Fredo Santana
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Fredo Santana | |
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Birth name | Derrick Coleman[1] |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation | Rapper |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Glory Boyz Entertainment, Savage Squad Records |
Derrick Coleman better known by his stage name Fredo Santana, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is rapper Chief Keef's older cousin[2] and is generally known amongst fans for his Trap music as well as his facial tattoos including the cross on his forehead. He is also co-CEO of Chief Keef's record label Glory Boyz Entertainment.
Music career
Fredo's popularity increased when he was referred to by his fellow GBE rapper Lil Reese several times on song lyrics as, "Fredo In the Cut (That's a Scary Sight)," in Chief Keef's single "I Don't Like". It was the release of Fredo’s first mixtape, It’s A Scary Site in September 2012 that gave people a glimpse into the streets of Chicago regime. He is grew up selling weed to pushing ccrack. With songs such as "My Lil Niggas" featuring Chief Keef and Lil Reese and “Gang Bang”. He would go on to release music videos for almost every song from the mixtape. Fredo's second mixtape, Fredo Kruger, was released on February 28, 2013 and featured production by 808 Mafia, Young Chop and Mike WiLL Made It, as well as guest appearances from Juelz Santana, Soulja Boy, Young Scooter, Fat Trel, Alley Boy, Lil Durk and Lil Reese among others. It would later be released for retail sale via iTunes on May 7, 2013.[3] On September 24, 2013, Fredo Santana made a cameo appearance in Drake's music video for, "Hold On, We're Going Home". He portrayed a bad guy kidnapping Drake's "girlfriend" in the music video.[4] His debut album Trappin' Ain't Dead was released on October 31, 2013. The album features guest appearances by Kendrick Lamar, Chief Keef, PeeWay Longway and other members of Glory Boyz Entertainment.[5]
Discography
Albums
- Trappin' Ain't Dead (2013)[6]
Mixtapes
- It's a Scary Site (2012)[7]
- Fredo Kruger (2013)[8]
- Street Shit (with Gino Marley) (2013)[9]
- It's a Scary Site 2 (2013)[10]
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US |
US R&B/HH |
US Rap | |||
"I Need More" (featuring Young Scooter)[11] | 2013 | — | — | — | Fredo Kruger |
"Jealous" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)[12] | — | — | — | Trappin Aint Dead |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Numbers" | 2012 | King Louie | Showtime |
"Glory" | |||
"Wild Niggas" | Lil Durk | I'm Still A Hitta | |
"Beef" | Lil Reese, Lil Durk | Don't Like | |
"Can't Tell Me Shit" | SD | Life Of A Savage | |
"Dead Broke" | Chief Keef, Future, SD | — | |
"My Squad" | Frenchie | Concrete Jungle 2 | |
"Turn Up" | Soulja Boy, Tadoe | LOUD | |
"Big Faces" | 2013 | Daveylow, SD & H.I.M. | Hustlers 1st |
"Pussy" | Travis Scott, Gunplay, Chuck Inglish | — | |
"Im Fly" | Cakehouse | — | |
"Instagram" | Ballout | Ballin No NBA | |
"Trap Spot" | Ballout, Blood Money, Gino Marley | ||
"Change" | Ballout, Lil Durk, Gino Marley | ||
"No New Niggas" | Ballout, Gino Marley | ||
"Street Niggas" | Ballout, Gino Marley | From The Streets | |
"Waddam" | Lil Reese | Supa Savage | |
"I Kno Wassup" | Trouble | Welcome To The Midwest 3 | |
"Wassup" | Lil Reese, Lil Durk | Supa Savage |
|- ! scope="row"| "Trapspot" | RondoNumbaNine | Real Nigga For Life |-
References
- ^ http://www.bet.com/news/music/2013/01/24/details-of-chief-keef-s-6-million-record-deal-emerge.html
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJDixZT4IZA
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fredo-kruger/id646030047
- ^ http://wordonroad.net/interview/fredo-santana-speaks-part-drakes-hold-going-home-video/
- ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/10/fredo-santana-instagrams-tracklist-new-project/
- ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/09/cover-art-fredo-santana-mixtape/
- ^ iTunes - Music - It's a Scary Site by Fredo Santana
- ^ Fredo Santana Fredo Kruger // Free Mixtape @ DatPiff.com
- ^ http://www.datpiff.com/Fredo-Santana-Gino-Marley-Street-Shit-mixtape.503937.html
- ^ http://www.datpiff.com/Fredo-Santana-Gino-Marley-Street-Shit-mixtape.503937.html
- ^ Amazon.com: I Need More (feat. Young Scooter) - Single Explicit: Fredo Santana
- ^ Amazon.com: Jealous (feat. Kendrick Lamar) - Single Explicit: Fredo Santana