The Story of 'Get Busy' by Sean Paul

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  • @JodiHenriques
    @JodiHenriques ปีที่แล้ว +2833

    This is awesome!!!

  • @mwangope
    @mwangope ปีที่แล้ว +1192

    Youngins have no idea the chokehold Sean Paul's music had on us in early 00s. This man made every party LIIIIITTTT

    • @christinawright1184
      @christinawright1184 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Factsssss! LIVING LEGEND

    • @higherrealms5309
      @higherrealms5309 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Lit lit 🔥 🔥

    • @tmxgurl
      @tmxgurl ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Jus gimme da light...

    • @d0ttiej
      @d0ttiej ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He still does!!!!!

    • @waldog38
      @waldog38 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Seriously. Like way before he buss on the US markets. To me, that was his best versions.

  • @shaheenal-asadi
    @shaheenal-asadi ปีที่แล้ว +2023

    "The Story Of" has to be one of my favorite vice series, thank you for capturing this moment in time

    • @shethingsd
      @shethingsd ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I agree. I even watch the ones for songs don't really know or like. I come away with a new respect for the artists and the songs. I live in Belize and love Sean Paul, so this one was really fun. Thanks Vice.

    • @rafaelhakimian6873
      @rafaelhakimian6873 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's the only Vice series I care about

    • @MrValy128
      @MrValy128 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      the story of it wasn't me by Shaggy is also pretty nuts.

    • @blackandproud1748
      @blackandproud1748 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Legendary

    • @made-line7627
      @made-line7627 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just went to the playlist, and i can only see three videos. It says that "eleven
      unavailable videos are hidden". What the f**k? 😟

  • @paullopez2021
    @paullopez2021 ปีที่แล้ว +942

    Sean Paul is crazy humble. I’m really surprised how down to earth he is, after all his success. He was such a big deal in the 2000s. His songs still get played on the radio today - on the same stations from 15-20 years ago too. I still listen to his songs from time to time.

    • @miamiflutist
      @miamiflutist ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Right?!?! Those years in the 2000s was it. I feel sorry for people who will never get to experience that feeling in today's times

    • @jamesbedugraham8056
      @jamesbedugraham8056 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah Sean Paul is still a hot Musician.
      He is still an original Pop Person.
      He really made an Impression on the music Globe and world.

    • @jamesbedugraham8056
      @jamesbedugraham8056 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How did make into the Music Charts since the year 2000 and 2001.

    • @shontelprescott3755
      @shontelprescott3755 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jamesbedugraham8056 he's actually more dancehall just majority of his popular songs are more pop oriented.

    • @jamesbedugraham8056
      @jamesbedugraham8056 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shontelprescott3755 I like you already date me online.
      Coz I am James Bedu Graham the Ghanaian Citizen since 1982.

  • @berylsavanah9508
    @berylsavanah9508 ปีที่แล้ว +346

    This Era is unmatched. Them high school parties were lit

    • @bedazzlinbeauty
      @bedazzlinbeauty ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yassssss bihhh class ‘03❤

    • @Wearenotfriendsxo
      @Wearenotfriendsxo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bedazzlinbeauty girl you look like only 24 👀

    • @kwill4685
      @kwill4685 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. Them high school parties with anything Sean Paul!

    • @Mrș_Caș3y
      @Mrș_Caș3y 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      seriously! i hadsoooo much fun

  • @kastrie89
    @kastrie89 ปีที่แล้ว +690

    All these years later and this song is STILL A WHOLE BOP!!!!!!

    • @MsAchampion
      @MsAchampion ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! 💯

    • @christinawright1184
      @christinawright1184 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Classic, once that beat start party mashh up

    • @cutcutcutmeup6356
      @cutcutcutmeup6356 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brick Oven Pizza?

    • @SuperSlimshady1
      @SuperSlimshady1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yea if u makes something legendary it'll never die!

    • @DahcipheR
      @DahcipheR ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This track and 'Like Glue' are just🤌🤌

  • @Maynard0504
    @Maynard0504 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    Lenky is a genius and props to Sean for listening to advice from people around him.
    The way he taught him to change up the scale mode he sings in and harmonize with his own back vocals is what really sells the song

    • @fedoramcclaren4294
      @fedoramcclaren4294 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed!!!

    • @yennikcire
      @yennikcire 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, I think the best advice was also to not go down the route of speaking on the hardships in jamaica, he did one song called Deport them on the bookshelf riddim that hit pretty hard, but its better he did the hype vibe

  • @miggy_chagon6630
    @miggy_chagon6630 ปีที่แล้ว +621

    "Get Busy" and "I'm still in love with you" will forever be some of the greatest tracks in history.

    • @Kaykay-jh1zu
      @Kaykay-jh1zu ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Facts

    • @farmersmarketug
      @farmersmarketug ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Like Glue is Sean's best

    • @dreac6241
      @dreac6241 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And temperature!!! That was my ring tone!

