WHAT IT IS: Brooklyn native Carlos St. John—better known by his stage name SAINt JHN—has been steadily working toward stardom since he was 11. Earning songwriting credits in the early 2010s for artists including Hoodie Allen and Usher, the Guyanese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, designer and producer dropped his rule-breaking debut album, Collection One, in 2017. In 2019, he had a feature on the Lion King soundtrack alongside Beyoncé and Blue Ivy and released his critically acclaimed sophomore album, Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs. His single “Roses,” originally released four years ago, has since blossomed into a TikTok-viral hit with the help of Russian DJ/producer Imanbek, who flipped the track with an electro-hop element.
ALBUM: Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs
RELEASE DATE: 8/23/19
SINGLE: “Roses (Imbanbek Remix)”
TV: Will be featured in ALDO’s spring 2020 digital campaign
LIVE: Wrapped first leg of IGNORANt Forever World Tour in U.S. & EU; second leg began early 2020; Festival dates to come
INTERNET: #1 Global Shazam, #3 U.S., Top 5 Spotify’s Global and U.S. Top 50, 31.1m+ monthly listeners; Top 10 in over 30 markets on Apple Music, #2 Trending on TikTok
RADIO: Reached #1 at Dance, climbing Top 40 now
PRESS: Rolling Stone (“Fastest-Rising Artist of the Month”), GQ, Time, Forbes, Complex, HYPEBEAST, Flaunt, Complex, more
BOOKING: Cheryl Paglierani/UTA
PUBLISHING: BMI
MANAGEMENT: Biggs Burke/Circle of Success