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SANTANA-EBANKS
AN ARTIST WHO PROUDLY REPRESENTS HIS MULTI-CULTURAL ROOTS.
HE INCORPORATES HIS HISPANIC ETHNICITY WITH THAT OF NEW ORLEANS CULTURE INTO HIS EVERYDAY LIFE & MUSIC.
AN ENTREPRENEUR FULL OF AMBITION & DETERMINED TO SUCCEED, SANTANA IS CONSISTENTLY FINDING WAYS TO MASTER HIS CRAFT BY STUDYING & NETWORKING WITH OTHERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
REMAINING HUMBLE BOTH AS AN ARTIST AND ENTREPRENEUR, HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS AUDIENCE, STRIVING TO PROVIDE MUSIC THAT SATISFY THE MULTITUDES IN ORDER TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO FURTHER HELP BRING AN END TO SOCIAL INJUSTICE, POLICE BRUTALITY, OPPRESSION AND RACISM. STARTED FREESTYLING AT THE AGE OF 14 WHILE AT THE TIME LIVING IN HONDURAS, CENTRAL AMERICA. WHEN RETURNING TO THE U.S AT 16 HE DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL & LEFT HOME ON HIS OWN. HE & HIS CLOSE FRIENDS FROM THE NEW ORLEANS AREA STARTED A GROUP NAMED 2DIE4 RECORDS, AND BOUGHT THEIR FIRST RECORDING EQUIPMENT FROM CIRCUIT CITY 🔌.
THEY WOULD HOST RAP BATTLES IN A HOUSE THEY RENTED IN KENNER, RECORDING AND PUSHING THEIR OWN MIXTAPES, EVEN TRAVELING & PERFORMING THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN STATES.
HE'S PERFORMED FOR THE APOLLO WHEN THEY CAME TO NEW ORLEANS AT THE CRICKET CLUB AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL VENUES SUCH AS THE HOWLING WOLF, DRAGON'S DEN, CAFÉ ISTANBUL, HOUSE OF BLUES AND MANY OTHERS. HE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE TOP 10 ARTISTS IN HIS CITY, EVEN REACHING NUMBER ONE AT THE START OF 2023 ON REVERBNATION'S TOP CHARTING ARTISTS. HIS HARD WORK EARNED HIM & HIS TEAM TO BE A PART OF THE BIGGEST ANNUAL EVENTS NEW ORLEANS HAS TO OFFER:
THE CUTTING EDGE MUSIC CONFERENCE.
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CREATOR OF THE SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP & PROGRAM:
T.H.U.G - L.I.F.E!
TRUE HEROES UNDER G-D LOOK INWARD FOR EVOLUTION!
WITH THE INTENT IN CONNECTING WITH ALL, WHO LIKE HE, HAVE BEEN STEREOTYPED AS “THUGS”, JUDGED EITHER BY APPEARANCE OR BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT THEY GREW UP IN OR BY THE WRONG CHOICES MADE WHICH HAVE LED THEM TO INCARCERATION. THOSE WHO LIVE A LIFE WITH A ROUGH UPBRINGING, A SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST MINDSET, WHERE VIOLENCE SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH ISSUES.
WITHIN HIS BEST EFFORTS, HE FINDS & PROVIDES THE CORRECT INFORMATION & NECESSARY TOOLS FOR THOSE IN SEARCH OF POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO NEGATIVE ACTIONS.
EDUCATING OTHERS ON HOW TO SET & REACH GOALS INDIVIDUALLY & AS A GROUP.
KNOWING WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, & HOW TO TAKE POSITIVE YET AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AGAINST OPPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR.
THEN CONTINUE THE SPREAD OF POSITIVITY & KNOWLEDGE, BREAKING THE GENERATIONAL CURSES AND LIES THAT HAVE BEEN EMBEDDED IN US.
“REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE’VE DONE IN OUR PAST, G-D CREATED US FOR A PURPOSE AND NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US SHALL PROSPER OR STOP US FROM FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE!" THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE "L.I.F.E!" HE'S BEEN CONSIDERED A “T.H.U.G”, CONSEQUENTLY EMBRACING THE PERSONA WHICH WAS SHOWN BY THE CHOICES HE MADE & THE ACTIONS HE COMMITTED.
NOT KNOWING HOW HE MADE IT THROUGH SO MANY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES, AND CONSTANTLY IN & OUT OF THE JAIL & PRISON SYSTEMS, FEELING AS THOUGH EVENTUALLY IT MEAN SPENDING HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
ALTHOUGH NOT UNDERSTOOD OR CLEARLY SEEN AT FIRST, EACH & EVERY ONE OF THE DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES HE LIVED THROUGH WAS AN IMPORTANT LESSON & NECESSARY PROCESS HE HAD TO OVERCOME AS HE WAS BEING FORGED, SCULPTED & REDEFINED COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO REACH HIS FULL POTENTIAL, EXACTLY HOW G-d INTENDED .…
SINCE THE BEGINNING & UNTIL THE END OF TIME…
T.H.U.G-L.I.F.E!
TRUE HEROES UNDER G-D LOOK INWARD FOR EVOLUTION!
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MY UTMOST RESPECT & APPRECIATION FOR THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS, LABELS, PRODUCERS, RADIO STATIONS, VENUES, & OVERALL SOLID INDIVIDUALS I'VE WORKED WITH & CONTINUE WORKING WITH…
* JIMMY B. MR. HIGH LEVEL
* * WILD CHILD
* S.M.V (SELF MADE VISUALS)
* * IV MUSIK
* MELODIC
* * B-BLOCK
* MO MONEY RECORDS
* * LONG LIVE THE M
* BOOKIE
* * YOUNG CHUCK
* GUN SMOKE
* * WAHEED ELSAMRA
* CLUB PRESSURE
* * INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL (NEW ORLEANS)
* MOUSA HAMDAN
* * 2 DIE 4 RECORDS
* PAPI CHULO DA DON
* * STEASY
* PACO
* * 102.3 WHIV FM (NEW ORLEANS)
* CHOSEN
* * YOUNG SAVAGE
* A.R
* * SINCERE
* Z-BOE
* * DUFFINA
* POSITIVE VYBE STUDIOS
* * J.HURST
* MIKE GOT BEATS
* * SMOKE GANG MUSIC GROUP
* 97.5 HIP-HOP DAILY (NEW YORK)
* * M.DOT C.DOT
* K.P
* * NOLA NATION 504
* MO DIDDY
* * LIL BLAYNE
* CENO BANDZ
* * K2O
* MICHAEL ORLEANS
* * SLEAZY
* J.GAM
* * NDS HOWARD
* MUNCHIE
* * CHARLES RAY
* ISRAEL THE GEMINI
* * V.L MIKE (R.I.P)
* BIRTH OF A LEGEND
* * DON COOK
* THE LIVE LINE
* * UPPER CUTS BOXING GYM & BARBER SHOP
* Q93 FM (NEW ORLEANS)
* * FREE MINDED ENTERTAINMENT
* RED WOOD PROJECTS
* * CLUB SPADES
* CAFÉ ISTANBUL
* * CRICKET CLUB
* DRAGONS DEN
* * NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM
* CUTTING EDGE MUSIC CONFERENCE
* * MO CHALET
* D.J NASTY
* * CLUB ENIGMA
* LAKE TOWN BAR & GRILL
* * IHEARTRADIO
* AYO MILLIONS
* * MR. FLEX STARZ
* JUICE GAWWD
* * NEWWARLEANZ
* D.J REK 305
* * FLAVA1RADIO
* RE-STYLE REVAMPED
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* * THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS
SINCERELY…
- SANTANA-EBANKS
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