SAINt JHN
Saint Jhn performing in 2018
Background information
Also known as	Ghetto Lenny Santo Carlos St. John
Born	Carlos St. John Phillips (1986-08-26)August 26, 1986 (age 39) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Origin	Georgetown, Guyana
Genres	Hip-hop trap R&B
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Warner Gødd Complexx Hitco
Website	saintjhn.com

Carlos St. John Phillips^[1][2][3] (born August 26, 1986), known professionally asSaint Jhn (stylized asSAINt JHN; pronounced "Saint John"), is a Guyanese-American rapper and singer.^[4][5][6]

He is best known for the 2019 remix to his 2016 song "Roses". The remix, produced by Kazakh DJImanbek, peaked within the top five of the USBillboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It served as lead single for his third studio album,While the World Was Burning (2020). Prior, he signed withL.A. Reid's labelHitco to release his first two albums,Collection One (2018) andGhetto Lenny's Love Songs (2019).

He has written songs for artists includingKanye West,Jidenna,Usher,Hoodie Allen, andKiesza, among others.^[7] He is a founding member of the music collective Gødd Complexx.^[8]

Phillips was born inBrooklyn,New York City, but raised inGeorgetown, Guyana. Growing up, he split his time in three-year intervals between Guyana and theEast 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 toLos Angeles,California, by music executive Zach Katz. For 2 months, he wrote songs forRihanna, but none of his records were accepted. After returning home, Saint Jhn co-wrote theHoodie Allen song, "No Interruption".^[8][13] In the following years, Saint Jhn wrote songs forKiesza,Gorgon City, andNico & Vinz, among others.^[14] In 2016, he earned a writer credit for theUsher songs, "Crash" and "Rivals", both of which appeared on the albumHard 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 forPost Malone during a run of shows on theWest 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 theVoodoo 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 ofCollection One, Saint Jhn was hired byGucci as a model for its "Guilty" campaign alongsideAdesuwa Aighewi.^[24][25] In April 2020, Saint Jhn's single "Roses" hit number one on theARIA Charts as well as theUK Singles Chart, surged by the release of theImanbek remix.^[26] The song later received two other remixes, withFuture andJ Balvin, respectively.^[27]

In early October 2020, Saint Jhn was among the acts who performed live for the2020Billboard 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", featuringLil Uzi Vert, "Monica Lewinsky, Election Year", featuringDaBaby andA Boogie wit da Hoodie, as well as "Pray 4 Me", featuringKanye West.^[27]

In December 2022, Saint Jhn andLondon on Da Track released "Stadiums" as the first single for their upcomingcollaborative album.^[28]

In February 2025, Saint JHN released his fourth album, FESTIVAL SEASON, which was part one of his upcoming project Collection 2. Collection 2 is FESTIVAL SEASON and (upcoming) Fake Tears From A Popstar, confirmed by Saint JHN in an interview with Angela Yee.Saint JHN also said the singles “Humble” and “Circles” will be featured on Fake Tears From A Popstar. He confirmed this in a tweet.

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