Sean Paul takes us out to Status Hollywood, where he and host Chelley Bissainthe from Love Island USA go course-by-course through the menu of Jamaican dishes. Together, they discuss Sean Paul’s music, including his historic Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s “Get Busy,” “Temperature,” “Baby Boy” with Beyoncé and “Cheap Thrills” with Sia.
Chelley Bissainthe:
We have the infamous Sean Paul in the building. Hello, I’m Chelley. So nice to meet you!
Sean Paul:
Same, likewise.
Chelley Bissainthe:
In person, in the flesh, not just on my radio. So I heard that you chose this restaurant for us, so we’re here at Status Hollywood. So what made you choose it?
Sean Paul:
I’ve been hearing about it, and I just kind of wanted to see for myself.
Chelley Bissainthe:
Oh, so you’ve never been before?
Sean Paul:
No, I’ve been hearing about it from friends, so I wanted to see how it compares. I’m pretty sure it’s very good, but we’ll see how it is. The decor is awesome, already.
Chelley Bissainthe:
It’s crazy, right? I’m looking around. I see the chandeliers. I’m like, wait, whoever did this? Kudos to them.
Sean Paul:
Yeah, right.
Chelley Bissainthe:
So do you have anything like you’re looking forward to trying today?
Sean Paul:
I’m a real fan of curry, like curry goat, curry chicken, mostly what they have right here. Love rice on peas.
Chelley Bissainthe:
Same, and that’s why I’m excited because, like you said, like the LA scene and Caribbean food, like, I don’t know, I haven’t heard too much about it. You don’t get a lot of places.
Sean Paul:
Exactly what people been telling me about this spot, so…
Chelley Bissainthe:
This spot? And what’d they say, 10 out of 10?
Sean Paul:
Yeah. Them say, go on, good.
Chelley Bissainthe:
Okay, let’s get to your music. So first I wanted to ask: Is there anything we should be looking forward to? You’ve been working on some stuff.
Sean Paul:
This year alone, I released a song with Inna, she’s a European pop star, that was kicking off over there. And then I went on tour for about five months of this year so far, released a song called “Ginger,” and that’s been going on good.
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