Khalil "Saint Cassius" Walton is an American musician, recording artist and independent music publisher based in
New York City
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.
He gained notoriety as a musician for his contribution to the Grammy Award winning single "
Just the Way You Are" for
Bruno Mars
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debut album ''
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
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''.
In 2013, Cassius launched the Independent Publishing & Recordings company Vinyl Crown. The company signed producer Darius "Phonix" Barnes to the publishing imprint & holds such copyrights as
Trey Songz
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"Fumble", Fabolous' "We Good" ft.
Rich Homie Quan
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as well as
J. Cole
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's top single off his 2014 Forest Hills Release "No Role Modelz".
On July 28, 2017, Cassius released his first single under the Vinyl Crown imprint entitled Take A Knee.
On March 2, 2018, Saint Cassius released an EP called, ANALOG, it is a contemporary ode to the classic hip-hop era and showcases his ever-evolving musicianship. He shows off his appreciation for women on smooth Ro James collaboration “Hey Beautiful Girl” and the jazz-infused “Analog Dreams” touches subjects including the value of trap music, net neutrality and features actor/artist Omari Hardwick. The project is led by the production of legendary hitmaker DJ Toomp and also features tracks from JF Clay as well.
In November of 2018, Cassius launched a creative agency called Nyáma as a Vinyl Crown venture with a business partner and graphic designer Patso Dimitiov allowing Vinyl Crown to have an all in-house creative agency.
References
5. Saint Cassius Nyama Launch6. Nyama Creative Agency Instagram Page
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Musicians from Atlanta
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from New York (state)