Kisean Paul Anderson[4] (born February 3, 1990), known professionally as Sean Kingston, is an American reggae fusion singer and rapper.

His third album, Back to Life (2013), failed to chart and served as his final release on a major label, but spawned the moderate hit single "Beat It" (featuring Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa).

After his second album, Kingston launched the record label Time Is Money Entertainment, through which he signed then-unknown Canadian rapper Tory Lanez in 2010.

[10][11][3][12] Kingston was discovered on YouTube by Matt Tobin at Beluga Heights Records, and signed to the label in a partnership deal with Sony.

[15] His self-titled debut album was released on July 31, 2007, and has been certified gold by the RIAA for its 500,000 copies sold,[16] while peaking at number 6 on the Billboard 200.

Producers involved in the album included Wyclef Jean; RedOne (of recent Lady Gaga fame); plus, Kingston's original mentor, J. R.

[21] His third studio album was announced to feature T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Wyclef Jean, Cher Lloyd, Akon and Green Eyed Tayla,[22][23] with its lead single being "Eenie Meenie" with Justin Bieber, released on March 23, 2010,[24] which is also included on Bieber's My World 2.0 album.

Kingston represented the continents of North and South America to sing the Official Theme Song of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, "Everyone."

He performed the song with Bow Wow and DJ Khaled on BET's television program 106 & Park the day after release.

The mixtape includes guest appearances by Akon, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Justin Bieber, B.o.B, and Tory Lanez.

On April 13, 2013, iTunes put up the preorder of Back 2 Life, its cover art and track listing as well as a release date of September 10, 2013.

In March 2013, Kingston announced plans for his upcoming fourth studio album while stating that he would be recording with Disney and pop star Zendaya.

In November, Kingston also guest starred as Dexter and Saint in an episode of Black Dynamite on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

In March 2015, Kingston posted on Instagram a picture with Swedish record producer RedOne, confirming that they were working on the album.

In June 2020, he announced the creation of the "Professional Rapper Boxing League" with hip hop super-agent, Triple the Mogul.

[42] On May 23, 2024, Kingston's rented Southwest Ranches, Florida, mansion was raided by a police SWAT team and his mother was arrested.

[45] Kingston was arrested a few hours later in California after a concert in Fort Irwin, and he was booked into jail in San Bernardino County.

The charges stem from their alleged involvement in a scheme to defraud sellers of high-end specialty vehicles, jewelry, and other goods purchased through fraudulent documents.