Saint Jhn

Carlos St. John Phillips, better known by his stage name Saint Jhn (stylized as SAINt JHN), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He released his first album under the Saint Jhn moniker, Collection One, in March 2018. He is best known for his single "Roses", initially released in 2016. A 2019 remix of "Roses" by Kazakh DJ Imanbek helped the song become a worldwide hit; it has so far reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK. Prior, John wrote songs for a number of acts, including Jidenna, Hoodie Allen, Usher, Kiesza, among others.[1] He is a founding member of the Gødd Complexx music collective.[2]

Saint Jhn
John in May 2018
Background information
Birth nameCarlos St. John Phillips
Also known asGhetto Lenny
BornAugust 26, 1986 (age 33)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop, R&B
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • rapper
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts

Early life

Carlos St. John Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York and is of Guyanese descent. Growing up, he split his time between Brooklyn and Guyana. He began creating music when he was 12 years old and was inspired by his older brother who would rap in the neighborhood with friends. He wrote his first song in his first year of high school while living in Guyana.[2][3]

Career

Prior to adopting the Saint Jhn stage name, he performed and wrote using his birth name, Carlos St. John (or Carlos Saint John).[2][4] In 2010, he released an EP (The St. John Portfolio) and a mixtape (In Association) under his birth name.[5][6] Soon after, he was flown to Los Angeles by music executive, Zach Katz. For two months, he wrote songs for Rihanna, but none of his records were accepted. After returning home, Jhn co-wrote the 2012 Hoodie Allen song, "No Interruption".[2][7]

SAINt in Egypt

In the following years, Jhn wrote songs for Kiesza, Gorgon City, and Nico & Vinz, among others.[8] In 2016, he earned a writer credit for the Usher songs, "Crash" and "Rivals", both of which appeared on the Hard II Love album.[7] Also in 2016, he released his first song under the moniker, Saint Jhn, entitled "1999".[9] He followed that with two more songs in 2016, "Roses"[10] and "Reflex".[11] In October 2016, it was announced that JHN would open up for Post Malone during a run of shows on the West Coast.[12]

In February 2017, Jidenna's album, The Chief, was released featuring the song, "Helicopters / Beware" which Jhn co-wrote.[7] The following month, Jhn released another original track, "3 Below".[13] In October of that year, he played at two festivals, Rolling Loud and the Voodoo Experience. He also released another new song, "Hermes Freestyle".[14] In February 2018, Jhn released "I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night".[15][16] In early March, he released the song, "Albino Blue",[17] and on March 30, 2018, his debut album was released. At that time, the already-released songs on the album had accrued 50 million total streams on various platforms. In addition to working on music and a tour in support of Collection One, Jhn was hired by Gucci as a model for its "Guilty" campaign alongside Adesuwa Aighewi.[18][19] In April 2020, John's single "Roses" hit number one the Australian singles chart as well as the UK singles chart.[20]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[21]		 CAN
[22]
Collection One 508
Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs[23]
  • Released: August 23, 2019
  • Label: Godd Complexx, HITCO
  • Formats: Digital download
 3941

EPs
List of EPs with selected details
Title Details
The St. John Portfolio
(as Carlos St. John)
  • Released: March 8, 2010
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download

Mixtapes
List of mixtapes with selected details
Title Details
In Association
(as Carlos St. John)
  • Released: December 25, 2010
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[24]		 AUS
[25]		 BEL
(FL)
[26]		 CAN
[27]		 DEN
[28]		 FRA
[29]		 GER
[30]		 NLD
[31]		 NZ
[32]		 UK
[33]
"1999"[34] 2016 —————————— Non-album single
"Some Nights"[35] 2017 —————————— Collection One
"N***a Sh*t (Swoosh)"[36] 2018 ——————————
"McDonalds Rich"[37] —————————— Non-album singles
"White Parents Are Gonna Hate This"[38] ——————————
"Trap"[39]
(featuring Lil Baby)		 2019 —————————— Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs
"Brown Skin Girl"
(with Beyoncé and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter)		 76——60———82—[upper-alpha 1]42 The Lion King: The Gift
"Anything Can Happen"[42]
(featuring Meek Mill)		 —————————— Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs
"Roses"
(original or Imanbek remix)		 7131323111 Collection One
"I Can Fvcking Tell"[49] 2020 —————————— TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Beretta Lake"[50]
(Teflon Sega featuring Saint Jhn)		 2016 Non-album single
"Been Thru This Before"[51]
(Marshmello and Southside featuring Giggs and Saint Jhn)		 2020

