Cortlen Malik Henry (born January 24, 1999), better known by his stage name YNW Bortlen, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Vero Beach, Florida. YNW Bortlen is co-founder of the music group, YNW and is close friends with rapper YNW Melly.

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YNW Bortlen released his first single “Came From” on September 19, 2018. On August 21, 2020, Bortlen released his second single “Been Thru” on all platforms and it has surpassed 2.9 million views on YouTube. Since then, YNW Bortlen has released five more singles since then.  H then dropped a single named “Dedication”, in collaboration with Hotboii.