On the album’s title track “Back 2 Life (Live It Up),” for instance, Kingston samples the vocals from the Soul II Soul classic of the same name and twists the lyrics into a triumphant call to action. Indeed, Back 2 Life emerges as Kingston’s most richly eclectic and ambitious album so far. “It’s much more organic than anything I’ve done before-the music’s real and it hits you on a gut level.” “On this album I felt the need to get back to my culture,” says Kingston, who was born in Miami but moved to Jamaica when he was seven.
“I’m proud that it shows everything, because it shows my growth too.” Teaming up with Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem, Red One (who produced “Fire Burning”) and new producers Nic Nac, Kingston found himself tapping into his musical roots like never before on Back 2 Life. “This album’s a really honest reflection of where I’m at in my life right now,” says Kingston. But on Back 2 Life, the singer/songwriter blends his newly strengthened vocals with fiercely inventive effects and hard-hitting live instrumentation-a formula that’s yielded his most passionately inspired work to date. Like his 2007 self-titled debut (featuring the double-platinum breakout hit “Beautiful Girls”) and sophomore album Tomorrow (featuring the smash singles “Fire Burning” and “Face Drop”), Back 2 Life fuses reggae, hip-hop, R&B, and electro to create melody-soaked pop. On his third-full length album Back 2 Life, the 23-year-old builds on that experience by greatly expanding his songwriting role, nixing the multi-producer approach of his last release, and pushing for a fresh new sound.
Multi-Platinum recording artist Sean Kingston exploded on the scene with hits like Beautiful Girls, Eenie Meenie, Take You There, Fire Burning, Face Drop and more… 20 Million Singles Sold, 5x Platinum Album(s), & over 2 Billion Career Streams later, the Hitmaker returns.ĭedicating nearly his entire life to music and achieving superstardom when he was just 17, Sean Kingston has amassed an untold amount of experience as a singer/songwriter over the years. New Management, New Sean, New Album Coming Soon.
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