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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 25, 2007 12:49:51 GMT -5
This album is pretty good. Great production.
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Post by CedricCed on Jul 25, 2007 22:51:01 GMT -5
album is kinda wack..a few good tracks but overall boring
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Jul 27, 2007 12:56:46 GMT -5
Billboard review:
Sean Kingston SEAN KINGSTON Producer(s): J.R. Rotem Genre: R&B Label: Beluga Heights/Epic
On his self-titled debut, 17-year-old Kingston creates a world where hip-hop, reggae and a touch of doo-wop come together for something fresh. In tandem with his youthful and sincere songwriting, the Jamaica-bred artist is poised to be an unlikely pop-culture phenomenon. The hit "Beautiful Girls" balances idealistic love with the perils of relationships, while "Me Love" laments an absent girlfriend with reggae-style chatting. There is also a heartfelt dedication to his incarcerated mother, "Dry Your Eyes," where he confesses, "17 and my mommy's gone/can't wait till she comes back home." But it's not all soft and gooey; on the Vybz Cartel and Kardinal Offishal-assisted "Colors 2007," Kingston chronicles the more grisly side of the events that made him who he is today.—Mariel Concepcion
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Post by eljefro on Jul 27, 2007 14:43:41 GMT -5
He was beyond annoying in a radio interview he gave today...OMG...don't let this kid talk...cause he can't...
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Post by rvd on Jul 28, 2007 8:59:41 GMT -5
^Yeah. His accent rips what quality he might have wanted to project in his songs.
Seriously, can anyone send him to speech class? Beautiful Girls could have been A LOT BETTER if he lost that fugly accent.
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Post by shaq91 on Jul 28, 2007 10:59:29 GMT -5
^Yeah. His accent rips what quality he might have wanted to project in his songs. Seriously, can anyone send him to speech class? Beautiful Girls could have been A LOT BETTER if he lost that fugly accent. Yo why does he have to go to speech class when there sean paul, bennie man & other who ppl dont understand at all. why dont they go. sean kingston could be understood, and stop pickin on him, his music his good and he's gonna be big even though ur ass dosnt like him.
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Post by eljefro on Jul 28, 2007 18:08:56 GMT -5
It's not his accent...he just sounded dumb to me.
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Post by rvd on Jul 29, 2007 5:01:33 GMT -5
It's not his accent...he just sounded dumb to me. YES! EXACTLY! Sean Paul and all others sounded good with their accents, he needs to learn how to carry it. That's basically why some people dislike him, the way he sounds but his material could be really good.
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Post by Painty on Jul 29, 2007 15:49:27 GMT -5
Is it just me or am I hearing 'It's Raining Men' in the beginning of Take You There?
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Post by reception on Jul 31, 2007 7:12:18 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 31, 2007 11:13:57 GMT -5
Out today in the USA!!
Taget: $9.98 Circuit City & Best Buy: $9.99
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Post by eljefro on Jul 31, 2007 11:20:48 GMT -5
Any predictions on how well this will do?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2007 12:20:38 GMT -5
awful TRL performance
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Post by Taylor. on Jul 31, 2007 16:02:16 GMT -5
80k-120k opening week.
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Post by shaq91 on Aug 1, 2007 18:29:30 GMT -5
I bought a copy, i think it was the last one in the store.
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Post by tanto on Aug 1, 2007 18:35:44 GMT -5
Love his song but haven't bought the cd yet. He was on one of the morning shows this week. I thought he was great!
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Post by Tha Kid Wit Tha Flow on Aug 1, 2007 18:38:43 GMT -5
Expected to hit 60,000 in sales. OK, but I expected a little more.
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Post by COW COW COW COW COW COW COW on Aug 1, 2007 20:36:15 GMT -5
Um...????He did a terrible performance on TRL. For someone who doesn't have good looks, he sure sounds bad...you'd think he'd be a model if he was signed with a voice like that...
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Post by rehab on Aug 1, 2007 21:44:14 GMT -5
Pretty good opening week. It was an incredibly rushed project and if it wasnt for this topic i wouldnt have even known when it was coming out because he hasnt done any promo really. If he picks the right singles i can see him going gold
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Post by reception on Aug 2, 2007 5:57:01 GMT -5
Aug 1, 5:59 PM EDT Sean Kingston Talks About His Hot Song
By ALICIA QUARLES Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sean Kingston proves that how you start out in life doesn't always determine where you end up. Just a few years ago, Kingston was homeless with just a dream of making it big in the music industry. Today, the Miami-born, Jamaican-bred Kingston has one of the hottest songs of the summer, "Beautiful Girls."
But Kingston is not content with appearing in front of the microphone. He says he also writes all of his own music. Kingston sat down with The Associated Press to speak about his newfound fame, family and why his music is profanity-free.
AP: What inspired "Beautiful Girls"?
Kingston: I was dating this girl for two years and she ended up cheating on me with one of my best friends, like a real close best friend. ... Basically in the story of the track I am talking to her.
AP: So, with the success of the song, should you thank her?
Kingston: I really don't want to thank her personally because she really dogged me, but if happens to be that, shouts out Ashley. She knows what it is.
