... In 2002, he released Dutty Rock, which is a club favorite... but how will it fare against a hip-hop head?
Track List & Rating
1. Dutty Rock Intro (NOT RATED)
2. Shout (Street Respect) (2 Stars)
3. Gimme The Light (5 Stars)
4. Like Glue (5 Stars)
5. Get Busy (4 Stars)
6. ... Read review
Advantages: Memorably Catchy Beats, some good lyrics, Hip-Hop / Reggae Fusion, actual GOOD Club Songs Disadvantages: A lot of songs are crappy, Difficult to understand Sean Paul
...all. In 2002, he released Dutty Rock, which is a club favorite... but how will it fare against a hip-hop head?
Track List & Rating
1. Dutty Rock Intro (NOT RATED)
2. Shout (Street Respect) (2 Stars)
3. Gimme The Light (5 Stars)
4. Like Glue (5 Stars)
5. Get Busy (4 Stars)
6. Top Of The Game f/ Rahzel (4 Stars)
7. Police Skit (NOT RATED)
8. Ganja ... ...good and the bad on Dutty Rock?, i will instead only write about the highlights and stand-out tracks on the album. The bad songs, in reading the ratings, were either bad because of lack of good lyricism, an unlistenable delivery, or annoying beats. Basically, those are the major problems that plague the album, and caused me to dislike a lot of the tracks on the album. Now, lets get to whats good about the album:
Believe it not, i actually enjoy some of Sean Paul's work, even though im a backpacker. Sean Paul's infectious beats and somewhat good lyrics (those which i can understand), aren't too bad at all. In 2002, he released Dutty Rock, which is a club favorite... but how will it fare against a hip-hop head?
Track List & Rating
1. Dutty Rock Intro (NOT RATED) 2. Shout (Street Respect) (2 Stars) 3. Gimme The Light (5 Stars) 4. Like Glue (5 Stars) 5. Get Busy (4 Stars) 6. Top Of The Game f/ Rahzel (4 Stars) 7. Police Skit (NOT RATED) 8. Ganja Breed f/ Chico (3 Stars) 9. Concrete (2 Stars) 10. I'm Still In Love f/ Sasha (3 Stars) 11. International Affair f/ Debbie Nova (4 Stars) 12. Can You Do The Work f/ Cecile (3 1/2 Stars) 13. Punkie (3 Stars) 14. My Name (5 Stars) 15. Junkin Punny (2 Stars) 16. Uptown Haters Skit (NOT RATED) 17. Gimme The Light Remix f/ Busta Rhymes (3 1/2 Stars) 18. Bubble f/ Farenheit (2 Stars) 19. Shake That Thing (3 Stars) 20. Esa Loca f/ Tony Touch, R.O.B.B. (2 Stars) 21. It's On (2 Stars) 22. Punkie (Espanol) (3 1/2 Stars) This review is reviewed a bit differently than some of my others. Instead of covering both the good and the bad on Dutty Rock?, i will instead only write about the highlights and stand-out tracks on the album. The bad songs, in reading the ratings, were either bad because of lack of good lyricism, an unlistenable delivery, or annoying beats. Basically, those are the major problems that plague the album, and caused me to dislike a lot of the tracks on the album. Now, lets get to whats good about the album:
"Dutty Rock Intro" kicks off the album with some australian dude introducing Sean Paul, as he tries to rap or sing over a whack beat, which is just a comical, but skippable, way to kick off Dutty Rock.
Skipping ahead we get to the first real highlight, which is the lead single Gimme The Light. This is the song that put Sean Paul on the map, as it was released late last year. The infectious beat is an immediate banging track, with its alternating bass, drums, and guitar flicks are memorable. Sean Paul spits a nice multi-syllable flow with some dope vocabulary, but as expected, the hook is the most memorable part of the track. Its safe for me to say that this is one of the only tracks worthy of being excellent because the beats, the lyrics, and the energy are all there in one nice package, without worrying about anything. Its mainstream, but not materialistic, which is good and healthy. This is what id like to call Club Music done right.
Like Glue follows this right after, and is another major highlight. This is the third single thats out now, and in my opinion, is dope as hell to me. Sean Paul spits a sort of fun, light-hearted flow with dope lyrics. Its not impossibly difficult to understand him like it is later on the album, but its tough a couple of times. Sean Paul's lyrics are good, but the highlight is the real highlight. In my opinion, this song has the most reggae influence, with a nice synthesized head-nodding beat which is the background of the song. Its difficult to hear this and not like it, and im not really sure why, but its just an addicting track and a fun listen.
The second single is placed right after this, and its "Get Busy", which really blew Sean Paul up. Personally, this song aint too bad. The beat is a sample of "Diwali Riddim", which is an old jamaican song, sampled by many artists, and now Sean Paul got his hands on it. The melody is memorable, but the lyrics arent as good as expected. The hook is dope, but the song lyrics themselves are extremely repetitive. Once again, just for the beats.
