Sean Paul: ‘When people say dancehall’s dead, I beg to differ. It’s thriving’ | British GQ

Since the worldwide success of second album Dutty Rock in 2002, Sean Paul has been the face of dancehall in the mainstream. He shares why he’s more excited than ever by the genre, the moment he realised he’d made it and getting Sia confused with Psy.

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