    • @blackberry9013
      @blackberry9013 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was gonna say, I love "Deport Dem" too❤️

    • @jasonwilliams9307
      @jasonwilliams9307 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@blackberry9013 bod riddim

  • @Sublimefireflyy
    @Sublimefireflyy ปีที่แล้ว +441

    What I love about him is that he gives credit to the entire machine that built him. Many Artists can’t or will not do that. It’s commendable

    • @MsDudette21
      @MsDudette21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "self made"

    • @silewis9396
      @silewis9396 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      for real. no wonder he is universally loved

  • @Wanyoez
    @Wanyoez ปีที่แล้ว +220

    that part where Sean and Lenky just tell each other how much they changed each other's lives...so so wholesome! damn!

  • @NyneElevun
    @NyneElevun ปีที่แล้ว +908

    This song was craaazy when it dropped. Still is. That whole Dutty Rock album was/is 🔥

    • @ablheardemsay
      @ablheardemsay ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Definitely best reggae album of all time.

    • @biscaynesupercars
      @biscaynesupercars ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Classic album. This was a good time to party because dancehall had a big renaissance

    • @damd2999
      @damd2999 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@ablheardemsay Dancehall album not really reggae.

    • @ablheardemsay
      @ablheardemsay ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@damd2999 respect

    • @DJRashadHayes
      @DJRashadHayes ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That album shouldve been nominated for Album of the Year.

  • @bonjouritsready
    @bonjouritsready ปีที่แล้ว +472

    This song and Temperature were (and still are) absolutely huge in the club

    • @rustystratten499
      @rustystratten499 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Like Glue?

    • @dn45678
      @dn45678 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And “Deport Them” and “Gimme the light”

    • @denkii
      @denkii ปีที่แล้ว +7

      We be burnin???

    • @juanito3821
      @juanito3821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where? Cuz they ain't here.

    • @ap114
      @ap114 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow, I forgot about “Deport Them”. 😅

  • @traptgenres9751
    @traptgenres9751 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Diwali Riddim was at the pinnacle of Dancehall All those songs on that beat was uniquely mixed shout out Lenky

    • @caleb484
      @caleb484 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      THE ZENITH MAN. THREE SONGS CHARTED ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 IN THE TOP 20. Get Busy being Number 1. Arguably the great RIDDIM ever

    • @brwnhilarybanks9953
      @brwnhilarybanks9953 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it is the best

    • @life7777ful
      @life7777ful หลายเดือนก่อน

      it is difficult not to move, when the Diwali rhythm comes on....I remember listening to a playlist with different songs, with the Diwali rhythm....

    • @blairevaldez
      @blairevaldez 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@life7777ful I remember Rihanna Pon de Replay, Wayne Wonder's Bounce along and No lettin' go, and the song Love is Wicked, etc. The Dawaly Rythm was dope in the early 00s

    • @life7777ful
      @life7777ful 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@blairevaldez the good old days when they used to make good music, I hear you.....Brick and lace amazing women, loved them as a duo, they were so unique and loved their song love is wicked....

  • @iheartwaffles91
    @iheartwaffles91 ปีที่แล้ว +1283

    This is what MTV should be doing. This is a true party song and to know how it was created is just..idk so cool. I need more of these from different types of artists. All types of music. Thank you Vice. 😌

    • @infanist3340
      @infanist3340 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Yeah MTV should be the one but they just aren't it anymore ...sad

    • @nurdidagendilangalen2908
      @nurdidagendilangalen2908 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      0

    • @myivyfindstore
      @myivyfindstore ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm totally with you on that.

    • @frankrivera4982
      @frankrivera4982 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Word. I had no idea who lenky was before this video, so to see the entire thought process and mashing of minds, it's wild. Just gained a ton of respect for Sean Paul because of this video.

    • @Storm-iw7sm
      @Storm-iw7sm ปีที่แล้ว +17

      😂 well MTV and VH1 used to have shows like this until they substituted it for shitty programming with pregnant teens and cat fights.

  • @DPK99ATown
    @DPK99ATown ปีที่แล้ว +365

    I was in high school when Sean Paul started blowing up. It was a great time to be young and alive man. Hit after hit after hit and always had the dance floor going crazy. Sean Paul is a legend!

  • @lionessstarseed6812
    @lionessstarseed6812 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    This “making of” gave me chills all the way through. What an epic, magical journey. Sean Paul deserves every bouquet flowers he gets, he put our Caribbean cultural roots on the map in incredible ways and made history while doing it. Legendary.

  • @LeChanel
    @LeChanel ปีที่แล้ว +735

    This is so iconic! I don't think people realize how big this era was for Toronto

    • @BennieHFX
      @BennieHFX ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I thought SP was from Toronto because of the hype around this song.

    • @nwananka
      @nwananka ปีที่แล้ว +40

      People don't understand....changed everything. Master T with the muchmusic Saturday morning show , more artist started coming through.