"Ganja Breed" and "Im Still in Love" are average, but the second one is a more creative song. While the first is just an average club song with average lyrics, the second song is a much better feel. Sean Paul tries to get a bit more melodic with his sound, not just in the lyrics, but in the delivery and beat. The beat itself uses a mix of loud horns and some claps and drums to give it a very carribean, light-hearted feel. Sasha drops the hooks and R&B-ish vocals, and Sean Paul's lyrics aren't bad at all, but also aren't good. Sean Paul's lack of creative lyrics and vocabulary is his problem on this track, but its pretty easy to understand what he's saying. Sean Paul's twist on a love song is unique, but not a terribly bad listen.
Debbie Nova drops in to join Sean Paul on "International Affair". The beat is immediately head bobbing, with a nice mixture of old-school synthesizer and keyboard, the actual melody is haunting and head-bobber in itself. The way the track is mixed and produced is pure magic, and Sean Paul's delivery isn't bad at all. With some singing and rapping mixed together, along with some slightly above average lyrics and a Rakim sample, we've got a great song. Debbie Nova's hook is amazing and this is one of those songs i believe everybody can enjoy personally, from underground fans to commercial fans, to tweeners.
Skipping ahead we get to the next highlight, which is "My Name". The production lowers itself a bit and is simplistic, but the melodies are still memorable. Featuring a tight drum loop with bass, along with some background synthesizer at a more slower pace, Sean Paul's lyrics are put to the forefront. On this track, Sean Paul raps to the females in a charismatic way, with some pretty good lyrics, and some singing involved as well. Sean Paul's diversity in his voice is something good in my opinion. But lets remember this in listening: This album is not a hip-hop album neccessarily. It is a jamaican album with hip-hop and R&B influences, and in this track, its shown. Sean Paul's lyrics are easy to understand, and it makes it dope in my opinion.
There aren't too many more highlights on Dutty Rock, so i'll rundown some other notable tracks.
"Gimme The Light Remix" is another radio favorite. Busta Rhymes joins Sean Paul on this remix. Busta Rhymes comes off weak, and Sean Paul delivers a new dope verse for us to munch into. The beat is the same, only this time featuring Busta ad-libbing in the background ala P. Diddy. The hook is still the same memorable one, but the new lyrics are good, if shorter. The song serves its purpose as a good remix, but not as good as the original.
Sean Paul turns to hispanics (yay), on the spanish-sung "Punkie" to close out the album. First off, this track is NOT a hip-hop song, as Sean Paul sings in spanish. The beat has a humongous carribean influence, with a beautiful funky feel to it, great for sunny days at the beach (damn i sound queer), but its true. Sean Paul sings in spanish to a female named Punkie, and is admittedly quite good at singing in spanish. His vocals and vocabulary surprised me, and the lyrics are beautifully good, even though they aren't rap lyrics. This is a unique, but nice way to finish the album.
Dutty Rock is not a bad album whatsoever from a musical standpoint. The majority of the musical instrumentals are dope, and Sean Paul is a talented singer himself. His lyrics are at times subpar, average, or dumb, but othertimes are surprisingly good. This is pure dance music, and ill give it the credit that it deserves, it does its job. So ive devised a small chart for figuring out this album's rating...
Club Vibes: 4 Stars Underground Vibes: 2 Stars Lyrics: 2 Stars Beats: 4 Stars Final Score: 3 Stars
Advantages: Freash, Funky and fun Disadvantages: Parental Advisory Explicit Content
...version you get.
1) Dutty Rock Intro:- personally I think that this track is a was of time and would have been better left off of the album it is 2:24 sec where he just introduces the album
2) Shout (stret respect):- personally I don’t really like this one but if its on I will listen to it 3) Gimme The Light:- This is a really funky song and I like playing this one quite a few times 4) Like Glue:- Again I really like this one
5) Get Busy:- Again ... ...6) Top Of The Game (feat. Rahzel)
7) Police Skit:- personally I think that this track is a was of time and would have been better left off of the album
8) Ganja Breed (feat. Chico):- Again I don’t like this one and think It would have been better off not being put on the CD but then again it dose brake the CD up and gives you some thing of a light relief to hear some thing funny and unusual.
9) Concrete:- I wasn’t too sure if I liked this one ...
sherparfitt 06.04.2004
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Advantages: Catchy Tunes, Good Beat Disadvantages: Out dated
This album is the only Sean Paul album I have however, I have heard his other songs when they get realeased.
The one thing I struggle to realise with Sean Paul, is why he makes his songs to only last a few weeks.
