Singer Sean Paul Reveals Shivnarine Chanderpaul Was Behind The Origin And Meaning Of His Name

Singer Sean Paul Reveals Shivnarine Chanderpaul Was Behind The Origin And Meaning Of His Name

The famous Jamaican singer’s latest interview is creating a lot of buzz in the cricket world. Famous Singer Sean Paul reveals the secret behind his name with the meaning and origin of it having to do with Shivnarine Chanderpaul

The singer has been ruling the charts since his first-ever single ‘Baby Girl’. His unique way of pronunciation makes him different from other rappers. The rapper has his own way of singing his name at the beginning of his raps in the song. He always calls out his name before the start of his rap.

Singer Sean Paul Reveals Cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul Was Behind The Origin And Meaning Of His Name

For almost 20 years fans were confused about what Sean Paul actually says at the beginning of his rap. Everyone thought Sean says “Sean Da Paul” as it is his full name.

Famous Singer Sean Paul reveals the secret behind his name

Everyone went in shock when they got to know that the singer’s trademark name is inspired by famous West Indian cricketer Shivanarian Chanderpaul. He revealed in the interview that he was fascinated with the name Chanderpaul.

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THE REAL MEANING BEHIND ‘SEAN DA PAUL’

After Sean finished the record of his song in the studio he was asked about his famous nickname.

The rapper revealed, “There was this famous cricketer in Trinidad, Shivnarine Chanderpau. Everybody was like ‘Sean da Paul’ and yo that name stuck.

“Then I just started to say it on intros and I met the dude Chanderpaul years later and was like ‘Yo’. But yeah big up to Shivnarine Chanderpaul.”

So, the famous line is actually a play on words between his own name Sean Paul and the cricketer Chanderpaul – not just a funny alias.

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Twitter went wild after they got to know that Sean Paul actually says Chanderpaul rather than Sean Da Paul

One of the users memorizes a funny incident with his ex ” My ex, cricket-obsessed and from the west Indies, used to swear Sean Paul was saying Chanderpaul. I can’t believe he was right. I feel sick!”