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Brooklyn rapper SAINt JHN begins to make a case for himself as the ‘next artist to watch’ on his smooth, melodic single, “I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night.”

There’s a new rapper in the game – Brooklyn-bred SAINt JHN. In preparation of his debut project, Collection 1, he drops a promising, uniquely-named single, “I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night.” “I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night” sounds incredibly easy on the ears.  The production work is smooth, yet energetic and rhythmic.  The choice of synths, anchored by punchy drums, is impressive. SAINt JHN kicks things off with a melodic chorus, matching the ‘chill’ musical backdrop. In addition to the melodic nature of the chorus, it’s also catchy.

“I heard you got too litt last night / Didn’t make it home / Mixin’ purple with your purple sprite / Things you should’ve know / I heard you flexin’ on em’ yeah / You wanna’ mix it up / But fuck it baby no regret / And never switch it up.”

The melody continues to be the selling point of “I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night.”  Even as smooth as it is, SAINt JHN still ‘lives on the edge.’  On the chorus, he references purple drank.  On the first verse, the rapper pop-raps, “Too turnt / Last night you showed me all that ratchet shit that you learned.” On the second verse, he references pills, and maybe more outlandishly, “Me and three bad bitches call it foreplay.” And on the third verse, it’s “Panties on my dash, pictures with no flash.”

Final Thoughts

Even with all the excess and shallowness, “I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night” allures. SAINt JHN doesn’t reinvent the urban contemporary/rap game, but it’s hard to deny the promise he shows on this particular single.  It does drag a bit given the repetitiveness of the loop, and the fact that the cards are revealed early on, but still, solid.

SAINt JHN • I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night – Single • Godd ComplexX • Release: 2.9.18

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