Dave (rapper)

Dave
Birth name David Santan
Also known as
  • Dave
  • Santan Dave
  • Dave Santan
  • Santander Dave
Born (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998
Origin Streatham, South London, England
Genres
Years active 2015–present
Website twitter.com/Santandave1

David Santan (born 5 June 1998), known simply as Dave or Santan Dave, is a British rapper, from Streatham, South London.[1][2][3]

Dave released the Six Paths EP and singles "Thiago Silva" and "JKYL+HYD" in 2016. His collaborator and production partner is 169 Tyrell Paul.[4] 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.[1][2]

Dave made his debut appearance on Black Box, a YouTube channel for freestyle rap, in May 2015.[1] He performed his first SB.TV "Warm Up Session" with Jamal Edwards in November 2015.[5][6] His debut performance on Charlie Sloth's "Fire in the Booth", a freestyle segment on BBC Radio 1Xtra, was in March 2016.[7][8] Dave's festival debut was at Bestival in August 2016, performing alongside AJ Tracey on their track Thiago Silva on the Eskimo Dance stage.[6][9] He made a performance as part of the Red Bull Music Academy UK tour in October 2016.[6][10]

Dave's collaborator and production partner is Tyrell Paul, who uses the stage name 169.[4] Dave's influences are said to include Southern hip hop, grime, and hip hop. As well as rapping, he also plays piano.[1][6]

In October 2016, Drake premiered a remix to Dave's song "Wanna Know" on OVO Sound Radio, which also featured Drake and was released as a single.[3][11][12][13]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK UK
R&B		 UK
IND		 UK
DL
Six Paths
  • Released: 30 September 2016
  • Producers: Dave, Fraser T Smith,[6] 169 (Tyrell Paul)[4]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 76 7 20 21
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[14]		 UK
R&B
[15]		 UK
DL
[16]		 UK
IND
[17]
"Thiago Silva"[18]
(with AJ Tracey)		 2016 — — — — Non-album singles
"JKYL+HYD" — — — —
"Wanna Know (Remix)"
(featuring Drake)		 51 9 60 35
"Samantha"
(with J Hus)		 2017 63 7 87 5
"Revenge" — — — —
"100M's" — — — —
"Tequila" 86 — — —

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Collins, Hattie (4 April 2016). "10 things you need to know about dave". i-D. Vice. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 Tarr, Matt (8 January 2016). "London Rapper Dave Gets Biographical on His Latest Impressive Track 'jkyl+hyd'". MTV (UK and Ireland). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Drake Previews New Project 'More Life' With Four Songs". Rolling Stone. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dave". Primary Talent International. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Windley, Dana. "Dave – Warm Up Session via SBTV". SB.TV. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Anderson, Sian (27 September 2016). "Dave is the south London MC you need to know about". Red Bull. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Baiden, Kamilla (7 March 2016). "17 Year Old Dave Impresses in Debut 'Fire in the Booth'". MTV (UK and Ireland). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Fire from Dave". BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Sian (10 September 2016). "Eskimo Dance take a trip to Bestival". Red Bull. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Red Bull Music Academy announce UK tour". The Skinny. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Carissimo, Justin (24 October 2016). "Drake announces 'More Life' project, shares four new songs on OVO Sound Radio". The Independent. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Morgan Britton, Luke (24 October 2016). "Stream three new Drake songs from 'More Life' project". NME. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Willis, Jay (24 October 2016). "Drake Just Dropped Four New Songs Off More Life as an Early Birthday Gift". GQ. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "DAVE FT DRAKE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 (11 November 2016)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Top 100 (4 November 2016)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 (4 November 2016)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Amin, Tayyab (19 May 2016). "DaveAJ Tracey: “Thiago Silva”". Pitchfork (website). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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