    • @gingerkid1048
      @gingerkid1048 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@nwananka the influence of Master T in Canada’s hip hop/urban music community is vastly undercelebrated.

    • @aldon560
      @aldon560 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And nyc tooooo

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it is/was for me tho and im in northern cali😳

  • @princessdeandra2848
    @princessdeandra2848 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    Nothing will every compare to early 2000’s reggae/dancehall. I’m so happy that I have heavy Jamaican roots, small island with such great music and talent.

    • @Daddy_Ogg
      @Daddy_Ogg ปีที่แล้ว +20

      This was a very good time for dancehall. As a 14 year old teen in Switzerland I discovered the sound and was blasted away by it as well. I didn't understood a word but this melodies and riddims just went like honey onto my brain cells.

    • @princessdeandra2848
      @princessdeandra2848 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Daddy_Ogg glad that people all over the world find comfort in dancehall and reggae music.

    • @lobotomyscam1051
      @lobotomyscam1051 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      80s and 90s dancehall is the best.

    • @thetruth4162
      @thetruth4162 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      80's & 90's dancehall was 1000 times better!!!!!

    • @thetruth4162
      @thetruth4162 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lobotomyscam1051 yes bredren 100% agree with you!!!

  • @nattyphysicist
    @nattyphysicist ปีที่แล้ว +29

    As a Toronto area Caribbean kid, the Get Busy video was like a shot to the heart. We loved it so much.

  • @nitrospice1222
    @nitrospice1222 ปีที่แล้ว +399

    For all you young folks out there, these songs were MASSIVE In 2005-2006. You would hear them on the radio all day long. Great times!

    • @owen-lucasjennings4496
      @owen-lucasjennings4496 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Found the guy born in 2000 😂

    • @SonOftheBattleCry
      @SonOftheBattleCry ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hell yea growing up in Florida is here this music at the water park and beech all the tiem

    • @WillWigg
      @WillWigg ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Song was a hit in 2002 my guy 😂

    • @nitrospice1222
      @nitrospice1222 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@WillWigg it dominated the radio here in Canada during those years. Or maybe I’m remembering it wrong. I was a kid in the early 2000’s

    • @Tomi_janet15
      @Tomi_janet15 ปีที่แล้ว

      🔥🔥

  • @ChristianMosi
    @ChristianMosi ปีที่แล้ว +526

    As a West Indian who moved to America , Sean Paul accomplishments' meant so much to us who came from a small island and to hear his music at that time. We had no representation in the media etc !! The story behinds this matches the work ethic of the Caribbean people . Prideful and talented !! We love to see it !

    • @caleb484
      @caleb484 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      SEAN PAUL'S RUN???? LEGENDARY!!!!! LEGENDARY SH*T!!!!!

    • @LonzCantiLife
      @LonzCantiLife ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ya dun know!!!! him represent!!!!!

    • @LonzCantiLife
      @LonzCantiLife ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ya dun know!!!! him represent!!!!!

  • @elishaedward4109
    @elishaedward4109 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Diwali riddim is still one of my favorite riddims to this day. Big up to lenky for this masterpiece.

  • @lumiesgotcha
    @lumiesgotcha ปีที่แล้ว +255

    That Diwali track still bangs after all of these years. I started dancing from hearing it again in this video.

    • @aqua-mina
      @aqua-mina ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, me too, my hips can’t stay still 😂

    • @RKN81
      @RKN81 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s the best track! I love allll the songs that used that track

    • @caleb484
      @caleb484 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There's an argument that Diwali RIDDIM is the greatest dancehall RIDDIM EVER! Arguably

    • @Polostar79
      @Polostar79 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@caleb484it’s definitely Top 10

    • @nicolefisher4779
      @nicolefisher4779 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@caleb484AGREED!

  • @czar_cz
    @czar_cz ปีที่แล้ว +5158

    Sean Paul is like a doctors prescription, you can’t understand a word, but you still take it.

    • @kate_vye810
      @kate_vye810 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yee xD

    • @joebroadbeef332
      @joebroadbeef332 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Lol, I like how you express yourself boss, I couldn't agree more!!!!

    • @kirpdeb
      @kirpdeb ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It lifts your spirits and is powerful medication for the soul.

    • @violetblack1981
      @violetblack1981 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Absolutely..he’s a classic…I remember dancing in a college competition to Get Busy had the crowd going crazy…miss those days!!

    • @beriljoseph6502
      @beriljoseph6502 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Bcz u don’t speak English 😂

  • @SYLPT93
    @SYLPT93 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    For a producer to still play a melody after such a long time deserves some credits!

