Fredo Santana

Fredo Santana
Fredo Santana in 2015
Fredo Santana in 2015
Background information
Birth nameDerrick Antonio Coleman
Born(1990-07-04)July 4, 1990[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 2018(2018-01-19) (aged 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2011–2018
Labels
Websitessrbrand.com

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]

  1. ^ "FREDO SANTANA SSR on Twitter: 'My birthday is 2ma not today 😐'". Twitter.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Rapper Fredo Santana Dead from Fatal Seizure". TMZ. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Gale, Alex. "Chief Keef Could Earn Up to $6 Million From Record Deal | News". BET. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  4. ^ Staff, KollegeKidd (August 30, 2014). "Fredo Santana Beat Up A School Teacher When He Was 14". Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "BETTER PLAY IT SMART". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Ramirez, Erika Fredo Santana Debuts Kendrick Lamar-Assisted Song, 'Jealous': Listen Billboard. May 30, 2015
  7. ^ "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.