Sean Paul, known for his hits including Get Busy and Temperature, shared some harrowing images and videos from inside Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa hit the island
Sean Paul has been updating fans from Jamaica amid the harrowing devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Jamaica was hit with winds of up to 185mph – some of the strongest in its history.
Hurricane Melissa has now made landfall in Cuba and has been downgraded to Category 3 but the devastating effects of the weather phenomenon. Hurricane Melissa’s centre sustained winds of 145mph on the island, with rare reports coming in from the island given that the internet was down and internet connectivity was only at 42 per cent.
Rapper Sean Paul, known for his hits including Get Busy and Temperature, shared some videos of the weather in Jamaica. The Jamaican-born rapper updated fans with clips shared to his Instagram stories as the rain battered on the windows.
In the clips, the wind could be seen picking up as it threw raindrops hard against the windows, as Sean managed to avoid the worst of the storms inside his luxury abode.
During a recent discussion, Sean backed Jamaica’s bid to remove King Charles as the country’s head of state. He criticised the UK visa restrictions on Jamaican citizens in an interview with Good Morning Britain.
“Every child got to grow up and be independent – and I think that country’s can be perceived in that same way. We need to prove ourselves to be us, so salute to the great UK and I’m not saying ‘so long’, I’m just saying give us our chance to stand up and make you proud,” he said during a chat with Noel Phillips.
Speaking how the visa issue can impact creatives working in the UK, he said: “We are ‘Commonwealth’. A lot of times we get scrutinised. ‘Oh: red light, come to the back here’, ‘oh: Jamaican passport. Okay, cool, let me check you out more.’ It’s unfortunate that has been that way for that long.”
Back in 2023, Sean was doing an interview with Vice Documentaries’ Dan Zabludovsky and musician Tofu Jack on Twitch when an earthquake struck Jamaica and Sean had to make a swift exit.
Speaking from his home in Kingston, Jamaica, he said: “Oh s***, we’re having an earthquake,” before he rushed off camera and the call was disconnected mid-discussion about making music in the country.
Afterwards, he released a statement, sharing: “Yeah, we been having those in Jamaica since I was a kid, that wasn’t the strongest one I’ve ever felt but it was kinda long and that surprised me. I did what I always do – run to the door jamb. As fast as I could! Nah ramp with it (*meaning I wasn’t gonna play with it*) yeah that’s what I did – ran to the door jamb the safest place in the house!”
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