Earl Johnson II, better known by his stage name Earl St. Clair, is an American record producer, vocalist, and songwriter.

Early life

Earl St. Clair was born in

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, and grew up between there and

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Musical career

St. Clair began his career as a record producer, being credited as JP Did This 1. He expected to primarily work as a producer and co-writer and not as a solo artist. He signed to Def Jam Recordings in 2016. In June, he made his television debut on ''

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'', performing "Perfect" with fellow Def Jam artist Bibi Bourelly. In August, he released his debut single, "Man on Fire". He released his debut album, ''Songs About A Girl I Used To Know'', in 2017.

Stage name

He explained his stage name in an interview with ThisIsRnB: "Earl St.Clair came from the irony from the fact that where I started producing in Cleveland, the street I was working on was St. Clair. It was 129 and St. Clair. Then when I got out to

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... the studio that I was working in was located on St Clair."

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