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<p>The music industry can be brutal on artists, especially newcomers happy to just be in the room with celebrities they see living lavishly. <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/jamesfb23/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jay Saint, </a></strong>an artist, and songwriter who has penned hits for Bad Boy stars like <strong>Danity Kane, Fergie, </strong>and<strong> Sean Kingston,</strong> knows this firsthand.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for Jay Saint he wasn&#8217;t always paid for his writing or even credited while lending words and melodies to some of the label&#8217;s biggest tunes, he revealed.</p>
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<p>While chatting with host Joey of <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P-oyB1xN7A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Me, Myself, And;&#8221;</a></strong> podcast, Jay Saint spoke about some of the &#8220;cons&#8221; of working with Bad Boy. The biggest con was when his own record was swiped for Sean Kingston, who was bubbling at the time, he said.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The cons [are] it&#8217;s extremely easy for your [work] to get stolen.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Joey asked Jay share a memory of a hit he penned, and he revealed his Sean Kingston &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkyhvCdJ_vM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fire Burning</a>&#8221; faux pas.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The funny thing about Sean Kingston is that [Fire Burning] was supposed to be my song. I came up with the melody and they changed the words. My manager at the time was pitching me to the label and they knew I didn&#8217;t have my papers together [&#8230;] then I hear it on the radio.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;Fire Burning&#8221; has racked up over 98,000,000 YouTube views and Jay Saint is nowhere in the credits after coming up with the melody for the hit.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center">Jay Saint &#8220;Didn&#8217;t See A Dime&#8221; From &#8220;Fire Burning&#8221;</h3>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;As a person who didn&#8217;t have an experience [&#8230;] I was just elated at the fact that this Caribbean superstar, as a Caribbean person myself, I was just like WOW. I didn&#8217;t see a dime, still until this day.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Ultimately, Saint learned from the experience. He said he&#8217;s looking ahead as he releases his solo music, while focusing on being the incredible solo act he aims to be.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to settle for being an artist in the queer community. I want to be more than that.&#8221; Jay said, &#8220;I want to be a creative who is successful, who inspires. [An artist] who has incredible visuals, incredible style, who captivates people.&#8221;</p>
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<p style="text-align: center">Hit play at the 16-minute mark to hear Jay Saint and Joey chat it up about the ups and downs of his days at Bad Boy.</p>
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