Saint Levant, Nails | Track Review 🎵

Dashing, talented, multilingual rapper Saint Levant (Marwan Abdelhamid) keeps the hits coming with his enjoyable single, “Nails.”

“Listen, to keep it a hundred, the only thing stressing me out in this life is a Visa.” WOO! If you haven’t yet joined the 🎙 Saint Levant (Marwan Abdelhamid) train, you are totally missing out! Incredibly handsome, Abdelhamid is much more than a pretty face. As stated previously when reviewing various singles and his debut EP, 💿 From Gaza, With Love, one of the things that makes him so special is his diverse background – Palestinian, French, Algerian, and Serbian – and the fact that he raps in multiple languages: English, French, and Arabic. Once again, Abdelhamid has come through big with his three-minute single, 🎵 “Nails.”

As always, the focal point of a Saint Levant single is, Saint Levant.  Marwan has a swagger about him – a cool vibe – that endears him to the listeners.  On “Nails” he raps with incredible agility and ease. He also brings energy, whether rapping in English (most of the time) or Arabic. Where do the nails come into play? During the chorus, which is varied throughout: “But they used to hate on my nails / How insecure (How insecure) / How sad are you (How sad are you) / How immature.” Are the nails important? To an extent. Per Rolling Stone, Abdelhamid admits to painting his nails as a teen in The Middle East.  The bigger takeaway is about how being different earned Abdelhamid ridicule.  At this point, he’s the sugar honey iced tea, but that wasn’t always the case: “When you see your woman go double-tap on my photos / When I was a kid I remember I wore what I wanted, They used to make fun of my clothes / But look at right now, I just smile when I see them cuz I know their girlfriends at all of my shows.” Now that is a mic drop moment right there! All in all, 🎵 “Nails” is another triumph for Saint Levant thanks to his approach, personality, and light house-tinged production (🎛 Ames Ward) that is a vibe in its own right.

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🎙 Saint Levant • 🎵 “Nails” • 🏷 2048 • 🗓 5.25.23

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