Fredo Santana

Fredo Santana
Fredo Santana
	Fredo Santana in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Derrick Antonio Coleman
Born	July 4, 1990; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 19, 2018 (aged 27); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; drill; trap;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; songwriter;
Years active	2011–2018
Labels	RBC; Savage Squad; Glory Boyz;
Website	ssrbrand.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]

^ "FREDO SANTANA SSR on Twitter: 'My birthday is 2ma not today 😐'". Twitter.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ "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.

[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

[auto-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.

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