Fredo Santana dies: Rapper who appeared in Drake video passes away age 27, friend reports

On Media Outlook News: American rapper Fredo Santana, real name Derrick Coleman, has died at age 27, a close friend has said. Record producer and rapper Maxo Kream reported the news on Instagram with a picture of Santana and the caption: “Damn man I’m lost for words right now I’m cryin my ass off Fredo I love yu B***h RIP a real Savage.” There is no official confirmation of his death at this time. Santana is best known for his appearance in the video for Drake’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home”, in which he played a man who kidnaps Drake’s onscreen girlfriend. Drake paid tribute to Santana shortly after Kream broke the news, sharing a picture of the two together with the caption: “Rest in Peace Santana”. DJ Akademiks, Lil Durk, and ASAP Twelvyy were amongst the other fellow musicians who paid tribute. Born on 4 July, 1990, Santana became key to Chicago’s drill music scene after the release of his first mixtape It’s A Scary Site , which featured ...