Fredo Santana | |
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 Fredo Santana in 2015 | |
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| Birth name | Derrick Antonio Coleman |
| Born | July 4, 1990[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 2018 (aged 27) Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2] |
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| Years active | 2011–2018 |
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| Website | ssrbrand |
Derrick Antonio Coleman[3][4][5] (July 4, 1990 – January 19, 2018), known professionally as Fredo Santana, was an American rapper. The older cousin of rapper Chief Keef, Santana began recording music in 2011, releasing a series of mixtapes throughout 2012 and 2013.
His debut studio album, Trappin Ain't Dead, was released in 2013 via Savage Squad and peaked at number 45 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[6] Santana's second studio album, Fredo Krueger 2, a sequel to his 2013 mixtape Fredo Krueger, was released in 2017.
Santana died of a seizure on January 19, 2018.[7]
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- ^ "Rapper Fredo Santana Dead from Fatal Seizure". TMZ. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Gale, Alex. "Chief Keef Could Earn Up to $6 Million From Record Deal | News". BET. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ Staff, KollegeKidd (August 30, 2014). "Fredo Santana Beat Up A School Teacher When He Was 14". Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "BETTER PLAY IT SMART". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Ramirez, Erika Fredo Santana Debuts Kendrick Lamar-Assisted Song, 'Jealous': Listen Billboard. May 30, 2015
- ^ "Chicago rapper Fredo Santana, cousin of Chief Keef, dies at 27". Sun-Times Media. January 21, 2018. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.