Aggro Santos

Inspired by music from both South London and SOUTH USA, Brazilian-born rapper Aggro Santos combines Latin rhythms, old-skool dance, and U.K. grime to create an eclectic but chart-friendly audio. Delivered Yuri Santos in São Paolo in 1988, Aggro shifted to Balham, London along with his family members at age five. Motivated by Santana’s Supernatural record, he trained himself how exactly to play electric guitar and had written his initial rap record at age group 13. A season later, he obtained a two-year scholarship or grant at the renowned Brits College, where he was classmates with Adele and Katy B. After departing, he began documenting music in his bedroom, and delivered one of is own songs, “Free of charge Lawn,” to Route AKA, and it shortly became their most requested monitor. With out a label, he toured over the U.K. in under-18 night clubs; released his first mixtape, Aggro Tradition; and collaborated on music with N-Dubz, Ironik, and Giggs. After a short stint operating at Sky Television, Santos was found out by former Therefore Solid Crew supervisor Albert Samuel. The set rejected a cope with Warner Bros., declaring the label was “faceless,” before putting your signature on to Gary Barlow’s Potential Records. His 1st single, “Chocolate,” which presented Pussycat Dolls’ Kimberly Wyatt on vocals, reached quantity five, as the follow-up, “Saint or Sinner,” peaked at quantity 19. Santos also backed Britain’s Got Talent winners Variety on the U.K. tour and was nominated for Greatest Newcomer in the 2010 Urban Music Honours. His debut recording, Aggro Santos.com, was scheduled for launch at the start of 2011.