  • @Sainizfynest
    @Sainizfynest ปีที่แล้ว +146

    This song growing up in NYC was on the radio 24/7. Literally the national anthem for 2-3 summers. Song still hits everytime

    • @elizabitty213
      @elizabitty213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup! I’m here wit yea 🙌🏻🤓😅

    • @MRB1199
      @MRB1199 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was this song amerie why dont we fall in love lumidee neva leave you and beyonce crazy in love literally everyday 24/7

  • @carlajohnson9849
    @carlajohnson9849 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    That Era in Dancehall !!!! Sean made Jamaica proud 🎉

    • @Dr.Mega_Music
      @Dr.Mega_Music ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, the 90s and 2000s, we miss this era

  • @elizabethjimenez8703
    @elizabethjimenez8703 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    "Get Busy" was the very first song I heard on the radio when I first came to the U.S from Mexico... I could not understand a word he was saying but that song is forever ingrained in my memory. AMAZING artist to this day. Thank you VICE, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video and hope you continue this series.

  • @4DaFam
    @4DaFam ปีที่แล้ว +221

    This song was a huge part of my childhood. My parents used to throw house parties and I vividly remember being 8 years old and just dancing my ass off to this song. Sean Paul is such a legend I’m glad he’s getting his flowers he deserves it 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @pootz8082
      @pootz8082 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here brings back so many memories to my childhood aswell

    • @mpazinambao2938
      @mpazinambao2938 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same!!

  • @travel9two557
    @travel9two557 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Born in 1992 in Brooklyn NYC. Reggae was one of the sounds I heard as a kid even before hip hop honestly. Sean Paul was the biggest artist for me growing up. I’m not Jamaican but I’m Caribbean and he had the block parties on lock! Especially during the summer. Nothing can compare to that late 90s early 2000s vibes! What a time to be alive. My older brother and cousin tell me they used to go crazy in those basement parties 😂. No cell phone, no social media just vibes/music/drinks/conversation/laughter. The good ol days 👏👏

    • @akingsmind
      @akingsmind ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What a time to be alive !!! Man an entire nostalgia

    • @unclet4335
      @unclet4335 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brooklyn! Is heavy caribbean!!!!!

    • @NYCBX9
      @NYCBX9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was born 1982, the late 80’s to early to up 2009 had the best Vibes, but it seems like late 90’s to early to mid 2000’s felt like we were stuck in a time warp, nostalgic moments. Since the rise of social media and TH-cam and Smart Phones everything, especially the Vibez went downhill🤔🤔🤯

  • @boolisa
    @boolisa ปีที่แล้ว +98

    As a young West Indian growing up in North America having this track breakthrough was transformative to being accepted and appreciated by people around me because they finally gave some respect to my culture and background.

  • @sophiaisabelle01
    @sophiaisabelle01 ปีที่แล้ว +574

    Sean Paul's 'Get Busy' seems memorable in more ways than one. We're all so lucky to catch a glimpse of the behind the scenes process of songwriting and producing the whole track itself.

  • @moerahman6749
    @moerahman6749 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    My favourite thing about this video is that Paul and Lanky are humble and grateful.

    • @Kdramahotgist
      @Kdramahotgist ปีที่แล้ว

      👆👆🍄🍄💯
      I recommend microdosing mushrooms, it has really helped me on anxiety , panic attack, bipolar disorder, insomnia , depression PTSD and ADHD schizophrenia.......

  • @Thatout_sider
    @Thatout_sider ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This man made my high school years unforgettable. ❤

  • @tawandajerry1
    @tawandajerry1 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The fact Sean Paul is still going and dropping hits till this day

  • @ap114
    @ap114 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    I’m part of the Jamaican diaspora in America. I remember on a visit in Summer 2002, my cousins singing “Gimme di Light” and telling me this was the hottest song on the radio and in the clubs. It had not been released yet to the USA and since this was pre-TH-cam, it wasn’t as easy for me to just find the song. But it was a sign of things to come with Sean Paul. “Get Busy” really was massive. I take it for granted now, but Sean Paul really did stay true to not watering down the dancehall for a global audience.

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      mane i feel like some serious jaamaikaan foods dayam!!!
      les go!!! oaktown!!!

    • @gknowles9172
      @gknowles9172 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same!!

    • @nehsangbong7259
      @nehsangbong7259 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤌🏽 Thus

  • @cchanner5250
    @cchanner5250 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Sean Paul is legendary. Even before the Dutty Rock album, his tracks are10/10. Deport Dem, Concrete…. To this day, Diwali riddim can shut down the club. Any track🔥🔥🔥. Jamaica to di world!!! 🇯🇲

  • @comedicmood2729
    @comedicmood2729 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    In my opinion, Diwali Riddim is the greatest riddim in the history of dancehall!!! Big up Lenky!

    • @candyjamaican
      @candyjamaican ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Punnany riddim for me!!!!

    • @ChristianMosi
      @ChristianMosi ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ah true Diwali did mawwd !

    • @comedicmood2729
      @comedicmood2729 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@candyjamaican Some might agree with you. For me:
      1) Diwali
      2) Punanny
      3) Buzz Riddim

    • @TonyStone3000
      @TonyStone3000 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@comedicmood2729 No love for Bookshelf?

