A self-proclaimed product of his past, rapper Sean Kingston’s history helps describe his sound. Born in February 03 1990 in Miami, FL, and then raised in Kingston, Jamaica, from the age of six, he mixed more than a little dancehall and reggae into his hip-hop. The hard lyrics come from a hard life, which included incarceration, homelessness, and growing up a lot faster than he should have. His young parents didn’t play teen pop or teen rap while he was being raised, so he absorbed the adult lyrics of Buju Banton, Ice Cube, and Rakim. He also lived the lyrics and landed a breaking-and-entering charge at age 11. Twenty-one days in jail, boot camp, and living in a car while his mother was incarcerated on an identity fraud rap all followed. None of it swayed the youth against hustling; it just pointed him in a different, more lucrative direction. Taking his ability to write rhymes, he started working Miami’s talent show and showcase circuit hard, eventually sharing the stage Pittbull, Trick Daddy and Ludacriss. Producer Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem a producer for stars like Britney Spears, 50 Cent, and Rihanna, caught his demo and signed the young rapper to his Beluga Heights record label right before the major-label bidding wars were to begin. The Sony imprint Epic won and introduced their new artist in the spring of 2007 with the single “Colors 2007” featuring the Game and Rick Ross. Although he sounded much older, Kingston was only 16 years old when the track landed. With his second single, “Beautiful Girls,” which became an instant success and immediately he released his self-titled debut album on July 31, 2007. One of the hits in the album is “Stand by Me” where he took a sample of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” and twisted it into a huge hit. This more polished, smoother, and less hardcore stance suited the singer and figured heavily into his album. Sean Kingston’s ‘fire burning’ released two months ago is a huge hit and has been nominated for various awards and is currently on number fifteen on the billboard chats top 100. Sean’s latest album ‘Tomorrow’ which includes tracks like ‘Fire burning’, ‘War’ featuring Lil Wayne and ‘Last Days’ is also enjoying major success in the industry. Sean plans to be in the industry long enough to own a label and become very “business-y” about it. He is even considering taking a shift on acting that was also part of his childhood dream. Lyrics to ‘FIRE BURNING’ Somebody call 911Shawty fire burning on the dance floorwhoaFire burning, fire burningKingstonLet’s GoHey, hey, heyRed OneHey Hey Shawty got that super thing Hotter than the sun of south in SpainGot me soon as I walked through the doorMy pocket started tickle-ingThe way she dropped it low that thangGot me wanna spend my money on her, her She get it pop it lock it drop it, That birthday cake,Got a candle, need to blow that crazy flame awayNow take my red, black card and my jewelleryShawty is cool like the fire,Cool like fire Somebody call 911Shawty fire burning on the dance floorWhoaI gotta cool her downShe won’t bring the roof to groundOn the dance floor, WhoaShe’s fire burning, fire burning on the dance floorThat little shawty’s fire burning on the dance floorShe’s fire burning fire burning on the dance floorThat little shawty’s fire burning on the dance floorFire burning fire burning That body is a masterpiece The order is one in every hundred yearsBut ain’t no doubt I’m taking it homeI’m afraid we’ll blow them legsLittle mama game is about to changeShe’ll be on covers over the world She get it pop it lock it drop it that birthday cakeGot a candle need to blow that crazy flame awayTake my red, black card and my jewelleryShawty is cool like the fire Cool like fire Somebody call 911Shawty fire burning on the dance floorWhoaI gotta cool her downShe won’t bring the roof to groundOn the dance floor, WhoaShe’s fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor That little shawty’s fire burning on the dance floorShe’s fire burning, fire burning on the dance floorThat little shawty’s fire burning on the dance floor She got that fire in her danceThat’ll make them fella’s run aroundHey No exit from the dance floorSo them boys want more, HeyShe got that fire in her danceThat’ll make them fella’s run aroundGet outta my way, everybody, sing it nowNo exit from the dance floor so them boys want more She get it pop it lock it drop it that birthday cake Got a candle need to blow that crazy flame awayTake my red, black card and my jewelleryShawty is cool like the fireCool like fire Somebody call 911 Shawty fire burning on the dance floorWhoaI gotta cool her downShe won’t bring the roof to groundOn the dance floor, WhoaShe’s fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor That little shawty’s fire burning on the dance floorShe’s fire burning, fire burning on the dance floorThat little shawty’s fire burning on the dance floor Somebody call 911 dedantos2002@yahoo.com