AP: How did you get your record deal?
Kingston: For those who don't know, I got my deal off MySpace.com. I wrote to J.R. Rotem. He is big producer. He's done a lot of stuff for Rihanna, 50 Cent, Britney Spears and etc. ... I saw his MySpace (page). I thought, "Yo, this guy is really talented I want to work with him." What I did was hit him up on his e-mail like, "Yo please take time out to listen to my music. I'm in a struggle right now. I'm in a bad situation. Music is my life. Just give me a chance." Once I sent him that message he didn't reply back. I kept on sending the messages. I kept on hitting him back like eight times a day. He eventually replied back like, "Yo, I want to hear more music."
AP: You seem to have gone through so much at a young age. Tell me about the hardships you have had to overcome.
Kingston: Those who don't know, my mom, she got taken away from me when I was 14 years old. She is incarcerated. My sister was incarcerated. I was homeless. When my mom went away when I was 14. ... I was forced to live with my aunt. My aunt, she doesn't like rap music. She thinks rap music is the devil's music. Basically she said, "Yo, if you are going to do music you can't do it in my house." ... I breathe, I sleep, I eat music. Music is what I wanted to do. When she told me that I was left in a weird situation. I wanted to do music and she heard me coming in with demo CDs and she kicked me out. When she kicked me out I was sleeping in a Fort Lauderdale bus station for two days.
AP: Why are you against using profanity in your music?
Kingston: With everything that is going on with hip-hop and with what everybody is doing I don't want to be in that lane. I think my lane is very different. I am 17 years old, that's one. I don't really curse in general, when I am talking to people. I come from a good home. It might slip out sometimes but it's not really that big of a deal. To put it in my music, that's not the message I am trying to send out. That's not the type of artist I am trying to be. That is not the type of lane I am trying to take. I'm looking for a crossover, wide audience. I am here to make great music and pursue a great career and connect with the fans - this big artist that is making great music and sending positive messages.
AP: How do you describe your music?
Kingston: I describe me sound as international: reggae, pop, rap, R&B all in one. I think I have my own style. I can't really even describe it. People say, "What type of genre is your music?" It's Sean Kingston genre. I have my own genre. No disrespect to no artist or dudes out there. I feel like I am my own person. I am doing my own thing.
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Post by RihannaFAN²=ColdUmbrella! on Aug 8, 2007 12:53:56 GMT -5
Powered by his massive "Beautiful Girls" hit, Sean Kingston enters The Billboard 200 at No. 6 with his self-titled debut. The set sold 75,000 units. "Girls" shot to No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100 last week after the song was finally released to digital retailers. In the tune's first week at digital retail, it moved 260,000 downloads. This week, it sells another 235,000. Two more songs from "Sean Kingston" were big in the digital world this week, too. "Me Love" moved 44,000 while "Take You There" did 4,000 ... Kingston played the "Today" show July 31 while ABC has been using "Girls" in TV spots for "Desperate Housewives" ... Would Kingston's album sales had been bigger if the release of the digital song had been withheld until the bow of the album? Perhaps. To compare, another new artist this year, Mims, released his smash "This Is Why I'm Hot" a month before his album dropped. "Hot" did 135,000 in its first week of downloads while his album, "Music Is My Savior," debuted at No. 4 with 76,000.
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Post by Player211 on Aug 8, 2007 13:54:12 GMT -5
This album is very good. His voice isn't much of a draw, but the production, lyrics and rhythms are hot! Hard to find such a consistent debut album in music these days.
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Post by WotUNeed on Aug 8, 2007 13:56:16 GMT -5
Would anyone who bought this mind looking through the liner notes and posting the different samples, interpolations, and adapted melodies present? I'd be interested in seeing the complete list. Thanks in advance.
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Post by jrnleblanc on Aug 8, 2007 14:36:39 GMT -5
The album i think is going to flop SK is a singles artist or i hope a one hit wonder i cant stand him i thin any were from 60,000-80,000
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Post by shaq91 on Aug 9, 2007 7:59:10 GMT -5
The album sold 75k, and Me Love is #28 on the Hot 100, and Beautiful Girls is still at #1 almost selling 500k in 2 weeks.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Aug 9, 2007 17:34:29 GMT -5
8/18 chart
6. NEW KINGSTON*SEAN SEAN KINGSTON 74,719
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Post by roentgenizdat on Aug 10, 2007 5:10:24 GMT -5
08/18: NEW 6 KINGSTON*SEAN SEAN KINGSTON 74,719 155 999 74,874
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Post by roentgenizdat on Aug 15, 2007 19:37:59 GMT -5
08/25: 6 14 KINGSTON*SEAN SEAN KINGSTON 37,091 74,719 -50 111,965
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Post by michael7627 on Aug 15, 2007 19:44:46 GMT -5
Disgusting! That his album is selling and good music isn't...Fantasia, Tamia, Christte, Joe...what is going on....Kingston is garbage and his songs are horrific!
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Post by cbmc99 on Aug 15, 2007 23:53:17 GMT -5
^^the music business these days is upside down...
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