Tanna Leone

Tanna Leone
Birth nameAvante Ramone Brown
Also known as
  • Baby Santana
  • Noviiimber
Born (1998-03-24) March 24, 1998 (age 26)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Labels

Avante Ramone Santana (né Brown; born March 24, 1998),[1] known professionally as Tanna Leone, is an American rapper. Born in Los Angeles, he began to gain recognition in the underground hip hop scenes of Atlanta under the stage names Noviiimber and Baby Santana. In March 2022, Leone signed a recording contract with PGLang, under the aegis of Def Jam Recordings.[2] His debut studio album, Sleepy Soldier, was released the following month.[3] Leone earned his first Grammy Award nomination for his work on Kendrick Lamar's fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022).[4][5]

  1. ^ "IN THE MATTER OF: AVANTE RAMONE BROWN". UniCourt. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Qureshi, Arusa (March 13, 2022). "Kendrick Lamar's pgLang signs new artist Tanna Leone". NME. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Barlas, Jon (May 2, 2022). "Tanna Leone's 'Sleepy Soldier' is not one to be slept on – Our Generation Music". Our Generation Music. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Sisario, Ben (November 15, 2022). "Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Adele Lead 2023 Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "BMI Congratulates its 2023 GRAMMY Nominees". BMI. November 22, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2023.