Jhn: Saint

The story of (born Carlos St. John Phillips) is a classic "hustler’s tale" of a songwriter who eventually decided to save his best work for himself. Born in Brooklyn in 1986, he grew up splitting three-year intervals between the East New York neighborhood and Georgetown, Guyana . His childhood was a stark contrast between New York's energy and the raw, third-world poverty of Guyana, where he recalled bathing in the rain and fetching water. The Early Grind: Behind the Scenes

: His major works include Collection One (2018), Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs (2019), and While the World Was Burning (2020). Saint Jhn

Adopting the persona (a nod to his admiration for Lenny Kravitz ), SAINt JHN treats his music as curated "collections" rather than just albums. The story of (born Carlos St