Biography - Lil Saint MTG

Prepared by: ETCETERA The Company

Created on: January 9th, 2021.

BIOGRAPHY LIL SAINT MTG ENTERTAINER

LIL SAINT MTG Prominently known in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean region by his stage name, Lil Saint MTG, 28year-old, Akeem Williams has been a part of the music industry for the past 11 years.

Starting off his career, he ventured into the rap genre, but has since honed his craft and represents solidly in the genres of Dancehall and Soca music. As a Caribbean native, much of Lil Saint's style pulls organically from the culture that is focal in these parts, however, his versatile nature and global scope can be heard in his growing catalogue.

Lil Saint began his professional career in music when he was signed to Trinidad and Tobago record label, Highway Records in 2009. Between 2009 and 2013, Williams released a mixtape called, "Split Personalities."

He pinpoints that record deal signed with Highway Records as a pivotal career highlight, which prepared him for a project he would initiate in 2015. It was called the "Meet the Godz Movement," and led to the release of two mixtapes he labeled Closer to My Dreams I and II.

As an artist, Williams has spent the better part of his music career, thus far, being schooled by a number of elders in the music industry in the Caribbean and internationally.

Fellow Trinidad and Tobago artist and radio personality, Chromatics was the person who introduced him to the music industry and mentored him throughout his career. Lil Saint has also been a distance learner, observing intently and intensely, the professional execution of the business models used by entertainers like Trinidad and Tobago's leading soca artistes, Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin, Destra Garcia and Nailah Blackman.

Each entertainer delivering something professionally unique and essential to both the creative and business needs of the Caribbean music industry's landscape, Lil Saint has observed and learnt the importance of relevance, transformation, innovation, lyricism, futuristic imagination and above all, authenticity, from each of these artistes.

Rappers like Jay Z and Drake have formed the basis for much of the young creative's personal drive and appreciation for the music industry.

He looked on as Jay Z moved from being an artist to an entrepreneur - from an employee to a boss. In Drake, Lil Saint has learned the importance of fearless execution of ideas and creative intuition.

In addition, the young entertainer has watched the effective marketing and promotional tactics employed by dominating dancehall artist, Jamaica's Vybz Kartel who, even while imprisoned has managed to maintain a powerful influence on the shape, sound and energy of Dancehall music in the Caribbean and elsewhere.

Along his 11 year journey in the music industry, Lil Saint MTG has triumphed in his own way.

Acknowledgement by international music aficionado, journalist, radio personality, executive producer and rapper, Sway Calloway in 2016, remains a major highlight for the Trinbagonian artist. During that year, Calloway played Lil Saint's single, "Worth It." on his Sirius XM series, 'Sway In The Morning.' It was a major accomplishment for the young creative.

In 2018, his involvement in the Soca genre with a single called, "Doh Back Back" got him to the semi-finals of Trinidad and Tobago's International Soca Monarch competition. He would subsequently go on to be a guest performer in the finals, having impressed the competition's organising committee.

Lil Saint MTG has been a brand ambassador in Trinidad and Tobago on two occasions, showing up solidly for major beverage distributor, Angostura Trinidad Limited, for their White Oak Sorrel Flavoured Rum campaign and thereafter, for Lime.TT.

Lil Saint has worked with numerous artistes and producers across the Caribbean and Internationally, among them, Dnyce, Jus Now, A-Class, WMG Lab, DLL, J.DOT, Azaryah, Chromatics, Orlando Octave, Raskality and Zerimar.

As he moves to broaden his horizons in the music business, intrigued by the limitless potential before him, he has his eyes set on collaborating with many in the future.

A true appreciator of music in varying genres, Lil Saint MTG highlights Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin, Nailah Blackman, Popcaan, Torey Lanez, Buju Banton, Beres Hammond, Sizzla Kalonji, StylO G and Weekend, as artistes he has high hopes of one day working with, granted the opportunity.

For now, he remains grounded, empowered by the pure potentiality of his aspirations and thankful for the journey thus far.

DISCOGRAPHY 2015 - LIL SAINT MTG FT. RASKALITY -

"REBIRTH'

2015 - LIL SAINT MTG -

'WORTH IT'

2017 - LIL SAINT MTG -

'KOSHA'

2018 - LIL SAINT MTG FT NICO BANKS -

'FLEX'

2018 - LIL SAINT MTG -

'IRREGULAR'

2018 - LIL SAINT MTG -

'DOH BACK BACK'

2019 - LIL SAINT MTG -

'FANTASY'

2019 - LIL SAINT MTG -

'BREAKAWAY'

2020 - LIL SAINT MTG -

'NEVER FEAR THEM'

2020 - LIL SAINT MTG -

'RISE IT AGAIN'