Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston Wanted His Bro's 'Beautiful' Girl, On 'When I Was 17'

28 Oct 2011 16:07:23 EDT

'Beautiful Girls' singer says he didn't know the pretty lady was his big brother's GF on Saturday's episode.
By Sara Waber

Somebody call 911! Sean Kingston pulled a robbery on his big brother, he reveals on this week's "When I Was 17." According to the "Beautiful Girls" singer, though, he had no idea he was making moves on his brother's girl!

"I remember one time I tried to hit on my brother's girlfriend," Kingston says on the episode airing Saturday at 11a.m. ET/PT on MTV. "[I] didn't even know it was his girlfriend.

She must have been hotter than the sun in the south of Spain because Kingston was smitten as soon as he laid eyes on her. "She came over to the apartment and it was like 2 o'clock in the daytime," the pop star recalls. "As soon as I opened the door I was like, 'Man, she's so beautiful.' "

Kingston's brother, unaware of his little bro's charm, suspected nothing at first. "I left the two [of them] in the living room and then I went to go get some food," he says.

Kingston, of course, took advantage of the opportunity.

"And that's when I made my move," Sean explains. "I just tried to hit on her. I was like, 'How you doin' sweetheart?' You know, we were talking about different things. I was telling her what I was doing with the music thing and she was telling me she was trying to get into the modeling thing. So we had a great conversation."

Until they were interrupted: "I remember my brother coming around like, 'Hey, what you doing, man? That's my girlfriend, man.' "

"When I Was 17" — this week featuring Sean Kingston and Mark Hoppus and Tiffani Thiessen — airs on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET/PT on MTV.

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Sean Kingston Cited For 'Inattention' In Jet Ski Accident

22 Sep 2011 09:20:08 EDT

Rapper is fined $180 and called out for 'inexperience.'
By Gil Kaufman

If Sean Kingston had taken a boating safety class and been paying more attention, he may not have been involved in the near-fatal jet-ski accident that took place near his Miami home on May 29.

According to TMZ, a newly released police report claims that investigators cited Kingston's "inexperience" and "inattention" were to blame for the crash, during which he slammed his watercraft into a bridge at 35 mph.

Police said that Kingston did not know basic safe-boating procedures that he would have learned if he'd taken a boating safety class or read the manual of the watercraft. According to the report, the potential cause of the accident was that Kingston mistakenly released the throttle while turning and steering the wheel at the same time, causing him to lose control of the jet ski.

The details of the three-month police investigation reportedly reveals that Kingston was closer to death than reported at the time. According to images taken from the crash scene, Kingston crashed into the bridge with such force that his head, arms and upper chest left an imprint on the bridge.

In the end, Kingston was fined $180 and cited for "careless operation in an accident."

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Sean Kingston Says He Feels 'Blessed'

08 Aug 2011 08:26:19 EDT

'I'm 100 percent back,' singer tells MTV News at Teen Choice Awards.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kara Warner

Sean Kingston earned himself a standing ovation on Sunday night during a rare poignant moment at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

The singer, who recently opened up to MTV News during "MTV First: Sean Kingston" about his life-changing jet-ski accident earlier this year, made an appearance on the show to present his pal Justin Bieber with the surfboard for Choice Male Artist.

Before that, he chatted with MTV News on the red carpet, affirming statements he made when he sat down with us earlier in the week. "I'm doing great. I'm excited to be at the Teen Choice Awards," he said. "I'm feeling good; I'm feeling blessed."

Kingston said that the fan response following the special has been great. He added that fans had no idea of the severity of his injuries sustained during the Memorial Day weekend accident, which included him having to undergo heart surgery.

"They seem so excited to see me. A lot of people didn't know how devastating it was, so when people heard about the story you could tell people were very shocked and [also] very supportive," he said. "To the fans out there, I just want to say I love you all."

Bieber offered up some words of encouragement for Kingston in the MTV special, noting that "more memories" were in the works. It seems he wasn't wrong, as the pair's moment at the show made a great start to the next chapter of their friendship. "Everything is good," Kingston reiterated one more time at the TCAs. "I'm 100 percent back."

