San Jaimt

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San Jaimt
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Background information
Birth nameSanju Jaison
Born (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 34)
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Origin Dubai
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper, Music Producer
Instrument(s) Logic Pro,Vocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsSan Jaimt Music
Website sanjaimtmusic.com

Sanju Jaison (born 1 October 1988), better known by his stage name San Jaimt, is an Indian rapper, songwriter and a music producer . He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and is one of the early rappers to come out of Kerala. He is known for his independent singles "We're Sorry" (2013),"Thee" (2018), [1] [2] "Win" (2017), [3] "These Wings" (2017) [3] and "Walk Alone(2017) [4] "

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Early life

Sanju was born on 1 October 1988, in Kottayam. He moved to Dubai at a young age with his parents, where he was introduced to rap music by his friends and was influenced by the songs of 2pac, Eminem and Rakim. [5]

Career

Sanju started releasing his mixtapes and independent projects in the mid-2000s, collaborating with many local talents and uploading his music on social media platforms such as Myspace, and ReverbNation under the stage name Wolfam before settling down with his musical name San Jaimt. [6]

In 2010, he released his demos such as "Fizz de Bottles", [7] [8] "U n ME" [9] and "Rapsoulman" online. [10] [11] After he returned to Kerala to do his engineering course at St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, Palai, he met some musicians in the college music club with whom he shared music ideas. His friend, Mahesh Peter, gave him his first opportunity to rap in a college album, called 6th module [12] which consisted of 13 tracks. Peter also introduced him to Malayalam music director Alphonse Joseph (composer). [13]

He made his film debut in The Hitlist , released in 2012, with the help of Alponse Joseph, who was in charge of the music for the song "Kadhakalumezhuthi". [14] Later, he was called to work for another film, Face2Face . His most notable work in Malayalam movies was when music director Gopi Sundar asked him to rap for the title song of the movie, Mr. Fraud [15] He later worked for movies such as ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (Naya Paisa illa Remix), Koothara (vasudeva) [16] and for the song "Padakal Undare" from 2022 malayalam film "Panthrand" [17] [18]

In 2013, he released his first independent single, "We're Sorry", [19] which depicts a tragic love story; it was based on atrocities faced by women around the world. [20] [21] The song was featured in BBC Asian Network, [22] 9XO, Malayala manorama, deccan chronicle, The Indian Express, Vh1 [23] and other social media platforms. His second independent single "Neeyane", which was a love themed rap fusion song, was released on 14 February 2016. [24] The song generated over 100,000 YouTube hits in less than 3 weeks. [25]

2017: Intensity

San Jaimt's first single "Win" from his debut album Intensity was released on 24 February 2017 [26] [27] [28] and after two weeks on 10 March 2017 second single called "These wings" [29] [30] [31] was released on YouTube. Both the songs had received mixed reviews. He was also featured in Khaleej times-City Times edition on 19 March 2017. [3] He released his third single called "Walk alone" featuring dubai based band MasterPlan from his debut album Intensity on 16 April 2017 on YouTube., [32] the fourth single called "My Mind" was released on 7 July [33] as a part of album promotion. The full-length album was released on 18 November 2017. [34]

2018: Munvidhi

The single "Thee" from San Jaimt's second Malayalam Hip hop album Munvidhi was released on 23 October 2018. The song is a fusion of folk beat and Malayalam rap. His second single "Veera Kadha" from the same album was released on 6 June 2019. [35] He announced that the full album will be released in December. [36] [37] San Jaimt's 5th single "Changala" was released on 3 July 2020 and features artists Vivek G Harry and Apoorva. [38] The 6th song from the album called "Veendeduppu" was released on 18 July 2020. [39] The song "Veendeduppu" talked about the importance of Mental health and it was featured in The New Indian Express on 23 July 2020.

2021: 20 beats project

20 beats project was an initiative by San Jaimt promoting the Hip hop music scene in Kerala. The beats were free and were produced in a period of 2 months. The 20 beats project was meant to encourage aspiring rappers who liked to produce their own songs without any copyright issues. [40]

2021: Ulka

San Jaimt released his first single "Scene" from his third Malayalam Hip hop album "Ulka" featuring Rzee Purplehaze on 3 April 2021. [41] The second single "Ottayaal Pattaalam" from the album featuring ThirumaLi was released on 12 September 2021. [42] In 2022 he released songs from the album like Slamdunk, Karnan, Kaananam, Pathiye, and Thira as a part of album promotion.

Discography

YearTrackSingleArtistAlbumMusic Director
2010
  • Fizz de bottles
  • U n Me
  • Rap Soul Man
yesSan JaimtDemo releasesFort Minor(Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied)
2011
  • Module 6(Promo)
  • Thodiyile Kuyil
  • Orupaadu Mohangal
  • Nammal Thaedumee
San Jaimt6th ModuleMaheshPeter
2012Aakasha Chillil Muthande Alphons Joseph,San Jaimt Face to Face (2012 Malayalam film) Alphons Joseph
2012Kadhakalumezhuthi Alphons Joseph,San Jaimt The Hitlist Alphons Joseph
2013We're SorryyesSan JaimtSan Jaimt
2013Nayapaisa illa (Remix)junior mehboob, Anna Katharina Valayil, Gopi Sundar,San Jaimt ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi Gopi Sundar
2014VasudevaPavithra Menon, San Jaimt, Gopi Sundar Koothara Gopi Sundar
2014Mr Fraud (Theme Song)San Jaimt, Gopi Sundar Mr. Fraud Gopi Sundar
2016NeeyaneyesSan Jaimt,HarishSan Jaimt
2017
  • Win ft. PeterEm
  • Walk Alone ft. MasterPlan
  • Broken
  • FairyLand
  • My Mind
  • Rap Rambo
  • On Us ft. Diago
  • Remember My Name
  • These Wings
  • Through The Storms ft. Jim r Pinto
San JaimtIntensitySan Jaimt
2018TheeSan JaimtMunvidhiSan Jaimt
2019
  • Veera Kadha
  • Johnny(Malayalam ft. CJ
  • Johnny(English Version)
San JaimtMunvidhiSan Jaimt
2020Vazhkaiyin PayanamYes K. S. Harisankar, San JaimtVazhkaiyin PayanamSunadhshankar
2020
  • Changala ft. (Vivek G Harry & Apoorva)
  • Veendeduppu
San JaimtMunvidhiSan Jaimt
2021
  • Scene
San Jaimt, rZeeUlkarZee
2021
  • Ottayaal Pattaalam
San Jaimt, ThirumaLiUlkaSan Jaimt
2022Padakal UnareHector Lewis,San JaimtPanthrand (2022 Malayalam film) Alphons Joseph
2022
  • Slam Dunk
San JaimtUlkaSan Jaimt
2022
  • kaananam
San JaimtUlkaSan Jaimt
2022
  • Karnan
San Jaimt, Anil Panachooran UlkaSan Jaimt
2022
  • Pathiye
San JaimtUlkaSan Jaimt
2022
  • Thira
San JaimtUlkaSan Jaimt
2022
  • Ulka
San JaimtUlkaSan Jaimt

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