Tomahawk Technique is the fifth studio album by Jamaican dancehall recording artist Sean Paul, released through Atlantic Records (Warner Music Group) from January 27, 2012.
Sean said to music blog Rap-Up that Akon, Stargate, DJ Ammo, Benny Blanco, and Kelly Rowland, would appear on the album. There抯 a broadening of my artistry, I抦 working with other producers and artists I抳e never worked with, the Jamaican rapper told Reuters at the recent KIIS FM Jingle Bell Ball in Los Angeles. 揟omahawk Technique follows the success of the rapper抯 2009′s record 揑mperial Blaze, which earned Paul a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae album. For the new CD, he has teamed up with producers Rico Love, Benny Blanco and Stargate, who have been behind artists such as Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Natasha Bedingfield, to work on his new album. 揥hat抯 going to surprise fans is that there抯 a lot more singing, more high notes that I never used to do before, said Paul, adding 搃t抯 a mixture of pop music into dance music.
揑抦 trying to bridge the gap, broaden my artistry, Sean told Rap-Up TV. 揑抦 asking [the producers] to try and make dancehall from their perspective. So it抯 sounding more international than dancehall.