Birth name David Santan Record label Tropics Records Genres British hip hop, Grime | Years active 2015–present Albums Six Paths | |
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Also known as Dave
Santan Dave
Dave Santan
Santander Dave Born June 5, 1998 (age 18) ( 1998-06-05 ) Origin Streatham, South London, England Website twitter.com/Santandave1 Similar AJ Tracey, Drake, Skepta, Stormzy, Bugzy Malone Profiles | ||
David Santan (born 5 June 1998), known simply as Dave or Santan Dave, is an English rapper, from Streatham, South London.
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Dave released the Six Paths EP and singles "Thiago Silva" and "JKYL+HYD" in 2016. His collaborator and production partner is 169 Tyrell Paul. He has also worked with Fraser T Smith and AJ Tracey, and Drake has released a remix of one of his tracks.
Biography
Dave is from Streatham, South London.
Dave made his debut appearance on Black Box, a YouTube channel for freestyle rap, in May 2015. He performed his first SB.TV "Warm Up Session" with Jamal Edwards in November 2015. His debut performance on Charlie Sloth's "Fire in the Booth", a freestyle segment on BBC Radio 1Xtra, was in March 2016. Dave's festival debut was at Bestival in August 2016, performing alongside AJ Tracey on their track Thiago Silva on the Eskimo Dance stage. He made a performance as part of the Red Bull Music Academy UK tour in October 2016.
Dave's collaborator and production partner is Tyrell Paul, who uses the stage name 169. Dave's influences are said to include Southern hip hop, grime, and hip hop. As well as rapping, he also plays piano.
In October 2016, Drake premiered "Wanna Know (Remix)", or "Wanna Know Remix (feat. Drake)", a version of Dave's song "Wanna Know" featuring Drake, on OVO Sound Radio.
Songs
Samantha2017
Wanna Know Remix2016
Picture MeSix Paths · 2016