D.Santos

Brazilian-born rapper, songwriter and producer making conscious, '90s-style boom bap hip-hop in Portuguese, with live translated lyrics at shows.

D.Santos is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Brazil who came to Minnesota in 2020. D.Santos raps mostly in Portuguese and calls the music conscious rap: true stories about spirituality, resilience and hope, told without swearing so kids can listen too. The goal is bringing '90s boom bap back. D.Santos produces every track in a home studio using FL Studio. At shows, a screen carries live translated lyrics so English speakers can follow the story.

On the Minnesota Music Note

The Minnesota Music Note - Ep 53 - The Wake-Up Call That Changed His Life with D.Santos

3mo ago

Open episode page

Fun facts from the interview

D.Santos lived in New York and Portland, Oregon before landing in Minnesota in 2020.
D.Santos first tried rapping in English, then switched to Portuguese and the songs started flowing.
Shows come with live translated lyrics, like rap with subtitles, and the first music video has translated lyrics too.
D.Santos keeps the music free of swearing so kids can listen to the message.
D.Santos wakes up at 4 a.m. to write in the home studio, aiming for one verse every two hours.
D.Santos produces in FL Studio and licenses beats from BeatStars.
D.Santos played bass in a band at age 12 or 13, and also plays percussion, a little guitar and ukulele.
Big influences include Tupac, Mac Miller, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and DMX.
Recommended a St. Paul DJ, who also raps, as a future guest.

Hip-Hop

Something here look wrong or out of date?