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Somewhere on the bridge that leads you from Kanye West to Jay-Z there's a guy named Carlos St. John (that's his real name). Attitude of a dope dealer, mind of a marketing executive, but music is his hustle.
Looking at him you'd expect him to sing you some diddley about some girl he loves. Don't count on it. Unlike most straight-teethed well-dressed rappers you've come to know, the wiles of women hold no sway, only the lure of success.
A kid from a single mother, absentee father and a bad neighborhood in a NY borough, that's his story, well at least scene one. Listening to him rap you imagine a child that grew up in an empty apartment with a picture of paradise on his wall. Now 23 years old and either brilliant or even more foolish, he thinks he can make that picture real.
Ambitious to say the least. Charming if you've ever spoken to him, composed if you've ever been around him. Do yourself a favor, forget what you think you know about rappers, because even if you've read this script, you haven't seen THIS movie.
“Just listen to the Carlos St. John Project and soon you’ll realize, as I did, the possibility of there being a worthy alternative to Jay-z”
Vanity - www.MochaCity.com
“The tape Carlos St. John put together places him in the display windows of one of those little known boutique shops that you’ve overtly ignored. Only to go in one day & question as to why you never ventured in sooner.”
Eye Heard 'Em Say
“Brooklyn based rapper Carlos St. John strikes gold with this track here entitled “Breathe Again.” In the song, Carlos strings metaphors together impressively, and as each lyric is pronounced–you can feel a sense of passion and drive within his voice...”
Colin - Live for The Funk
“This is hands down probably the best music I have received in my email in a long time. Some times you find that gem in your email that you happen to randomly open up and Carlos St. John is that. There is just something about him that I can't put my finger on that has me loving the two tracks...”
It's A Rap
“It’s rare that I get excited about an EP. It’s even more rare that I get excited about an EP from an artist that I didn’t know of a month ago. Carlos St. John’s new EP has me excited.”
Confusion - Pigeons And Planes (EP Review)
