Introduction
David Santan (born 5 June 1998), known simply as Dave or Santan Dave, is an English rapper from Streatham, South London.
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.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK R&B | UK IND | UK DL | ||
| Six Paths |
| 76 | 7 | 20 | 21 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK R&B | UK DL | UK IND | |||
| "Thiago Silva" (with AJ Tracey) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "JKYL+HYD" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wanna Know (Remix)" (featuring Drake) | 51 | 9 | 60 | 35 | ||