    • @comedicmood2729
      @comedicmood2729 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TonyStone3000 lol I never said that. Mi rate Bookshelf...it would be in my Top 5. I can make an arguement for 3/4 between that & The Buzz

  • @KeronMatthew
    @KeronMatthew ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Big up Sean Paul, dancehall, Jamaican people and de whole Caribbean 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇭🇹 🇬🇩 🇧🇧 🇬🇾

    • @Nessajess7
      @Nessajess7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

    • @ONEPLAYK_
      @ONEPLAYK_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ayiti 🇭🇹

    • @sadebarker352
      @sadebarker352 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧

    • @generationx9937
      @generationx9937 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zoe🇭🇹

    • @p_ro9532
      @p_ro9532 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What flag is the 4th one? Jamaica, T&T, Haiti, ?, Barbados, Guayana?

  • @martian78
    @martian78 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Sean Paul’s album “Durty Rock” definitely one of the greatest albums of all times! People still love it! Many hits on that album.

  • @FireMadeFleshII
    @FireMadeFleshII ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Being at an HBCU when Get Busy dropped in 2002/2003...man look, some of the best parties of my life! What a tune. In my workout playlist to this day

    • @homedeezyfasheezy5662
      @homedeezyfasheezy5662 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Some really great music came out during that time frame. Great parties were had across the globe to this music.

  • @devontawhite
    @devontawhite ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Get Busy is a classic and I love hearing the story behind it. Big up to Jamaica! 🇯🇲

    • @Dr.Mega_Music
      @Dr.Mega_Music ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, and I think the story has many untold details about the song and the riddim, Jamaica has the best music

  • @K26epic
    @K26epic ปีที่แล้ว +76

    This turned out to be such a wholesome documentary. Big up to the team at Vice, Sean Paul and Get Busy!

  • @aomar9449
    @aomar9449 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I can't stress how HUGE Sean Paul was in the early 2000s here in Toronto. Thank you for my making my teenage years a blast!
    Also he was already well known (at least here) before Get Busy and Like glue. I think the first Sean Paul song I ever heard was with the Baby Blue Sound crew.

    • @godsavethequeen2798
      @godsavethequeen2798 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Money jane

    • @BigBackwoods
      @BigBackwoods ปีที่แล้ว

      Super Facts big up Toronto bom bom bom bom bom🔥🇨🇦🔥💯

  • @SuperAduda
    @SuperAduda ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Growing up in Kenya, Sean Paul was massive, and "Get Busy" ruled the radiowaves for a long time. Watching this and realizing it's actually the first time that I become aware of the lyrics in the song. All this while, the little bits of English, the beat and the rhythm were all I nodded to. Also... happy to find out it's not Judy and Rebecca but Jodi 😁😁

    • @ruthmbugua8326
      @ruthmbugua8326 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He came to Kenya in 2004 or so. I was so upset my guardians at the time wouldn't let me go to see him at carnivore. I was 12 😂😂😂

    • @melanin_n_kinks
      @melanin_n_kinks ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@ruthmbugua8326me too.😂 Then his phone got stolen et al.😅

    • @austheticstudios9295
      @austheticstudios9295 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@melanin_n_kinks 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @bluefood726
    @bluefood726 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a Caribbean person this made me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside ❤

  • @uniquesmith7884
    @uniquesmith7884 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Diwali riddim was a game changer. Dutty Rock was the first album that I ever bought while I was in high school.

  • @Rockmoney
    @Rockmoney ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The most humble dancehall artist. Still driving a Nissan armada. Salute

    • @bravotipo9037
      @bravotipo9037 ปีที่แล้ว

      this. I noticed the same thing, impressive.

    • @kampoutkid
      @kampoutkid ปีที่แล้ว

      Gas prices in Jamaica are crazy...only rich people drive those there

    • @vent51177
      @vent51177 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jamaica terrain and roads are hard on vehicles.
      Its also hard to keep nice things there.

  • @dannitomachristensen97
    @dannitomachristensen97 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Cant believe Its BEEN 20 years since this song dropped. This song along with everything else Sean Paul did afterwards was allways present at our parties for 5-6 years. This is a true classic of my generation. Thank you for all the good memories ❤

  • @DJObiSmalls
    @DJObiSmalls ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Being from London, being a teen in the 2000s, I’m going to say this… There are TWO albums that I saw shifted the culture in London, one of them was Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and the other was Dutty Rock!
    If you weren’t there, it’s something unexplainable but after that album dropped, there was nothing like it.

    • @stefanopistidda1
      @stefanopistidda1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definetely

    • @danielngongang9419
      @danielngongang9419 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm Cameroonian and I was 18 when Dutty Rock came out. It was the first album I ever bought and it was a bootleg album I got for $2 at the time lol. I understand exactly what you mean by culture shift

    • @meandmyrecords5481
      @meandmyrecords5481 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about Chronic 2001

    • @Mercifully-Millicia
      @Mercifully-Millicia ปีที่แล้ว

      facts

    • @doreensika837
      @doreensika837 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true. Remembering this giving me so much to nostalgia.

