Sean Paul: Dutty Rock (2002). Dancehall Moves Past Stage One

podcast December 31, 1969

B. Cox and J. Owe review reggae superstar Sean Paul's classic sophomore album Dutty Rock as it turns 20. After a fairly successful debut album Stage One two years prior, Paul sought to capitalize on what was a burgeoning and receptive dancehall market in the United States since the turn of the new millennium. Working with an all-star cast of producers including legendary duos in Steely & Clevie and the Neptunes, Sly Dunbar, Lloyd "King Jammys" James, Delly Ranks, Mark Ronson and Scott Storch and toasting with his trademark basso voice over a slew of riddims that would become staples over the next couple of years, the album captured the attention of dancehall lovers and of newcomers into the genre in U.S. and worldwide.

The album featured five very successful singles: "Gimme Tha Light", "Like Glue", "Get Busy", "Baby Boy" featuring Beyonce and "I'm Still In Love With You" featuring Sasha. Each single was wildly successful on the dancehall charts an also had crossover success in the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. It has been certified platinum and is credited with making dancehall reggae a mainstay in radio, dance floors and clubs and also for inspiring a style that helped to influence reggae music and its offspring for the next decade.

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Show Notes

Jamaica Observer: Two Decades of Dutty Rock

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/two-decades-of-dutty-rock/

KS 95: "Get Busy" Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Sean Paul "Dutty Rock"

https://www.ks95.com/get-busy-celebrating-the-20th-anniversary-of-sean-pauls-dutty-rock/

Billboard: The Dancehall Album Heard Round the World

https://www.billboard.com/music/features/sean-paul-dutty-rock-interview-1235047662/

ThisIsDig: 'Dutty Rock' How Sean Paul Took Dancehall to the Mainstream