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Sean Kingston Feels A Lot Better After Weight Loss

04 Aug 2011 06:53:12 EDT

'I've been working out every day,' the slender singer tells MTV News of getting trim since his jet-ski accident.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway

It took a "life-or-death" jet-ski accident for Sean Kingston to realize he needed to get serious about his health. The 21-year-old sat down with MTV News on Tuesday night for "MTV First: Sean Kingston," and the "Beautiful Girls" singer opened up about his recovery from the accident as well as his new lease on life.

At the time of his May 29 accident in the Miami area, Kingston weighed more than 300 pounds, but he has lost nearly 50 pounds in the past two months. "Actually, I shed like 45 pounds, and I've been working out every day. So I've been really getting my healthiness [together].

"Right now, I do the bicycle, I do the treadmill, I play basketball. But I got to keep it up and lose more weight," Kingston told Sway. "It's easy to gain weight when you're in the studio. That's how it first started out but I'm cutting all that out. I don't eat after 6 [p.m.], and then I really just do the treadmill, and that's what it is. I feel a lot better."

Kingston was heavily medicated while hospitalized, recovering from heart surgery and a number of injuries, including a broken jaw. But now that he's feeling better, he's no longer taking any meds. "I was on pain medication, Percocet," he confirmed. "I don't take it no more, though. I don't have any more pain."

Sean was fully aware that many artists have become addicted to pain medications, though, so he had his mom help him monitor his use of the medications. "I had no problem with that," he said of watching his doses. "My mom made sure and kept an eye on it and make sure I wasn't overdoing it."

During the interview, Kingston also revealed a previously unseen photo that showed him in the hospital with his mouth wired shut.

Kingston explained to Sway that he was going about 35 miles an hour on his jet ski during Memorial Day weekend when he miscalculated how high the tide had risen and collided with a bridge. He asked his mom to take that photo of him so it would serve as a reminder of that painful time.

"I remember it, it was crazy," he said looking at the photo again. "At that time, if you notice, I got my mouth wired. Just have it as a memory, because I know the accident is always gonna live with me, but just to have a memory of that time ... I just wanted to have a picture so I can look back at that time."

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Sean Kingston Promises 'Straight Heat' On Next Album

03 Aug 2011 14:23:55 EDT

Recovering singer says during 'MTV First: Sean Kingston' he hopes to release new music by year's end.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway

After recalling the incidents of his "life-or-death" accident during "MTV First: Sean Kingston," the singer opened up about his plans to get back to work and release new music by year's end.

"[I'm] focused on music again, about to start working on a new album and get back out there again," he said during the chat at his house in Miami. "I'm excited about the project. It's going to be really dope."

Given the intensity of his accident and the recovery process, Kingston has a whole new perspective on songwriting. "I haven't lost no memory; I think I'm even better at writing and stuff," he said. "Being in the hospital, having all this time off, I've been writing and coming up with different ideas. I'm ready to go."

Kingston is best known for his reggae-infused pop tracks like "Beautiful Girls" and "Take You There," and his still-in-the-works new album will certainly touch on the sound that catapulted him to stardom. "I'm going back in with my producer J.R. [Rotem], who did really big records for me. I'm going back to the whole reggae, island-pop thing. I'm going back to my roots," he said.

"I think it's definitely going to open up a lot of people, because now I got a story to tell," he later said. "The world needs to know what I'm coming with, 'cause I'm coming with straight heat. I've been down. I've been in the house coming up with ideas. My producer J.R., he's a hitmaker. It's gonna be my third album, I'm older now. It's gonna be crazy."

While in the hospital, Kingston had his jaw wired shut for a time. It was a situation Kanye West once found himself in that sparked his first hit "Through the Wire." Kingston certainly wouldn't rule out writing a song about his recovery — or working with 'Ye, for that matter.

"Oh man, he's in my top five rappers," he said. "I met him twice, and he's a great person. He's definitely talented. I'm actually waiting for him and the Jay-Z album [Watch the Throne] to drop. I'd be more than excited to collaborate with him."

Kingston — the Jamaican-American singer who broke onto the scene with the "Stand by Me"-sampling song "Beautiful Girls" and scored another hit with the Justin Bieber collabo "Eenie Meenie" last year — was rushed to the hospital May 29 after a jet-ski crash. He explained to Sway that he was going about 35 miles an hour when he miscalculated how high the tide had risen and collided with a bridge.

