Fashawn(Santiago Leyva)

Fashawn(Santiago Leyva): Biography in Details

Who is Fashawn?

Fashawn is an American rapper and songwriter. He is renowned as the singer of the album, Boy Meets World.

In 2010, Fashawn was featured in XXL Magazine in the Top 10 Freshmen issue.

The rapper is currently searching for a DJ for his next tour on Twitter.

Does Fashawn have a sister?

Fashawn was born Santiago Leyva on the 19th of October 1988, in Fresno, California. He is of Spanish ancestry.

He has a sister.

Rough Childhood

Fashawn had a tough life as a child. His father was imprisoned while his mother was a drug addict. Due to this reason, he spent some time in a child’s home along with his sister. Later, his uncle took their custody as a father figure.

Fashawn’s Career

Early career

By the age of 8, Fashawn started writing songs. Later, in 2000, he was fully devoted to writing songs. He released his first mixtape, Grizzly City. MC Planet Asia invited him to tour with him after listening to the mixtape. In order to join the tour, he dropped out of his school.

In 2008, he established himself as a rapper in Central California. Some of his mixtapes during the time include The Phenom, Grizzly City 2, The Phenom 2, Higher Learning, and One Shot One Kill.

Career – Timeline

-2009, performed in various parts of the United States along with artists like Ghostface Killah and The Grouch. In the same year, he released his debut full-length album, Boy Meets World in collaboration with producer, Exile.

-2010, he was featured in the magazine, XXL as Top 10 Freshmen along with rappers like Wiz Khalifa, J. Cole, Big Sean, Nipsey Hussle, Jay Rock, and Freddie Gibbs.

-2011, he toured with Wiz Khalifa, Talib Kweli, and Brother Ali.

-2012, collaborated with the rapper Murs to release the album, This Generation which peaked at rank#164 at US Billboard. In the same year, he organized the hip-pop festival, Grizzly Fest 2012 in his hometown.

-2014, he signed with the recording label, Mass Appeal Records.

-2015, released his second solo album, The Ecology with 14 tracks.

What is Fashawn(Santiago Leyva)’s net worth?

He has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million US as of 2022. His salary as a rapper is $67k US or more.

Apart from that, he earns through his concerts.

Social Media

He has 41.6k followers on Instagram, 45k on Facebook, and 51.6k on Twitter.

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