SAINt JHN experienced unexpected success this year thanks to an unauthorized remix of his 2016 song “Roses” made by a Kazakh teenager named Imanbek, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Now, he’s putting out his first post-hit project. While the World Was Burning includes features from Lil Uzi Vert, Kanye West, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, JID, 6LACK, DaBaby, and Kehlani.
It includes a pair of “Roses” remixes, as well as recent singles like “Sucks To Be You” and “Gorgeous.” It also features new versions of a pair of songs from his last album, Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs, with “High School Reunion, Prom” and “Monica Lewinsky, Election Year.”