What do you do when you have to make a follow-up to perhaps the most successful ragga album of all time (Dutty Rock, '02)? Sean Paul looks for it in the superlative. The rhythms are even more nervous, the sounds even more obtrusive. Does this make the result even more attractive? The answer is no. The Trinity starts with a nasty, screaming intro by DJ Fire Links, only to slow down after a few songs.
Sean Paul seems to have deliberately made an album that comes across as a bit more 'hardcore' and less pop. Catchy choruses are very rare, but fans of Paul's flashy raps will get their money's worth. Ultimately it is a step back. The perfect crossover between Dutty Rock's ragga and R&B has been exchanged for a less tantalizing, one-dimensional ragga sound and those eighteen songs are very long. The Trinity has also been released in a bonus CD version. This includes six additional songs, including Cry Baby Cry with Carlos Santana and Joss Stone (from Santana's album All That I Am), Break It Off with Rihanna (from her CD A Girl Like Me), a non-album track and three songs in an AOL Session. (MS)more