KINGSTON, Jamaica— Grammy Award-winning dancehall star, Sean Paul, has been named the recipient of the Entertainer’s Key to New York City. The world-renowned performer will accept the honour during a Rise Up NYC concert on Saturday, August 24 at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens. In a special moment of recognition, Sean Paul will be presented with the Entertainer’s Key for his musical contributions to the city by New York Mayor Eric Adams, a release about the achievement said on Tuesday.
“I feel honoured to be able to do something that I love and to help take part in my culture and wear the flag in a big city like New York. I’m giving thanks,” the artiste, born Sean Paul Henriques, said. “New York is a very important place for artistes, especially in Dancehall.
It’s the first city that I went to that I could do four shows in one night, with all the clubs full,” he continued. Sean Paul acknowledged that New York is a melting pot of many different cultures, and Caribbean culture, especially Jamaican reggae and dancehall, is a huge part of that. “It feels like people are understanding us in a big city, like that is a great feeling.
So it feels like we’re connecting. That feels like we are bridging the gap between the cultures and The States. NYC is an iconic city and I feel iconic,” he said.
Sean Paul, widely recognised as a global musical maestro repping dancehall, has dominated the music industry with his infectious rhythms and chart-topping hits. Renowned for.