What are you expecting from new Sean Kingston music? Let us know in the comments!

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Justin Bieber Recalls Sean Kingston's Jet-Ski Accident

03 Aug 2011 06:53:13 EDT

On 'MTV First: Sean Kingston,' Bieber remembers his concern about 'Eenie Meenie' collaborator's condition.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias

Sean Kingston's friends were quick to rally around him after he was critically injured in a jet-ski accident over Memorial Day weekend. Fans worried about the singer, who suffered a number of injuries including a broken jaw, a fractured wrist and water in his lungs.

When his friend Justin Bieber heard the news of his pal's accident, he quickly wanted to see what he could do to help him out. The two had toured together on Bieber's 2010 headlining tour and appeared on several tracks together, including "Eenie Meenie."

"The first thing I heard was that Sean Kingston got into an accident and I was wondering what it was," Bieber told MTV News in an interview that aired Tuesday night during "MTV First: Sean Kingston." In the special, Kingston recounted the accident, which occurred when he was going about 35 mph, miscalculated how high the tide had risen and collided with a bridge.

"I had no clue, and finally my manager called me and he told me the info and they told me they were going to run it on TMZ and all this stuff," Bieber recalled. "And I didn't really know what to do."

Bieber was nowhere near Miami, where the accident occurred, and scrambled to get all the facts. "I was in Texas at the time, and I was just like, 'Do I need to go see him? What's going on?' " he continued. "And they were like, 'No, he's stable right now; he's fine. And we'll keep you updated.' And they kept updating me. I'm so glad that he's all right now."

What most of the world didn't know until Sean's sit-down with MTV News was that Kingston's injuries were much worse than originally thought. "They were gonna send me home, but then I had felt a pain in my left chest, and I told my mom," Kingston said. That's when doctors discovered the singer had blood in his chest and a torn aorta that required multiple surgeries.

During the special, Bieber promised that he knew he and Kingston, whom he recently visited at his Miami home, had more fun in store for the future.

In a message to his pal, Bieber said, "What's up, Sean? I'm glad you're doing well. I had fun hanging out with you in Miami, and there's plenty more memories to come."

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Sean Kingston Details 'Life-Or-Death' Accident

02 Aug 2011 21:48:44 EDT

'What the accident basically taught me is, in life, you have to count your blessings,' he says during 'MTV First: Sean Kingston.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway

Sean Kingston sat down with MTV News on Tuesday night (August 2) and opened up for the first time about the jet-ski accident that landed him in the hospital. During "MTV First: Sean Kingston," the singer spoke candidly with Sway Calloway at his house in Miami about the day that changed his life forever, letting fans know that months after his jet ski crashed into a bridge near his home in Florida, he's now back and better than ever.

"I'm doing good. I'm feeling great. I'm excited. I'm happy," he said. "A lot of people don't know it was a deeper situation. I had open heart surgery and I had two other surgeries; it was a life-or-death situation."

The singer revealed for the first time in the sit-down that just as he was being released from the hospital for injuries related to the crash, he was rushed into surgery to deal with a newly discovered heart condition. "They were gonna send me home, but then I had felt a pain in my left chest, and I told my mom," he explained. "They rushed me and they did a lot of scans on me, [and] they said I couldn't leave."

It was discovered that blood had filled up in his chest and his aorta was torn. He went into surgery several times to fix the condition, knowing that the risks were high, but he survived, and now he's focused on the positive. "I'm 100 percent right now," he said. "I've been in the house chilling, about to start work on my new album. I got L.A. Reid now as my new president. I got a story to tell now."

Kingston isn't taking his new lease on life lightly. "What the accident basically taught me is, in life, you have to count your blessings," he said. "You just got to keep God present at all times and think about the consequences."

During the chat, Kingston opened up about the details of the accident, talked about the support he's received from celebrity pals like Justin Bieber and Chris Brown, his new music and finally getting the chance to meet the man who saved him after he crashed. MTV News will be rolling out more from the interview with Kingston, who thanked his fans for all their support after the accident.

