Saint Jhn

Carlos St. John[1][2][3][4] (born August 26, 1986),[5][6] known professionally as 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 5 of the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Prior, John wrote songs for a number of acts, including Jidenna, Hoodie Allen, Usher, and Kiesza, among others.[7] He is a founding member of the Gødd Complexx music collective.[8]

Saint Jhn
Saint Jhn in May 2018
Background information
Birth name	Carlos St. John
Also known as	Ghetto Lenny
Born	(1986-08-26) August 26, 1986 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2010–present
Labels	GØDD COMPLEXx Hitco
Associated acts	Fallen Lenny Kravitz Meek Mill Wizkid Marshmello

Early life

Carlos St. John 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 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]

Career

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 by music executive, Zach Katz. For two months, he wrote songs for Rihanna, but none of his records were accepted. After returning home, Saint Jhn co-wrote the 2012 Hoodie Allen song, "No Interruption".[8][13]

Saint Jhn in Egypt

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 Hard II Love album.[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 up 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 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 the Australian singles chart as well as the UK singles chart.[26]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [27]	CAN [28]
Collection One	Released: March 30, 2018 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download	50	7
Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs[29]	Released: August 23, 2019 Label: Godd Complexx, HITCO Formats: Digital download	39	41

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 [30]	AUS [31]	BEL (FL) [32]	CAN [33]	DEN [34]	FRA [35]	GER [36]	NLD [37]	NZ [38]	UK [39]
"1999"[40]	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Some Nights"[41]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Collection One
"N***a Sh*t (Swoosh)"[42]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"McDonalds Rich"[43]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"White Parents Are Gonna Hate This"[44]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Trap"[45] (featuring Lil Baby)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[46]	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"[48] (featuring Meek Mill)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs
"Roses" (original or Imanbek remix)		4	1	3	1	3	2	3	1	1	1	RIAA: Platinum[46] ARIA: 4× Platinum[49] BEA: Platinum[50] BPI: Platinum[51] BVMI: Platinum[52] IFPI DEN: Platinum[53] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[54] SNEP: Diamond[55]	Collection One
"I Can Fvcking Tell"[56]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs
"—" 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"[57] (Teflon Sega featuring Saint Jhn)	2016	Non-album single
"Been Thru This Before"[58] (Marshmello and Southside featuring Giggs and Saint Jhn)	2020

Songwriting and production

Selected songs with production and songwriting credits[14]

Song name	Year	Primary artist(s)	Album	Role
"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

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.[47]

References

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41. "Some Nights - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
42. "N***a Sh*t (Swoosh) - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
43. "McDonalds Rich - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
44. "White Parents Are Gonna Hate This - Single by SAINt JHN". iTunes. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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56. "SAINt JHN - I Can Fvcking Tell (Official Video)". April 20, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via YouTube.
57. "Beretta Lake (feat. SAINt JHN) - Single by Teflon Sega". iTunes. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
58. "Been Thru This Before (feat. Giggs & SAINt JHN) - Single by Marshmello and Southside". iTunes. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

External links

• Saint Jhn on SoundCloud