Why did fredo santana go to jail

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Enlarge Image. Chief Keef, Fredo, and other Chicago rappers often make references to the O Block in their blood-drenched lyrics. It was that poverty and violence that surrounded him while growing up which shaped his rapping career. I been locked up. Despite his fame, in he said that his family stilled lived in the same block in Chicago.

My mama still be over there. His music may have lacked the polish that made the best drill stick like glue to the public's collective subconscious, but his aesthetic alone was endlessly captivating. It worked wonders for branding purposes. When he threatened to kill Migos the following year, a chill went down the spines of everyone on the internet.

People were afraid for Migos. A bubbling rapper whom not too many people knew anything about raised red flags for the Migos safety. When the feud quietly bubbled down without any further mention of beef, Fredo's eminence grew like the end of horror movies before sequels; he emerged unscathed from a thematic bloodbath on the way to the next victim. Ironically, as Fredo became more of an approachable person, his aesthetic became increasingly terrifying.

Trappin Ain't Dead could have been the cover of a mids urban slasher film. It's A Scary Site 2 painted him as a predator on the prowl encouraged by the light of a full moon. He also released Walking Legend which showed him as a baby on the cover, an attempt at humanizing a lethal force.

By the time of his death in , he was one of the most charismatic figures in rap, equally feared and respected. The lingering sentiment applied to Fredo, aside from universal adoration, is the fact that of all of the rappers that exist in mainstream rap, even those who try their best to appear scary, no one's quite managed to operate like Fredo did. Without weapons, most rappers are harmless—afraid to fight or argue without it. Fredo appeared off-hinged, ready for a scuffle, shootout, you name it.

At this time we ask for privacy and prayers for his family and friends. Santana, born Derrick Coleman, suffered serious health problems throughout last year, and was hospitalized for liver and kidney failure in October.

Houston rapper Maxo Kream was the first to break the news with an Instagram post, followed by close associates like Young Chop and Lil Durk. Santana released music regularly up until his final release from last year, Fredo Kruger 2. At the time of his death, fans were expecting the release of a collaborative mixtape with Chief Keef called Turbo Bandanna , the release of which Santana claimed was postponed by his hospital stay, and Walking Legend 2 , another solo project.

This article originally appeared on Spin.