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Sean Kingston
Born in Florida but mostly raised in Jamaica, Sean Kingston absorbed a variety
of influences growing up, notably reggae, hip-hop and dance music and fusing
them behind tough narratives, largely inspired by the hardships experienced in
his own life. These included homelessness and incarceration - he lived in a car
while his mother was imprisoned on fraud charges and he was in trouble at the
age of eleven for breaking and entering.
In 2007, Kingston had his breakthrough with single 'Beautiful Girls' which
included a sample from Ben E King's classic 'Stand By Me' and became a mas...
