. Getting a new CD just to get a new CD is overrated anyway.

Worst songs: I'll Take You There
Breakout

Best songs: We Be Burnin' and Temperature, sadly.

CDs worth: Just over a buck!
(Just have someone burn it--at least you won't have to be disappointed after spending 15 bucks on...this.)

Sean Paul, fake style and all, is here to throw down. Too bad he can't pull off his crappy music live, maybe I'd have given him 2 stars.

Yeah, right. And maybe I'll become an Air Traffic Contoller to mediate all those pigs soaring through the skies, as well.

The album is a very good, yes. There are very good tracks. "We Be Burnin" and "Temperature", the latest singles are also good as well. I didn't like these two singles at first but now i do. They grew on me. My favorite songs on this album is "Head to toe" as well as "Send It On", "i'll take you there" and "ever blazin". "Connection" with Nina Sky is okay, but not a favorite. No. 9 which is a reggae track, is about family and friends that past away and Sean Paul acknowledges them. There are also some club bangers like "Breakout". The album still does not compare to "Dutty Rock".

One of the best purchases I have ever made. Sean Paul's "Trinity" is awesome.

this is a great cd to get ready to go out to. love the beats

I loved "Dutty Rock",but this one is an awesome compilation of dancehall/reggae that I have heard. Sean Paul proves that he is not just a pretty face, but a mindful and soulful artist. He is proving to be another legend to come out of Jamaica since Bob Marley. One of the best tracks is "Never Gonna Be The Same"--a tribute to loved ones who have passed away--and I was lucky enough to hear the "bonus track" "As time Goes on"--an almost reminicent tune where Sean Paul does a lot more "singing" than "hip/hop" rap--in the style of Bob Marley. (touche? No, just an observation). This is a highly recommended album for people just getting acquainted with Caribbean styles--before jumping head-first into Damian, Ziggy, Beenie or even Anthony B or Richie Spice--like I did while dating a native of Trinidad. Though Sean Paul is considered "main-stream": a.k.a Mainland Hysteria, this album returns him to the earthiness of his Jamaican roots (though he does have a few "hip/hop" sounds on the album). His mix of Spanish-English-Jamaica/Patois is articulate--far more than on "Dutty Rock" and is easier for "beginners" to grab a hold of the Caribbean vocabulary (though, as I stated before, I had an advantage dating an "islander"). Definitely worth the wait! Kudos to Sean Paul on an awesome, awesome job!

Words cannot explain the liquid heat on this album.
To me, Sean Paul is still underrated.

Best Buy in 2006, period!!


Wowsies!!!

Sean Paul's latest album is dynamite! Loaded with some funky numbers! Most of the album must have been inspired by the slinky Like Glue from his last album. While We Be Burnin' has been a huge hit, it's no contest to my favorite track, Temperature, which has these addictive, pulsating rhythms and beats to it. Other songs I like are Give It Up to Me (another standout), Head In the Zone, Connection, Straight Up, All on Me, Never Gonna Be the Same, Change The Game, The Trinity, and others. He stayed with the same formula and producers and musicians on Dutty Rock, but the songs are funkier this time. You will be playing many of these songs multiple times for days on end--a lot of them are catchy!

I am not a hip hopper. I don't even like hip hop, but I love Sean Paul. he's not just another raper, he's original, and his voice is unique. When you hear Sean Paul ont he radio, you know it's Sean Paul! I had been waiting for him to put out some new stuff for a while now, and I was very pleased with this album.
Yuga-yo!

I know I'm real late but when I went to get this CD the day it came out it was sold out everywhere. Then I went somewhere far and finally got it. I banged this cd since day one when it came out it has not left my cd player yet. Sean Paul worked it out on WE BE BURNIN, TEMPRATURE, BREAKOUT, HEAD IN THE ZONE and well da%n all the songs. Worth the buy is all i got to say Im out.

The first time anyone or should I say a Sean Paul novice hears this album, it can feel like a lot of the songs are pretty much the same except for the hits: 'We be burnin' and 'Temperature'. But listening a second, third time the distinguishable words and sounds start to come out. I love the album. Sean Paul, rock on.

First of all all of sean paul's albums are very good the only reason you guys are saying obnoxious things is because you don't know reggae music like that. I'm mad that this stupid fool said stop biting Supercat's style he's not copying Supercat, he has his own style all you critics is just haters for real. Yes the listing is bad but his music is tight, you need to take a listen as a matter of fact do you guys know the story behind "Never Gonna be the same" ? I bet not, you bastards just don't understand where he's coming from. Learn jamaican, and then you can criticize, you just need to LISTSEN for yourselves, his music is gettieng better and better, you guys aren't no damn critics, just idiots, if you want true criticism on The Trinity [...]

I was extremely disappointed with this cd. Sean Paul is an extremely talented artist, sold himself short with cheap productions and very little talent.

Don't get it twisted; I'm not saying that Sean Paul's latest album The Trinity is bad by any means (and also don't get confused by its track listing on this site, because it's all wrong). While Sean scored some monster hits back in 2003, this album can't really compare to Dutty Rock.

The album does have a lot of decent tracks on it, but the only song that really stands out is "We Be Burnin'." The rest of the album can still rock a party, however, with the exception of filler tracks like the dry "I'll Take You There" and the graphic "Give It Up To Me". And the duet with Nina Sky on "Connection" doesn't help or hurt the album. Sean also spends a great deal of time repeating the first and second verses at the end of the songs just to make the songs longer.

One other annoying aspect is adlibs by Looga Man, who appears to be reggae's answer to Lil Jon. Oh, well; while not as spectacular as Dutty Rock, The Trinity should still suit dancehall enthusiasts fine. It's too bad the album isn't selling, though, because at this rate it seems like Sean P will turn into just another reggae artist.

Anthony Rupert

P.S. In response to another reviewer, Sean Paul had more than one hit in 2003 ("Gimme the Light", "Get Busy", "Like Glue" and "I'm Still In Love With You" were all hits).

There comes a time in every shoe gazers life when the music of Manchester, Prog.,
and blues rock just doesn't satisfy, when there's an emptiness, you know you hate
reggae but want to learn to move to it's drum and bass, and you want a lyric that
just has you nodding your head, and suddenly it's this, this great sound of Dancehall and Reggaeton. Trinity is a continuation of sounds from a voice that is settled in it's stoney sound and that's OK, the drums and synths keep you bouncing, and it's this, this happy movement to the music that you have been missing.
Sean Paul is good, very good at what he does. If you've ever wanted to explore Dancehall and Reggaeton without spending too much money then buy Trinity, Dutty Rock, Daddy Yankee and Shaggy's latest, and then move yourself into the perfection
of Don Omar, go back to Trinity and you'll discover what is great about dance music,that it's fun. There's nothing wrong with fun. And it's ok to smile to the music as well.
I was a fan by way of Dutty Rock and thought that he had worn out the territory of his voice and song but no, there's more head rocking good music here on Trinity
than a lot of music published stateside.

STOP BITING SUPERCAT'S STYLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you are a big dancehall reggae fan then this is the album for you. I haven't stopped playing it since I purchased it more than a month ago. Most of the songs are above average which is rare for albums these days. There is also a nice diversity of songs so you don't feel like you are listening to the same song and beats over and over again. I am very happy that I purchased it.

This is one of his best albums in my opinion. Anything rated any less than five stars is ridiculous. I have always been a fan of sean paul and some people just don't know what reggae is all about and don't understand the logic. This album is worth every penny.