Fashawn
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Santiago Leyva (born October 19, 1988), better known by his stage name Fashawn, is an American rapper from Fresno, California. He first gained recognition for his debut studio album Boy Meets World (2009), which received critical acclaim and landed him on the cover of XXL Magazine's Top 10 Freshmen issue in 2010. He signed with Nas' record label Mass Appeal Records in 2014 to release his similarly-acclaimed second album and major label debut, The Ecology (2015).
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- Person
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- Male
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- United States
- Active from
- 1988
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Born in 1988 in Fresno, California, Fashawn grew up in a virtually parentless home. His father was incarcerated, while his mom was focused on feeding her drug addiction - a combination that caused a boy to become a man quicker than most. Placed in a group home by child services at the age of 12, Fashawn found solace in music, and began writing rhymes to escape the less than desirable hand he had been dealt so early in life. Eventually taken in by his uncle <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fas
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- date of birth
- 1988-10-27
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- The Phenom
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- 2006-00-00
- birth name
- Santiago Leyva
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- 1988–2009: Early life and career beginnings
- 2009–2012: ''Boy Meets World'', ''XXL'' cover, and his collaboration album with Murs
- 2013–2014: His performance at the Pacquiao vs. Bradley II and signing to Nas' record label
- 2015–present: ''The Ecology''
- Discography
- References
- External links
Santiago Leyva (born October 19, 1988), better known by his stage name Fashawn, is an American rapper from Fresno, California. He first gained recognition for his debut studio album Boy Meets World (2009), which received critical acclaim and landed him on the cover of XXL Magazine's Top 10 Freshmen issue in 2010. He signed with Nas' record label Mass Appeal Records in 2014 to release his similarly-acclaimed second album and major label debut, The Ecology (2015).
Also in 2014, Fashawn performed the entrance theme to WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley's rematch against Manny Pacquiao.