  • @geraldmuchandiona8996
    @geraldmuchandiona8996 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    The Diwali riddim defined my childhood 🙌🏾🇿🇼

    • @s.s.5376
      @s.s.5376 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Real toppa toppa expensive shoppaa

    • @HarZoiD
      @HarZoiD ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Legendary riddim

    • @Neomorphinity
      @Neomorphinity ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This is the comment I was hoping to see! 🇿🇼. This song and all the others that followed on this riddim were massive in Zim. So great to truly understand where it all started.

    • @spider19728
      @spider19728 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was living in Harare when this dropped.. 🔥

    • @gknowles9172
      @gknowles9172 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FACTS

  • @tiadenee7337
    @tiadenee7337 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This backstory makes the “Get Busy” song an even bigger phenomenon! It gets me busy on the dance floor EVERY TIME💃🏽 I really enjoy Sean Paul’s music and his positive vibe 👑

  • @Yaddyvalerio
    @Yaddyvalerio ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I remember vividly this song blowing up. It was part of my teenage years. The early 2000s was a great time to be a teenager

  • @cluke50
    @cluke50 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I’m a huge Sean Paul fan. This guy was on fire in the 2000’s. Everything from “Temperature”, to “Get Busy”, among his other hits, were such a breath of fresh air and a glimpse of another culture’s music.

  • @yearo77
    @yearo77 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Gotta give this man his props he crossed over differently! Total legend in Reggae and Dancehall.

  • @BrownRoze
    @BrownRoze ปีที่แล้ว +57

    This song still goes so hard!

  • @SoCloseToToast
    @SoCloseToToast ปีที่แล้ว +269

    I love this back story so much and that song is such a dancefloor filler after all these years! I mix Work It, Hot IN Here and Get Busy into Dancing Queen with Yeah and it usually pops off

  • @Danielaacs1
    @Danielaacs1 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I was like 11 years or maybe 12 when this song came out in my country and was like a BOMB! I remember that we tried so hard to sing the lyrics . Really blow my mind. Now Im 32 and Im hips start to move everytime i hear this song.
    Absolutelly love it! 🇨🇱

  • @mariadaphne
    @mariadaphne ปีที่แล้ว +201

    History made! Sean Paul and his team are musical geniuses. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @MrLelepele
    @MrLelepele ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Diwali Riddim is in my top 10 fav .

    • @eeeeeek2514
      @eeeeeek2514 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So many bangers on that rhythm and incredibly versatile. All different topics being sung. From light hearted party to sufferation and struggling

  • @Polostar79
    @Polostar79 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Diwali is arguably the best riddim of the 2000’s and definitely Top 10 of all time. So many big tunes came off that riddim. Big up yuhself Lenky!

  • @ardikapradnya7040
    @ardikapradnya7040 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I was an 8th grade junior high school/middle school student in a catholic school in Jakarta, Indonesia, when this song came up. I remember taking this song to my friends and tellin them we should dance to this for a school event, shaking my booty and all. They thought i was crazy at first, but coming out of that school we ended up not only forming a dance team but also winning dance championships in the region, using a lot of dancehall and hiphop music.

  • @matthewramesar1203
    @matthewramesar1203 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Most proud of what Sean Paul has done for the Caribbean diaspora as a whole much love from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

  • @cche16
    @cche16 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    sean paul made his mark. i was just a kid and i remember the huge influence of his music and that era in the early 00s. dutty rock was a smash hit in the city. shoutout to little x for bridging the gap between jamaica and the large caribbean community in toronto. his music is still being played at every wedding, party and event. it's insane to see how many hits came from 1 album

  • @LonzCantiLife
    @LonzCantiLife ปีที่แล้ว +188

    as a musician and producer and someone who love sean paul, this is literally the best episode that vice has ever dropped. such inspiration!!

  • @alexxakaromeo
    @alexxakaromeo ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I can still listen to Dutty Rock all the way through no skips.

  • @KannyBright
    @KannyBright ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Sean Paul and his story and his families and everyone still resonates to this day. Big shout out to everyone who loves this song forever!

  • @oaccessjamaica
    @oaccessjamaica ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Big up to our founder on locally producing this project with Vice! This is is a really great documentary.

    • @eeeeeek2514
      @eeeeeek2514 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome 🫶🏾🙌🏾

  • @armani0994
    @armani0994 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Director X made an iconic video for Get Busy. I grew up in Boston around dancehall culture and going to those winter house parties and I just remember seeing the video before school on MTV like this is really what we do lol

    • @Kdramahotgist
      @Kdramahotgist ปีที่แล้ว

      👆👆🍄🍄💯
      I recommend microdosing mushrooms, it has really helped me on anxiety , panic attack, bipolar disorder, insomnia , depression PTSD and ADHD schizophrenia.......

