DAVE has had a huge rise to fame thanks to his incredible music and adoring fans
Since hitting the spotlight, the awards have poured in and his popularity has risen.
Who is rapper Dave?
Dave, 24, was born June 5, 1998 is also known as Santan Dave or Dave Santan and is an English rapper, from Streatham, South London.
Dave made his debut appearance on a small platform named Street Starz and later progressed to Black Box, a YouTube channel for freestyle rap.
His collaborator and production partner is 169 Tyrell Paul
Dave has also worked with Fraser T Smith and AJ Tracey.
Drake has also released a remix of one of his tracks.
The rapper’s influences are said to include Southern hip hop, grime, and hip hop.
As well as rapping, he also plays piano.
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What are Dave’s most popular songs?
Since his rise to fame he has churned out a number of HUGE hits.
His most popular songs include:
- Thiago Silva (with AJ Tracey)
- Wanna Know (with Drake)
- Samantha (with J Hus)
- Peligro (with Giggs)
- Venting (with Nines)
- Funky Friday (with Fredo)
- Tequila
- My 19th Birthday
- How I Met My Ex
- No Words(with MoStack)
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Does Dave have a girlfriend?
The rapper is very private about his personal life.
But like most musicians, clues into their love life are found in there music.
In his 2019 single‘Professor X, –the lyrics included: “Any girl that I’m with is a ten, nine, eight, bredrin decent.
“I mean, all of my ex-girls hate me, but how you gonna have my baby, baby? Don’t you know I’m livin’ that, baby boy? Lifestyle everything crazy, if you don’t chat to your guy, your G’ll see.
“Now I’m in the party with Tara and that girl got body like armour.
“Peng ting still get aired, left on read then blue like Barça.”
Who is Dave’s brother Christopher?
Dave’s older brother Christopher was sentenced to life in prison for his part in a stabbing in London’s Victoria Station in 2010.
On his album, Dave describes Christopher as “the only person I ever idolised.”
Dave said it was inspired by the therapy his brother is receiving in prison – also known as Psychodrama – where offenders role-play events from their past to help with rehabilitation.
What prizes has Dave won?
In 2019 Dave beat the likes of Anna Calvi, The 1975 and Foals for the prestigious 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize with his album Psychodrama.
It’s an impressive achievement given that the record is the rapper’s debut studio release, which he’s also known to have executive produced.
Dave accepted his winner’s trophy and received a cheque for a whopping £25,000 before going on to perform his hit single Psycho.
The rapper has also won, the MOBO Award for Best Newcomer and Album of the Year.
In 2022 he won the Brit Award for Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act.
