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Birth name | Carlos St. John Phillips |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | August 26, 1986
Origin | Georgetown, Guyana |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Website | saintjhn |
Carlos St. John Phillips [1] [2] [3] (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Saint Jhn (stylized as SAINt JHN; pronounced "Saint John"), is a Guyanese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. [4] [5] [6]
He is best known for the 2019 remix to his 2016 song "Roses". The remix, produced by Kazakh DJ Imanbek, reached the top 5 of the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song became the lead single for Saint Jhn's third studio album, While the World Was Burning released on November 20, 2020. Prior, he released his debut album Collection One (2018), its follow up, Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs (2019) through the L.A. Reid's label Hitco.
He has written songs for artists including Kanye West, Jidenna, Usher, Hoodie Allen, and Kiesza, among others. [7] He is a founding member of the music collective Gødd Complexx. [8]
Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and raised in Georgetown, Guyana. Growing up, he split his time in three-year intervals between Guyana and the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn. He began creating music when he was twelve 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. [8] [9]
Prior to adopting the Saint Jhn stage name, he performed and wrote using his birth name, Carlos St. John (or Carlos Saint John). [8] [10] In 2010, he released an EP, The St. John Portfolio, and a mixtape, In Association, under his birth name. [11] [12] Soon after, he was flown to Los Angeles, California, by music executive Zach Katz. For 2 months, he wrote songs for Rihanna, but none of his records were accepted. After returning home, Saint Jhn co-wrote the Hoodie Allen song, "No Interruption". [8] [13] In the following years, Saint Jhn wrote songs for Kiesza, Gorgon City, and Nico & Vinz, among others. [14] In 2016, he earned a writer credit for the Usher songs, "Crash" and "Rivals", both of which appeared on the album Hard II Love . [13] Also in 2016, he released his first song under the moniker Saint Jhn, entitled "1999". [15] He followed that with two more songs in 2016, "Roses" [16] and "Reflex". [17] In October 2016, it was announced that Saint Jhn would open for Post Malone during a run of shows on the West Coast. [18]
In February 2017, Jidenna's album, The Chief , was released featuring the song, "Helicopters / Beware", which Saint Jhn co-wrote. [13] The following month, Saint Jhn released another original track, "3 Below". [19] In October of that year, he played at two festivals, Rolling Loud and the Voodoo Experience. He also released another new song, "Hermes Freestyle". [20] In February 2018, Saint Jhn released "I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night". [21] [22] In early March, he released the song, "Albino Blue", [23] 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 , Saint Jhn was hired by Gucci as a model for its "Guilty" campaign alongside Adesuwa Aighewi. [24] [25] In April 2020, Saint Jhn's single "Roses" hit number one on the ARIA Charts as well as the UK Singles Chart, surged by the release of the Imanbek remix. [26] The song later received two other remixes, with Future and J Balvin, respectively. [27]
In early October 2020, Saint Jhn was among the acts who performed live for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, following the success of "Roses". [27] On October 23, 2020, he released the video for the single, "Gorgeous", which serves as the lead single for his third studio album, While the World Was Burning . On October 26, he revealed the album's artwork, tracklist, and release date as November 20, 2020. The album includes the songs "High School Reunion, Prom", featuring Lil Uzi Vert, "Monica Lewinsky, Election Year", featuring DaBaby and A Boogie wit da Hoodie, as well as "Pray 4 Me", featuring Kanye West. [27]
In December 2022, Saint Jhn and London on Da Track released "Stadiums" as the first single for their upcoming collaborative album. [28]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US [29] | CAN [30] | ||
Collection One |
| 50 | 7 |
Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs |
| 39 | 41 |
While the World Was Burning |
| 34 | 24 |
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The St. John Portfolio (as Carlos St. John) |
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In Association (as Carlos St. John) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [32] | AUS [33] | BEL (FL) [34] | CAN [35] | DEN [36] | FRA [37] | GER [38] | NLD [39] | NZ [40] | UK [41] | |||||
"1999" [42] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Some Nights" [43] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Collection One | ||
"N***a Sh*t (Swoosh)" [44] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"McDonalds Rich" [45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"White Parents Are Gonna Hate This" [46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Trap" [47] (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 | |||
"All I Want Is a Yacht" [52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs | |||
"Anything Can Happen" [53] (featuring Meek Mill) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Roses" (alone, Imanbek remix or featuring Future remix) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | While the World Was Burning | |||
"I Can Fvcking Tell" [60] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs | ||
"Famous" [61] (with Octavian and Gunna) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alpha | |||
"Gorgeous" [62] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | While the World Was Burning | |||
"Sucks to Be You" [63] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Just for Me" [64] (featuring SZA) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 2] | — | Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||
"Si Te Vas" (with Tainy and Yandel) [66] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dynasty | |||
"The Best Part of Life" [67] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | TBA | |||
"For the Squadron" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Stadiums" (with London on da Track) [69] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Beretta Lake" [70] (Teflon Sega featuring Saint Jhn) | 2016 | Non-album singles |
"Sink" [71] (Maya B featuring Saint Jhn) | 2020 | |
"Been Thru This Before" [72] (Marshmello and Southside featuring Giggs and Saint Jhn) | 2020 | |
"2HONEST" [73] (Vic Mensa featuring Saint Jhn) | 2020 | V TAPE |
Song name | Year | Primary artist(s) | Album | Role |
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"No Interruption" [13] | 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 | ||
"Lord I Need You" | 2021 | Kanye West | Donda |
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