Jamaican dancehall star Sean Paul has opened up about his collaboration with American pop singer Beyoncé.
Beyoncé featured Sean Paul on ‘Baby Boy’ from her 2003 album ‘Dangerously in Love.’
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Paul noted that Beyoncé stepped out of her comfort zone to work with him on the dancehall track.
He said the song paved the way for the global acceptance of dancehall and made history for both him and Beyoncé.
“I was working with Busta Rhymes, doing stuff with Clipse, and Blu Cantrell — all of those collaborations were very dope but more hip-hop oriented. This was different; she [Beyoncé] was stepping out on her own genre,” he recalled.
“So it really made me feel that dancehall style was coming into its own and that my music or genre was being accepted by many people. Coming from Texas, I know she’s heard a lot of dancehall growing up and was familiar with that whole vibe. It made sense to me and made history for both of us.”