Songwriting and production
Selected songs with production and songwriting credits[8]
Song name Year Primary artist(s) Album Role
"No Interruption"[7] 2012 Hoodie Allen All American Co-writer
"Bad Thing" 2014 Kiesza Sound of a Woman
"The Love"
"Piano"
"Praying to a God" 2015 Nico & Vinz Cornerstone
"Doubts" 2016 Gorgon City Kingdom
"Crash" Usher Hard II Love Co-writer, producer
"Rivals"
"Helicopters / Beware" 2017 Jidenna The Chief Co-writer
"Can't Wait" dvsn Morning After

Notes
  1. "Brown Skin Girl" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[41]

References
  1. Hyman, Dan (December 25, 2017). "Young rapper SAINt JHN goes with the flow". Interview Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. Starling, Lakin (October 7, 2016). "How Rapper Saint JHN Learned To Appreciate His Own Gifts". The FADER. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. C.M., Emmanuel (November 25, 2016). "The Break Presents: SAINt JHN". XXL. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. "Listen to Brooklyn Artist SAINt Jhn's Intense "Roses"". Pigeons & Planes. July 22, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  5. "Carlos St. John - The St. John Portfolio (EP)". Pigeons & Planes. March 8, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  6. "Carlos St. John - In Association (Mixtape)". Pigeons & Planes. December 25, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  7. Wallace, Riley (March 30, 2018). "SAINt JHN's Debut Album Took A Lifetime To Create". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  8. "Carlos St. John - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  9. Starling, Lakin (June 28, 2016). "SAINt JHN Lets Us In On His Journey With "1999"". The FADER. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  10. Smith, Trevor (July 24, 2016). "SAINt JHN - Roses". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  11. Moore, Jacob (September 22, 2016). "Brooklyn's SAINt JHN Delivers Again With "Reflex"". Yahoo!. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  12. "Rapper SAINt Jhn to Open for Post Malone on West Coast Run". Broadway World. October 31, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  13. Hunter, Christopher (March 7, 2017). "SAINt JHN Isn't Trying to Be a Hero on New Song "3 Below"". XXL. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  14. C.M., Emmanuel (October 23, 2017). "Saint JHN Brags for New Song "Hermes Freestyle"". XXL. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  15. Aniftos, Rania (February 9, 2018). "Saint JHN Delivers an Ode to the Wild Ones in 'Heard You Got Too Lit Last Night': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  16. Balfour, Jay (February 13, 2018). "SAINt JHN - "I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night"". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  17. Moore, Jacob (March 9, 2018). "SAINt JHN Drops "Albino Blue," Plans to Release Debut Album March 30". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  18. Lyle, Ashley (March 30, 2018). "Emerging Rapper SAINt JHN Talks Debut Project 'Collection One' and Being the 'Ghetto Lenny Kravitz'". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  19. "SAINt JHN announces tour in support of debut album 'Collection 1'". AXS. March 28, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  20. "SAINt JHN, The Smith Street Band Rule Australia's Charts". billboard.com. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  21. Peaks on the Billboard 200:
  22. "Billboard Canadian Albums". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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  25. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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  27. "Saint Jhn, CAN". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  28. "Track Top-40 Uge 12, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  29. "Top Singles (Week 19, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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  32. "Discography SAINt JHN". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  33. "Saint Jhn | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  34. "1999 - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  35. "Some Nights - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  36. "N***a Sh*t (Swoosh) - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  37. "McDonalds Rich - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  38. "White Parents Are Gonna Hate This - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  39. "Trap (feat. Lil Baby) - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  40. "Gold & Platinum — Saint Jhn". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  41. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  42. "Anything Can Happen (feat. Meek Mill) - Single SAINt JHN". Apple Music. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  43. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  44. "Goud en Platina – Singles 2020". Ultratop. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  45. "British certifications – Saint Jhn". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 17, 2020. Type Saint Jhn in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  46. "Danish single certifications – Saint Jhn – Roses". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  47. "New Zealand single certifications – SAINt JHN – Roses (Imanbek remix)". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  48. "French single certifications – Saint Jhn" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  49. "SAINt JHN - I Can Fvcking Tell (Official Video)". April 20, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via YouTube.
  50. "Beretta Lake (feat. SAINt JHN) - Single by Teflon Sega". iTunes. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  51. "Been Thru This Before (feat. Giggs & SAINt JHN) - Single by Marshmello and Southside". iTunes. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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