  • @lauramathews3151
    @lauramathews3151 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Get Busy, Temperature and We Be Burning are my go tos nearly 20 years later they are still rent free in my head, and setting my hips free no matter where I am when they play. On my playlists, on the radio in the car or even in public. Heaven help someone if they change the station if they're playing...

  • @lysssismore2231
    @lysssismore2231 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The basement jam era in Toronto and New York was a realllll thing. Kids today will never know ❤ 😂 love this vice

    • @masteryofself3695
      @masteryofself3695 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The basement jams of that era were different! Trust me, they don't do them the same anymore. They don't know

    • @masteryofself3695
      @masteryofself3695 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Foreign Link ​ It was Caribbeans in Canada that created the scene here. Just landed immigrants and 1st gen. It's the Carribeans and Jamaicans who took the jams from Jamaica and created the basement dancehall parties. Yall don't have basements

  • @extricos
    @extricos ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I'll always remember the summer this came out, I was in Toronto in spring 2003 and summer 2003 and I remember this was always on non-stop on the radio everywhere and every mall or food court, the energy this song brought to that summer was unforgettable, the heatwave along with this song in all the sweaty clubs was a scene that won't be repeated anytime soon. Sean Paul is timeless, a true artist

    • @Dr.Mega_Music
      @Dr.Mega_Music ปีที่แล้ว +2

      2003 was a great year for music everywhere

  • @brett7406
    @brett7406 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When I was a kid I literally had my Dad put Get Busy on repeat in the car wherever we went. Best Vice video in awhile. Have me goosebumps

  • @DukesMusic84
    @DukesMusic84 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    In NY they used to bang this record in the club all the time, even up in the college dorms, it was EVERYWHERE. Fire song and riddim.

  • @jerrellrice3413
    @jerrellrice3413 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    There's a stretch of amazing times in my life that Sean Paul was the soundtrack to. Such good music.

    • @1340jesse
      @1340jesse ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That is so relatable, at 16 I got my first car, and the first thing I did was put on Dutty rock CD and blasted all these songs

  • @vanelluspierrot
    @vanelluspierrot ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This was a trip. I love how vice just let his voice run this instead of any forced storylines. So well done

  • @KevDecorMusic
    @KevDecorMusic ปีที่แล้ว +191

    It’s so beautiful to see Sean and his teammates journey from such humble beginnings and with good intentions being recognized and celebrated so many years later. Thank you guys, y’all were a piece to the puzzle that captured my sonic palate early on. Wouldn’t be the musician I am without being exposed to the different Melodie’s and pockets that all these guys pioneered 🤝

    • @Dr.Mega_Music
      @Dr.Mega_Music ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I think the same about their music

  • @msford5975
    @msford5975 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The Diwali riddim was/is a hallmark of many Jamaican’s teenage years in the 2000’s. That riddim was HUUUUUUGE!!

  • @sunshineblomroos3171
    @sunshineblomroos3171 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I met Sean Paul at my hotel tonight! I was working there and only said hello in my professional voice which he replied back to me!
    I grew up with his songs that where always outrageous and amazing. He made my childhood great and introduced the sounds of Jamaica and Reggaeton to an African and Swedish mixed kid that never belong. Finally I could relate to something!!!
    Such an humble guy! I love this documentary and I love that it gives me so much more insight to who he is a person but also artist.
    TRUE LEGEND ❤

  • @J_wllyp
    @J_wllyp ปีที่แล้ว +153

    18:25 Definitely have to agree that this video made this song such a big deal when I was in high school because we really did have a representation of what we were doing literally every Saturday and Friday night and it just felt like we were validated in that moment so big big shout out to Sean Paul for having the vision and understanding his whole team for really helping solidify Caribbean people in cold climates lol

    • @alandemarest9952
      @alandemarest9952 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It was little X's vision from growing up in Toronto

  • @BigCheddah
    @BigCheddah ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I absolutely love Sean Paul. I have such a soft spot for him. I saw him last year in Boston and he is just the epitome of fun and good vibes.

    • @issafula
      @issafula ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I dooo too! I am so jealous u met himmm 😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @JamesWilliams-jf3hd
      @JamesWilliams-jf3hd ปีที่แล้ว

      @@issafula she didn’t meet him duhhhhh 😂 she saw him at a show 😂😂😂

    • @issafula
      @issafula ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JamesWilliams-jf3hd LOOOOL! I already understood that!

  • @cortezzz_
    @cortezzz_ ปีที่แล้ว +12

    this song is something special, whenever you hear it you HAVE to start moving. its honestly a song i will never get tired of hearing, the beat the and the flow of Sean is just crazy. thank you so much Sean Paul for this amazing song and all the people who helped you create it and bring it to life.