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Justin Bieber Hopes For 'More Memories' With Sean Kingston

02 Aug 2011 21:29:07 EDT

Teen sends a video message to pal and collaborator for 'MTV First: Sean Kingston.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Matt Elias

On Tuesday night (August 2), Sean Kingston sat down with MTV News to talk about a Memorial Day weekend jet-ski accident that landed him in the hospital for more than a month. In the weeks since his release, he's been working to get his life and career back on track, all of which he opened up about during "MTV First: Sean Kingston."

He's been getting support from his pals, like teen superstar Justin Bieber, who made his way down to Miami earlier this month to visit Kingston. The two have collaborated on several tracks, including "Eenie Meenie," and toured together last year.

The 17-year-old shared this message with us in an interview that aired during the special: "I just want to say what's up, Sean? I'm glad you're doing well. I had fun hanging out with you in Miami, and there's plenty more memories to come."

Bieber was spotted in Kingston's hometown, where the two buddies kicked back. "We were just hanging out at his house, kicking it, driving around Miami and whatnot," Bieber explained of the trip. "It was a lot of fun. I got to relax and take time off."

During his trip, Bieber got a chance to see how well the "Beautiful Girls" singer has been doing in the months since the crash, which led Kingston to make the decision to lose a significant amount of weight. "His spirits are a lot higher," he said. "He still has to have people around him to make sure he's doing all right, but his spirits are high, and he's doing well."

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02 Aug 2011 06:53:05 EDT

On tonight's 'MTV First: Sean Kingston,' Bieber talks about his 'Eenie Meenie' collaborator's accident recovery.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias

Over Memorial Day weekend, Sean Kingston was seriously injured in a headline-making jet-ski accident. In the months since the crash, the "Beautiful Girls" singer has been recovering in Miami, where he lives and where the accident took place. He's been getting help from pals like "Eenie Meenie" collaborator Justin Bieber, who said the recovering singer is doing much better.

"His spirits are a lot higher," Bieber explained to MTV News in an interview that will air tonight (August 2) on "MTV First: Sean Kingston." "He still has to have people around him to make sure he's doing alright, but his spirits are high, and he's doing well."

Bieber also talked about his recent visit to Kingston's home in Miami. "I was just down in Miami," he said. "We were just hanging out at his house, kicking it, driving around Miami and whatnot. It was a lot of fun. I got to relax and take time off."

During "MTV First: Sean Kingston," the chart-topping artist will talk about his recovery from the near-fatal accident and his plans to get back in the recording studio. The special is set to air tonight (August 2) at 7:57 p.m. ET on MTV, then continue for 30 minutes on MTV.com. Fans can submit questions for Sean through MTV.com or via Twitter (using @MTVNews/ hashtag #AskSean).

Sean will open up to host Sway Calloway about the cause of the Memorial Day accident and go into detail about the various medical procedures he underwent to treat his injuries. The singer will also speak candidly about how the accident helped him to focus on living a healthier lifestyle, and, of course, we'll find out what's up next for the star in his music career.

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Justin Bieber Visits Recovering Sean Kingston In Miami

01 Aug 2011 18:24:28 EDT

Bieber's interview will air Tuesday on 'MTV First: Sean Kingston.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias

Justin Bieber was spotted in Miami over the weekend hanging out with his pal, former tourmate and "Eenie Meenie" collaborator Sean Kingston. MTV News caught up with the teen star Sunday when he landed back in Los Angeles to see what he and his pal were up to.

"I was just down in Miami," he told us for an interview set to air during "MTV First: Sean Kingston" on Tuesday night. "We were just hanging out at his house, kicking it, driving around Miami and whatnot.

"It was a lot of fun," he added about hanging out with Kingston, who is recovering from a headline-making jet-ski accident. "I got to relax and take time off."

During "MTV First: Sean Kingston," the chart-topping artist will talk about his recovery from the near-fatal accident, which occurred near his home in Miami, and his plans to get back in the recording studio. The special is set to air Tuesday at 7:57 p.m. ET on MTV, then continue for 30 minutes on MTV.com. Beginning today (August 1), fans can submit questions for Sean through MTV.com or via Twitter (using @MTVNews/ hashtag #AskSean).

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