Saint (rapper)

Mohammed Sillah (born 8 February 1997), known by his stage name Saint, is a Gambian recording artist, songwriter and producer currently residing in Sweden. In 2015, he rose to fame in Sweden with the release of his debut single Chillin.[1]

Saint
Saint at Le Fest #002 2015
Background information
Birth nameMohammed Sillah
Born (1997-02-08) February 8, 1997
Serekunda, Gambia
Genreship hop, R&B,
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, sampler
Years active2015–present
LabelsToday Is Vintage
Associated actsRebstar

Early life

Mohammed Sillah was born in Serekunda, Gambia on February 8, 1997. As a teenage refugee he fled to Sweden during 2012 with only a backpack and the clothes on his back.[2] Upon his arrival he applied for asylum in Sweden.[3]

Between 2012-2015, Saint was relocated to various refugee camps by the Swedish Migration Board.[1] His application for asylum in Sweden was initially denied, as well as several appeals for over a year leaving his stay in Sweden uncertain.

In early 2014 he was introduced to Swedish recording artist Rebstar through a mutual friend who worked at the refugee camp.[4] Saint went on to eventually sign with Swedish record label Today Is Vintage. In March 2015, they released Saint's debut single Chillin to major acclaim and quickly rose to prominence in Sweden.[1] In 2015 Saint was granted permanent residency in Sweden.

Saint is currently a third-year student at Rytmus Gymnasium in Malmö majoring in music production.[5]

Career

On October 2014 Saint was featured on Rebstar's hit single "Safe Safe (040 Zlatan Remix)" [6] to international acclaim[7][8][9][10][11] Saint released his debut single Chillin on March 8, 2015 to major acclaim.[12][13][14][15] A cover story in major publication Sydsvenskan quickly rose Saint to Swedish prominence.[1] Chillin went on to be declared as one of Sweden's best rap songs of 2015 by Swedish Radio P3 [16] and was featured by Spotify in Sweden.[17]

He shortly followed up with two song releases, Badman and lefunkyintro. The latter is said to be the first offering from his upcoming body of work The New Funky Dread.[18]

In October 2015 Saint made his productional debut on Rebstar's EP You Know Nothing About Love.[19] In December 2015, Saint was awarded a scholarship by Swedish performing rights society STIM for his production and songwriting.[20]

Consequently, Saint's upcoming debut album is said to be titled Asylum[2]

On March 8, 2016 Noisey premiered a 10-track project by Saint titled The New Funky Dread, declaring it the best hip hop they've heard in years.[21]

Discography

Mixtapes

The New Funky Dread (2016)

Singles
  • "Chillin" (2015)
  • "Badman" (2015)
  • "LeFunkyIntro" (2015)
  • "Holly" feat. HB (2016)

Production credits
  • Rebstar - Reputation (2015)
  • Rebstar - All I Know (2015)

Collaborations
  • “Safe Safe Remix” by Rebstar feat. Saint, Lilleman, Lazee & The C.I.T.Y. (2014)

Notes
  1. "Från Gambia till skivkontrakt i Malmö".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Saint blickar över horisonten".
  4. "Saint blickar över horisonten".
  5. "Mohammed spelar med flyktingbarn".
  6. "Premiere: Rebstar ft. Lazee, Saint, Lilleman, The C.I.T.Y - "Safe Safe (040 Zlatan Remix)" [VIDEO] - STASHED". Archived from the original on 2017-10-14.
  7. lefigaro.fr. "Un rappeur suédois diffuse un clip en hommage à Ibrahimovic".
  8. "PSG : Pour le rappeur Rebstar, Zlatan " représente l'espoir "".
  9. "Kolla videon till "Safe Safe (040 Zlatan Remix)" – med Rebstar, Lazee, Saint, Lilleman, The C.I.T.Y."
  10. "Se rapparens hyllning till Rosengård och Zlatan Ibrahimović". 1 October 2014.
  11. "VIDÉO - PSG : Zlatan Ibrahimovic a désormais son morceau de rap "made in Sweden"". 29 September 2014.
  12. Radio, Sveriges. "PREMIÄR: Saint - "Chillin" - Musikguiden i P3".
  13. "PREMIÄR: Saint - Chillin' - Vad blir det för rap Nöjesguiden". 10 March 2015.
  14. "Parked at Loopia". www.hhns.se. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  15. "Saint blickar över horisonten".
  16. Radio, Sveriges. "PREMIÄR: Saint - "lefunkyintro" - Musikguiden i P3".
  17. "Spotify".
  18. sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=4067&artikel=6250297
  19. "Parked at Loopia". www.hhns.se. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. noisey.vice.com/en_dk/blog/premiere-saint---the-new-funky-dread
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