Guyanese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer SAINt JHN has released his new single, “For The Squadron.”
The rapper, who released his first album, Collection One, in March 2018 is best known for the 2019 deep house 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, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song became the lead single for Saint Jhn’s debut album, While the World Was Burning released in late 2020.
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 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”.
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 Hard II Love album. 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 up for Post Malone during a run of shows on the West Coast.
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.
