Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston's life experiences may have put grit under his feet, but his heritage put resilience in his blood, and his music benefits from both.

Born Kisean Paul Anderson in 1990, he's the grandson of Burning Spear and Bob Marley producer Jack Ruby, and he spent a tough upbringing (it included homelessness and some tangles with the law) moving between Miami and Kingston, Jamaica.

Life changed, however, when he uploaded music that attracted the attention of producer Jonathan \