After his self-titled debut produced two singles which ended up in the top five of Billboard‘s Hot 100, Sean Kingston is looking to change his formula. For his sophomore set Kingston hopes to take a page from Madonna‘s book and enlist the help of Virginia beatsmiths Timbaland and Pharrell Williams. The 18-year-old, who jumpstarted his career via MySpace, gave HipHopDX some exclusive information about working with the two production giants.
“I’ll be going in the studio with them, and I can’t wait,”Kingston tells HipHopDX. “It’s gonna be crazy. I think their styles are so dope, and we can make some magic over those beats. I write all my own music, and all my own stuff, so it’s gonna be dope.”
Epic, which is the parent company of Kingston‘s label, Beluga Heights, originally had to sell many urban stations on their artist’s first single “Beautiful Girls.” Although Pop and Top 40 markets embraced the song, Epic outsourced Koch to market “Beautiful Girls” specifically to urban outlets. Since that songs release and subsequent success, Sean Kingston has performed material with The Game, Rick Ross and Bun B, among others. Although the recording for his next album has yet to begin, Kingston says he thinks the new material will be more well-rounded than expected.
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“This album is gonna touch everything—the urban, the pop…everything,” adds Kingston. “My first album was cool on the urban side, but it ended up being a huge pop album. This time I want to build Sean Kingston as a brand and not just somebody with a couple songs out. I’ve been writing everyday and coming up with new ideas to release different stuff out there. I’m grinding and I just put my mixtape out there too.”
Kingston‘s “I’m Just Warmin’ Up” mixtape is hosted by DJ Khaled, DJ Envy and DJ Felli Fel, and features guest spots from Three-6 Mafia, Plies, Red Cafe and Busta Rhymes.
