Sean Paul spoke about the beginning of his happy friendship with Beyoncé.
The musical couple achieved international success in 2003 when their single “Baby Boy” topped charts around the world.
And now Sean has explained how their friendship began when they were both unknown stars.
He told The Hollywood Reporter , “She opened a show here in Jamaica with Destiny's Child. They did one song, and I was on that same show, so that's where we all met. And then to find out a few years later she brought me back for her first other project, it was awesome.”
Recalling his chart success, he said, “I was writing my part under the mango tree behind my house, and as I was writing my part, a mango fell from the tree, went through the (car) window and landed in my lap, and I thought, 'This must be a sweet song.'”
Sean also praised Beyoncé for the huge impact she has had on the music world.
He said: “Looking back at the time, I was so proud that she went with a dancehall-inspired song because everyone was screaming for me to do a collab at that time. I was working with Busta Rhymes, I was working with Clipse and Blu Cantrell. All those songs were really cool, but they were leaning more towards hip-hop. She was a very established artist and she was coming out on her own.”
“So I really saw that the dancehall style had taken on a life of its own and my music and genre was being embraced by a lot of people. She's from Texas so I knew she grew up listening to a lot of dancehall and was familiar with that vibe. So it just made sense to me and we both had history.”