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Dave
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Dave

Dave is a grime artist formed in 2015. 30 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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30
Releases
2016–2025
Active years
2015
Formed

Discography

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We're All Alone In This Together

2021 · 12 tracks

Singles & EPs

27

Credits

1

Records Dave worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Appears on

14

Releases by other artists featuring Dave.

Featured tracks

14

Videos

1

Collaborators

12

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Dave at a glance

Born in
London
From
United Kingdom
Active since
2015
Instruments
piano, electric guitar, voice
Educated at
Richmond upon Thames College

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About

David Santan (born 5 June 1998), known simply as Dave or Santan Dave, is a British rapper, from Streatham, South London. Dave released the Six Paths EP and singles "Thiago Silva" and "JKYL+HYD" in 2016, and the Game Over EP in 2017. His collaborator and production partner is 169 Tyrell Paul. He has also worked with Fraser T Smith and AJ Tracey, and Drake has released a remix of one of his trac Dave is from Streatham, South London. Dave made his debut appearance on a small platform named Street Starz and later progressed toBlack Box, a YouTube channel for freestyle rap, in May 2015. He performed his first SB.TV "Warm Up Session" with Jamal Edwards in November 2015. His debut performance on Charlie Sloth's "Fire in the Booth", a freestyle segment on BBC Radio 1Xtra, was in March 2016. Dave's festival debut was at Bestival in August 2016, performing alongside AJ Tracey on their track Thiago Silva on the Eskimo Dance stage. He made a performance as part of the Red Bull Music Academy UK tour in October 2016.

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Dave's collaborator and production partner is Tyrell Paul, who uses the stage name 169. Dave's influences are said to include Southern hip hop, grime, and hip hop. As well as rapping, he also plays piano. In October 2016, Drake premiered a remix to Dave's song "Wanna Know" on OVO Sound Radio, which also featured Drake and was released as a single.

On screen

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Dave in brief

How many Dave releases are on Riffiter?
30 releases are catalogued, spanning 2016 to 2025.
When was Dave formed?
Dave formed in 2015.
What genre is Dave?
Dave is catalogued under Grime.
What is the most recent Dave release on Riffiter?
The Boy Who Played the Harp, released in 2025.

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