  • @monkmonkmonk
    @monkmonkmonk ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Continue making Jamaica proud, Sean! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🙏🏾😎🐊🌴

  • @danielogbonna1584
    @danielogbonna1584 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Sean Paul ran the world in the early 2000s. Made my childhood.

    • @t-low997
      @t-low997 ปีที่แล้ว

      Preach lol

  • @jod6370
    @jod6370 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sean Paul had us inna chokehold in the early 00"s. He deserves so much more recognition for the doors he opened

  • @harbormelody4633
    @harbormelody4633 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    To obtain financial freedom, one must either be a business owner, an investor or both, generating passive income, particularly on a weekly and monthly basis .that's the key to living a financially stable life. This trick has never failed.I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life and put this basis to work and practice

    • @matiasnielsen2436
      @matiasnielsen2436 ปีที่แล้ว

      I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,

    • @matiasnielsen2436
      @matiasnielsen2436 ปีที่แล้ว

      i became more better and aware the moment i realized this.

    • @danilosantiago7304
      @danilosantiago7304 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's true , In-vesting in bit coin now is the best thing to do especially with the current state in the market

    • @danilosantiago7304
      @danilosantiago7304 ปีที่แล้ว

      people are really making a lot of money from it... . .

    • @danilosantiago7304
      @danilosantiago7304 ปีที่แล้ว

      therefore in-vesting in it wouldn't be a bad idea 💡

  • @geffeniz
    @geffeniz ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a Kenyan Sean Paul was huge....he is the soundtrack to my teens and 20s...much love

  • @MsSandyblair
    @MsSandyblair ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Big up Jamaican Music, music that always gets you moving.

  • @sc84ldn
    @sc84ldn ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I rinsed that Diwali CD when it came out. Every song was a hit. Still one of my fave riddim 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

    • @sc84ldn
      @sc84ldn ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dutty Rock also got played to death

    • @brilliantchic
      @brilliantchic ปีที่แล้ว

      🔥 yep 🔥

  • @jjose100ify
    @jjose100ify ปีที่แล้ว +20

    To this day nothing really sounds like this. Every part of the production is very unique in their own way and put together it makes something special

  • @AfricaonFocus
    @AfricaonFocus ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Wonderful story! Even in the Netherlands, people can tell about how these songs have created memories. Jamaicans and music... You guys are different!

  • @milenabianca9787
    @milenabianca9787 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sean Paul truly made me who I am today. It hits every time I hear his music I feel like I’m 13-15 again I love him and his whole vibe it makes me happy.

  • @Traveler89_89
    @Traveler89_89 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sean Paul’s story is so unique. Definitely one of my favorite artist. I love how sometimes he sounds like himself sometimes he sounds like Super Kat, shaggy etc. he really is a great talent. And the history of the Diwali Rodin and how many songs came from it is so cool.

  • @cristianvalverde1887
    @cristianvalverde1887 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    So underrated this man made the best high school party music

  • @wesrundle6326
    @wesrundle6326 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    The nostalgia and realism of the song and video is amazing. At the time when the video came out, living in the GTA, this is exactly what was going on! And now, 20+ years later, the treat of listening to the song and watching the video takes me right back to those moments! Amazing! You made my week for this one VICE, thank you!

    • @markogaudiosi5243
      @markogaudiosi5243 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Damn, 20+ year, im not a kid any more...

    • @gingerkid1048
      @gingerkid1048 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Who else feels really old that this was twenty years ago? I can smell the Island Foods packed during Caribana when I see the video.

  • @borami22
    @borami22 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Always loved his music as a teen and tween. Still do. But watching this and realising what an down to earth, honest and nice human he still is… wow. WOW! He sure deserves all this.

  • @brittanymiller5153
    @brittanymiller5153 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Song is still a vibe till this day

  • @ariw9405
    @ariw9405 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I love this series at one time Sean Paul was a feature on every big artists songs. His song Baby Boy with Beyoncé is still a banger too.

    • @panafrican.nation
      @panafrican.nation ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Baby Boy had some controversy behind the scenes, which might have had something to do with Jay Z.

  • @mbayion
    @mbayion ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The artistic, cultural/ethnic/, and ethnographic diversity in Jamaica is beautiful, immense, and the should be talked about more. 1:38 1:43

    • @maryamkim1281
      @maryamkim1281 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      True.
      Sean's brother wasn't very clear. "Jamaican" can be any race, but it has become a shorthand for black, which excludes everybody else who isn't.
      The nationality is then synonymous with one race.

  • @JesusIsLordLasVegas
    @JesusIsLordLasVegas ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Gimme Di Light was MASSIVE. I'm glad a Mixed-Race artist represented so hard for & was so respected in Dancehall culture & around the world.

    • @gigicornett4795
      @gigicornett4795 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most people In the Caribbean are mixed with something

    • @clararivers6107
      @clararivers6107 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn’t bob mixed to tho