Over the years, Canada has blessed us with some really talented artists who have went on to become super famous. As of late, music enthusiasts have fallen in love with Canadian artists such as Drake, Justin Bieber, Nelly Furtado, Avril Lavigne and many more. Now, there is a new artist emerging from the same domain and his name is St. Paulay.
Although St. Paulay, a Canadian lyricist, is somewhat new to the rap game, he has already worked with some established artists in the industry. “On the Canadian side, I have been working with Dollah D and Young Kazh,” he says. “On the American side, I have done tracks with Spice 1, Big Hutch, Fatal Hussein, Kurupt, Tracy Lane, and the list goes on.”
St. Paulay who currently has a distribution deal with C&G Records/Empire Distinction plans to release his first album at the end of the summer. “The music end is pretty much done. I just need to shoot a few videos and put it all together,” he says. In the meantime, he tells us that we can be on the look out this spring for the new album’s first single called “I Run This.” As for St. Paulay’s favorite song on his first album, he says, “There are so many dope cuts but I’m really feeling ‘Life of a Hustler’ featuring Sarah Shine and Big
Hutch.”
“Dollah D from Street Kings Entertainment out of Kelowna B.C. is my main man on this project,” he avers. “He has hooked up beats, mixed records and linked me up with people in the scene down in Cali.” In fact, St. Paulay has also been able to work with California recording artist OG Cuicide because of Dollah D. “Yeah, I linked with Cuicide through my bro Dollah D and started knocking out some joints,” he professes. St. Paulay has been featured on a few of Cuicide’s tracks, such as “Put It on Me” featuring Tracy Lane,
“Worldwide” featuring Big to the Boy, “Uhuh” and “Monstar” featuring and Kurupt. “Being fairly new to the game, [Dollah D] put me up on game and helped me out so I’m grateful,” he adds.
What’s more, St. Paulay doesn’t plan to fade into the crowd with all the other up-and-coming rappers. He doesn’t believe he can be compared to anyone. “I’m my own style and my own voice.” Also, his music tends to reflect how he once lived and the artists he grew up listening to such as Richie Rich, Tupac, ATL, 3xKrazy, Spice 1, C-bo, Dru Down, Lost Boyz, Kool G Rap and Big L. “Although I am toned down from my past, I am trying to keep true to the game and stay hood but keep true to my current self,” he confesses.
Leaving a troubled past behind, St. Paulay has big plans for the future. “I’ve always wanted to use the phrase ‘I’m big In Japan’ and not be full of shit. Doing a tour there would be off the hook,” he says. “Wether or not they let me in the country, well that’s another story.”
Aside from raping, St. Paulay has also trained as a boxer. “I’m not currently competing but I have in the past in super heavy weight boxing. I gave it a break when I moved away from my old coach and my sparing partner. Recently, I have started getting back into it again. Who knows where it will take me,” he relays.
Lastly, St. Paulay gives some advice to young aspiring emcees, “Do it for the love of the music. Don’t sell out, but compromise is ok. After all, if you don’t make it you still got to look at yourself in the mirror and at least you will know you made some dope records.”
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