Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica and spent his early years “comfortably”in Upper Saint Andrew Parish, a few miles north of his birthplace. His parents, Garth and Frances, were both talented athletes, and his mother is a well-known painter. His paternal grandfather was a Sephardic Jew whose family immigrated from Portugal, and his paternal grandmother was Afro-Caribbean; his mother is of English and Chinese Jamaican descent. Sean Paul was raised a Catholic. Many members of his family are swimmers.

His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men’s national water polo team. His father also played water polo for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-distance swimming, while Sean Paul’s mother was a backstroke swimmer. Sean Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of thirteen to twenty-one. However, he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career. He attended the Wolmers High School for Boys, Belair High School and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology (CAST) which is now known as the University of Technology (UTech) where he was trained in commerce with a view to pursuing an occupation in hotel management.

He made a quick cameo appearance in the 1998 film Belly on stage performing. In 2000, Sean Paul released his debut album, Stage One with VP Records. In 2002, he began working extensively with a team of producers and choreographers from Toronto, namely Jae Blaze and Blaze Entertainment and announced the release of his second album, Dutty Rock. Pushed by the success of the singles ‘‘Gimmi The Light” and the Billboard Top 100 topper, ‘’Get Busy”, the album was a worldwide success, eventually selling over six million copies. Simultaneously, Sean Paul was heard on Beyonce’s U.S. #1 single ‘’Baby Boy” and Blu Cantrell’s “Breathe”, a chart hit in Europe. Both helped to push his reputation further still in the United States.

During this period, he appeared on Punk’s, 106 & Park, Sean Paul Respect, Making The Video (‘’Get Busy”, ‘’Gimmi The Light”, and ‘’Like Glue”) and his music videos have been broadcast on MTV and BET. Paul’s biggest hits included “Get Busy”, “Like Glue”, “Gimme the Light”, ‘’Baby Boy”, and ‘’I’m Still In Love With You”.The newest Sean Paul album entitled “Imperial Blaze” was released on August 18, 2009. The lead single, “So Fine”, which was produced by Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor. Sean Paul’s future is one to look forward for and surely only great thing are ahead for him.

Reggae mixes has become very much a part of the music scene today, firstly introduced in the hip hop scene there is no surprise that all other genres has followed as well. For me I can say that reggae mixes are not the same as ‘’traditional mixes’’, they have a different feel to them and is all together an experience with the uniqueness of reggae music.

Reggae mixes are made by various Dj’s and sound systems across the world and is not only made in the Caribbean. This introduction of mixes as caught the eye of many new customers and also music artists as well. The new consumer base reached by this has done wonders for the promotion of the music, so there is no surprise that the artists themselves are now taking part in this venture as means of promotion. Big artists such as Bounty Killer, Movado and Vybz Kartel are some of the few that have hosted mixes and have giving the Dj’s access to their latest music as means of promotion.

Reggae mixes has also grown tremendously due to the extremely low cost and in these times everyone wants to save money. Reggae mixes are made almost every day from America all the way to Japan, the mixes are truly a bonus for the music scene. It has found itself being played by everyone, be it at the home or even at a party spreading the reggae vibe all the way. Mixes are also web based, not being sold on cd’s which serves to many benefits to all who put their mixes and for those who spend their money to purchase these mixes.

The reggae mixes are indeed a must have and is continuously growing worldwide, they are quickly picking up speed and has done nothing but good to the reggae music scene and shall no doubt continue to do much greater things in the future. It can be easily found anywhere from your street corner to the internet, easily accessible and rite at your finger tips.

Exclusive mello Moods, alongside Stone Love Swatch Int. Rebel T Sound system, GullyGod and GroundGod, Mavado and Bounty Killer, Sizzla, Junior Reid, Kiprich, Einstein, Chase Cross, Bling Dawg, Kibaki, and more check it out ALLIANCE IN THE BUILDING…

David Constantine Brooks better known by his stage name Mavado is one of the biggest Jamaican dancehall artist of this time. He was raised in an area known as “Cuba”, a micro ghetto within the heart of Kingston, Jamaica’s Cassava Piece community. The community was considered dangerous and Mavado was exposed to many different things in his youth. Mavado had two major influences in his life that made him want to pursue a career in music. His grandmother who raised him, brought him to church with her each Sunday, and this helped to ignite his love for music. What kept the flame burning was his second influence in his music; his idol, mentor and current label mate Bounty Killer.

His music was also crossing new boundaries. The dancehall luminary landed his single “Real McKoy” as the theme song for the fourth Grand Theft Auto trailer entitled “Everyone’s a Rat.” The hit song was also used in the Grand Theft Auto IV in-game radio station, Massive B Sound system. For the U.S presidential campaign, Mavado cleverly flipped his popular “On The Rock” to “We Need Barack” for tycoon Russell Simmons and Green Lantern’s official Barack Obama mixtape. According to the UK’s Guardian, Mavado’s tune was “the most interesting of the compilation’s contributors.” Mavado was also selected for a special Nike 2008 Olympics campaign, where Mavado made an exclusive track “On The Go (Faster Than Bullet)” for Olympic sprinter Asafa Powell’s Train for Speed, a 35-minute interval workout sold on I-Tunes which is coached by the track superstar over a reggae/dancehall soundtrack. Nike also created an exclusive custom sneaker for the dancehall star which represented his neighborhood Cassava Piece.

Mavado has gone from obscurity to ghetto super stardom with his enigmatic gangster façade. Part prophet, part superhero and part fugitive, Mavado is the voice of the streets and represents dancehall for the next generation and is no surprise that he is amongst my favourite artists today, his future seems to be one to look out for and only great things can come from this star.

Fresh Fridays is on of the hottest dances in Jamaica for 2009.  This dancehall reggae video shows how packed this reggae DVD is Fresh Fridays is taking over Dutty Fridaze!!

Are you looking for a new reggae CD to add to your music collection? Reggae music is a popular type of music that people all over the world listen to and enjoy. Because there are different varieties of the music, it truly has something to offer everyone who cares to listen. If you are looking for a new reggae CD to broaden your collection, or to start a new one with, you can find any kind of reggae music you are looking for online.

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Check out Mavado the Gully God and Kiprich working the crowd at this years Fully Loaded Beach Party.

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