I feel that his songs are very very catchy, excellent on a night out, brilliant to shake ya booty too, and they always get up there in the charts - within 1 month of it being bought out. After that no body listens to them anymore, the ... ...get so hyped up when it comes on. But credit where its due, Mr Paul just keeps banging the tunes out that gets everyone shaking their bum down the street. The songs are also very different but also very similar, it almost has the same back beat to it, but the lyrics and the beat that we dance to are very different. Would suggest this album if you dont tend to listen to your albums very often, so when you do come to listen to it, it almost becomes ...
michelleb3210 21.02.2006
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Advantages: some great songs, great rapping Disadvantages: undecifrable lyrics, too much talking, pointless skits
...of his duets are on the album (blu cantrell or beyonce) because they did score him a lot of attention. I especially dislike the random talking on the album like in Dutty Rock Intro and Police Skit, and if these tracks weren't on the album it would be much better! ...
Laurasusanne99 16.12.2003
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Advantages: Sean Paul. Disadvantages: The track listing on the back is kinda hard to read.
His first album 'Stage One' earned him a few fans, whereas 'Dutty Rock' has definately upped Sean Paul's credability. With top song's such as 'Get busy', 'Gimmie Da Light', 'Like Glue' and 'Still In Love' featuring Sasha, this album is definately worth having in your cd collection. The skit's are quite funny but ive listened to it so many time's i often skip them. Call it dancehall, bashment, call it whatever you like, this album is brilliant. Also ... ...voices just fit together even though they are so different. Sean Paul is currently recording his third album, which i hope will be just as good. The track listing is like a big spiral on the back cover which makes it kinda hard to read, but nothing major to complain about. Buy it! ...
xx_lou_xx 15.08.2004
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Advantages: good mixes, good , funky beats Disadvantages: a few not so great mixes
...after he produced the album dutty rock which was a record hit success, he expanded his music on an even international level playing at countries such as China, other parts of the Caribbean, European etc. Sean was recently named best reggae Artist of the Year at the MOBO Awards in London, and he also garnered a High Times magazine 2002 Doobie Award for the song Gimme The Light.
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The Album ... ...album started off with the Dutty Rock Intro, which was just basically someone but I am not too sure who introducing Sean Paul, its short and to the point, but it could have improved for example Sean Paul starting off the album or even having a mellow tune to start off with. Shout is a good next track to put on the album it is mellow and sets the album up. I would give this track 5/10.
Gimme the Light exceeds the negative aspects of the intro, with ...
nfire84 29.01.2005 (09.02.2007)
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Twenty three tracks make up the 2nd album of Jamaican Dancehall come DJ, come rapper SeanPaul, his first album bombed.
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~~~The Tracks~~~
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Product details
Title
Dutty Rock [PA]
Performer
Sean Paul
Genre
Reggae
Sub Genre
Dancehall / Ragga
Release Date
28/04/2003
Original Release Year
2002
Label / Distributor
Atlantic / Cinram Logistics
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
75679316721
Catalogue Number
7567931672
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Sean Paul, Beyonce (vocals); Rahzel, Chico, Sasha, Debbie Nova, Ce'cile, Busta Rhymes, Fahrenheit, Tony Touch, R.O.B.B. (rap vocals); Mark Ronson (various instruments); Tony Touch (programming). Producers include: The Beat People, Troyton, The Neptunes, Scott Storch, Delroy Foster. Though he'd released successful singles earlier, Jamaican toaster Sean Paul became a full-blown international dancehall reggae sensation with his 2000 full-length debut STAGE ONE. Picking up where that album left off, DUTTY ROCK dips into hip-hop production techniques in addition to the usual dancehall tricks, providing a unique framework for Sean's visceral, rapid-fire raps. Amid all the modern production, "I'm Still in Love with You" (not the Al Green tune) finds SP dipping into the roots-reggae trickbag, with vocal assistance from Sasha. And unlike some of his contemporaries, he's not without a sense of humor. The introductory skit, which finds him hilariously at odds with an inept heavy metal backing band, posits Sean Paul as the Stan Freberg (ask your grandparents) of dancehall.
Album Reviews
Q (1/03, p.121) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Dancehall remains Jamaica's dominant indigenous musical force....Sean Paul is its brightest hope..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Dutty Rock (intro)
2.
Shout (Street Respect)
3.
Gimme The Light
4.
Like Glue
5.
Get Busy
6.
Top Of The Game - Paul, Sean & Rahzel
7.
Police Skit
8.
Ganja Breed - Paul, Sean & Chico
9.
Concrete
10.
I'm Still In Love With You - Paul, Sean & Sasha
11.
International Affair - Paul, Sean & Debbie Nova
12.
Can You Do The Work - Paul, Sean & Ce'Cile
13.
Punkie
14.
My Name
15.
Jukin' Punny
16.
Uptown Haters Skit
17.
Gimme The Light - Paul, Sean & Busta Rhymes
18.
Bubble - Paul, Sean & Fahrenheit
19.
Shake That Thing
20.
Esa Loca - Paul, Sean & Tony Touch/ROBB
21.
It's On
22.
Punkie (Espanol)
23.
Samfy-i
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