Jamaican dancehall star Sean Paul recently shared how his collaboration with American pop singer Beyoncé came about.
Beyoncé featured Sean Paul on “Baby Boy” from her 2003 album “Dangerously in Love.”
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Paul said that Beyoncé stepped out of her comfort zone to work with him on the dancehall track.
He mentioned that the song helped dancehall gain global acceptance and made history for both him and Beyoncé.
“I was working with artists like Busta Rhymes, Clipse, and Blu Cantrell, who were more hip-hop oriented,” Paul recalled. “But Beyoncé was such a big artist and she was trying something new by working with me.”
Paul added, “It showed that dancehall was becoming popular and that my music was being accepted by many people. Coming from Texas, I know she grew up hearing a lot of dancehall, so it made sense for both of us and made history.”
