VP Records is the reggae label best known for being the home of Sean Paul. It is known as VP from the first names of it's founders Vincent & Patricia Chin. Sean Paul Henriques, known as Sean Paul, born on January 8, 1973 in St. ...

The label was founded in 1979 by the late Vincent 'Randy' Chin, a Chinese Jamaican who owned the Randy’s Records in Kingston, Jamaica (as seen in the 1977 film “Rockers”) as well as the Studio 17 recording studios. By this time the Chins were living in New York and had a store selling reggae and ska in the Queens district of the city. This article is in need of attention. ...

The label established itself as one of the premier independent record labels for reggae and dancehall, and with the popularity of the riddim sound of the early 2000s, the label achieved worldwide success for artists such as Sean Paul through a labels deal with Warner Music's Atlantic Records. A riddim is a rhythm pattern, basically consisting of a drum pattern and a prominent bassline. ... Sean Paul Henriques, known as Sean Paul, born on January 8, 1973 in St. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, principally as a R&B label. ...

The label is now run by Mr. Chin's sons Randy and Christopher.

Artists

• Sean Paul
• Freddie McGregor
• Beres Hammond
• Beenie Man
• Capleton
• Lady Saw
• Wayne Wonder
• TOK

Sean Paul Henriques, known as Sean Paul, born on January 8, 1973 in St. ... Singer, musician and producer Freddie McGregor was born on 27 June 1956 in Clarendon, Jamaica. ... Beres Hammond (b. ... Beenie Man (born Anthony Moses Davis August 22, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a well established DJ. // Early career He was involved in the music industry from a young age when he won the Teeny Talent contest and recorded a single, Too Fancy, with record producer Junjo Lawes. ... Capleton, born Clifton George Bailey III on 13 April 1967 in the parish of St Mary, Jamaica is a reggae artist. ... Lady Saw on cover of her 2004 release Strip Tease Lady Saw is a Jamaican singer, known as the first Lady of Dancehall. She is the first female deejay to win a Grammy (which she did with No Doubt for Underneath It All — Best Performance by a Duo or Group... Wayne Wonder is a Jamaican reggae/R&B artist. ... tok may mean: Tok, Alaska Tok Pisin, a language T.O.K, a Jamaican reggae dancehall band Theory of Knowledge, an epistemology course taken by International Baccalaureate students This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

External links

• VP Records