# Saint Jhn

Carlos St. John Phillips (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Saint Jhn (stylized as SAINt JHN; pronounced "Saint John"), is a Guyanese-American rapper and singer.
He is best known for the 2019 remix to his 2016 song "Roses". The remix, produced by Kazakh DJ Imanbek, peaked within the top five of the US Billboard 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 with L.A. Reid's label Hitco to release his first two albums, Collection One (2018) and Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs (2019).
He has written songs for artists including Kanye West, Jidenna, Usher, Hoodie Allen, and Kiesza, among others. He is a founding member of the music collective Gødd Complexx.

## Early life

Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York City, but 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.

## Career

Prior to adopting the Saint Jhn stage name, he performed and wrote using his birth name, Carlos St. John (or Carlos Saint John). In 2010, he released an EP, The St. John Portfolio, and a mixtape, In Association, under his birth name. 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". In the following years, Saint Jhn wrote songs for Kiesza, Gorgon City, and Nico & Vinz, among others. In 2016, he earned a writer credit for the Usher songs, "Crash" and "Rivals", both of which appeared on the album Hard II Love. Also in 2016, he released his first song under the moniker Saint Jhn, entitled "1999". He followed that with two more songs in 2016, "Roses" and "Reflex". In October 2016, it was announced that Saint Jhn would open for Post Malone during a run of shows on the West Coast.
In February 2017, Jidenna's album, The Chief, was released featuring the song, "Helicopters / Beware", which Saint Jhn co-wrote. The following month, Saint Jhn released another original track, "3 Below". In October of that year, he played at two festivals, Rolling Loud and the Voodoo Experience. He also released another new song, "Hermes Freestyle". In February 2018, Saint Jhn released "I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night". In early March, he released the song, "Albino Blue", 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. 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. The song later received two other remixes, with Future and J Balvin, respectively.
In early October 2020, Saint Jhn was among the acts who performed live for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, following the success of "Roses". 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.
In December 2022, Saint Jhn and London on Da Track released "Stadiums" as the first single for their upcoming collaborative album.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | CAN | Certifications |
| Collection One | Released: March 30, 2018 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming | 50 | 7 | |
| Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs | Released: August 23, 2019 Label: Godd Complexx, Hitco Formats: Digital download, streaming | 39 | 41 | |
| While the World Was Burning | Released: November 20, 2020 Label: Godd Complexx, Hitco Formats: Digital download, streaming | 34 | 24 | RIAA: Gold |
| FEStIVAL SEASON | Released: February 21, 2025 Label: Godd Complexx Formats: Digital download, streaming | — | — | |

### Extended plays

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

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| In Association (as Carlos St. John) | Released: December 25, 2010 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | BEL (FL) | CAN | DEN | FRA | GER | NLD | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "1999" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Some Nights" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Collection One |
| "N***a Sh*t (Swoosh)" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Collection One |
| "McDonalds Rich" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "White Parents Are Gonna Hate This" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Trap" (featuring Lil Baby) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum | Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs |
| "Brown Skin Girl" (with Beyoncé and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter) | 2019 | 76 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 82 | — | 42 | ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver | The Lion King: The Gift |
| "All I Want Is a Yacht" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs |
| "Anything Can Happen" (featuring Meek Mill) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs |
| "Roses" (single version, Imanbek remix or remix featuring Future remix) | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 3× Platinum RIAA: Gold (Future Remix) ARIA: 7× Platinum BEA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Diamond IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: Diamond | While the World Was Burning |
| "I Can Fvcking Tell" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs |
| "Famous" (with Octavian and Gunna) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alpha |
| "Gorgeous" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | While the World Was Burning |
| "Sucks to Be You" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | While the World Was Burning |
| "Just for Me" (featuring SZA) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Si Te Vas" (with Tainy and Yandel) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dynasty |
| "The Best Part of Life" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "For the Squadron" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "Stadiums" (with London on da Track) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Beretta Lake" (Teflon Sega featuring Saint Jhn) | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Sink" (Maya B featuring Saint Jhn) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Been Thru This Before" (Marshmello and Southside featuring Giggs and Saint Jhn) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "2HONEST" (Vic Mensa featuring Saint Jhn) | 2020 | V TAPE |

### Songwriting and production

Selected songs with production and songwriting credits :
| Song name | Year | Primary artist(s) | Album | Role |
| "No Interruption" | 2012 | Hoodie Allen | All American | Co-writer |
| "Bad Thing" | 2014 | Kiesza | Sound of a Woman | Co-writer |
| "The Love" | 2014 | Kiesza | Sound of a Woman | Co-writer |
| "Piano" | 2014 | Kiesza | Sound of a Woman | Co-writer |
| "Praying to a God" | 2015 | Nico & Vinz | Cornerstone | Co-writer |
| "Doubts" | 2016 | Gorgon City | Kingdom | Co-writer |
| "Crash" | 2016 | Usher | Hard II Love | Co-writer, producer |
| "Rivals" | 2016 | Usher | Hard II Love | Co-writer, producer |
| "Helicopters / Beware" | 2017 | Jidenna | The Chief | Co-writer |
| "Can't Wait" | 2017 | Dvsn | Morning After | Co-writer |
| "Lord I Need You" | 2021 | Kanye West | Donda | Co-writer |