A viral song by Saint Levant spread across social media, first appearing in a world where Gaza’s buildings and Sudan’s Khartoum were still intact. The track features a playful persona who raps in English, then switches to Arabic and French, returning to English. Lyrics frame dating as direct and humorous, including claims of not being toxic, wanting to disrupt a partner’s thoughts, and encouraging loud reactions. The song’s popularity grew quickly, reaching millions of listens, while the artist’s background remained unclear. He was initially assumed to be Lebanese, but later identified as Palestinian. An album titled From Gaza, With Love arrived in March 2023, reinforcing his roots while keeping the trilingual flirt-pop style.
"Within weeks, the song, Very Few Friends, had racked up millions of listens. But still, Saint Levant remained an enigma. From the lyrics, it was hard to place where he came from. I assumed he was Lebanese, the spiritual home of the Arabic Francophone lover boy. Then I discovered that he is Palestinian. This made him even more of a curio in the mainstream Middle Eastern pop scene, one dominated by Egypt and Lebanon."
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