| Dante Santiago | |||
| Birth Name: | Danté Hauve Santiago | ||
| Birth Place: | Inglewood, California, U.S. | ||
| Alias: | The Voice 5th Pea The Stamp | ||
| Years Active: | 1991–present | ||
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Dante Santiago (born November 9, 1970) [1] is an American music executive and singer. He is a founding member of Black Eyed Peas.[2]
In 2012, Santiago joined will.i.am as coach advisor on The Voice UK from seasons 1–5.[3] [4]
In 1988, Santiago began his music career when he met up with rapper apl.de.ap and will.i.am. They collaborated with the rap group Atban Klann on Ruthless Records owned by Eazy-E.[5] Due to Eazy-E's death in 1995, they changed their name to Black Eyed Peas and Santiago left the group in the same year.[6] [7] In 2002, he rejoined the group and sang on multiple songs including "Let's Get It Started" and "Hey Mama".
Santiago released his debut singles "It's OK" and "Nasty Like Us" both appearing on National Lampoon's Jake's Booty Call Soundtrack. On will.i.am's Must B 21 album, he featured on the song "Sumthin' Special" while also releasing his first solo EP Inside Te's World. [8]
In 2012, Santiago joined will.i.am as Coach Advisor on The Voice UK and also on The Voice Australia (2014). He continued working with will.i.am as Executive Producer on his fourth album willpower.[9] They released the hit singles "This Is Love" featuring Eva Simons,[10] "Scream and Shout" featuring Britney Spears and "
" featuring Justin Bieber.
| Year | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Get Off the Wall" (as of a member of Black Eyed Peas) | 1995 | iam | |
| BRO.S.H.I.G.E.E.Z. (as of a member of Broshigeez) [12] | 1998 | apl.de.ap | |
| "It's OK" | 2003 | BBE | |
| "Nasty Like Us" (Dante Santiago feat Donnie No Good) | 2003 | iam | |
| "Nasty Like Us" (Rerelease) (Dante Santiago feat Donnie No Good) | 2021 | Ghettro Inc |
| Year | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Mountain Top" (Atban Klann feat. Dante Santiago and Mr. Shaw) | 1994 | Ruthless Records | |
| "Focus on You" (Atban Klann feat. Dante Santiago and Dandilion) | 1994 | Ruthless Records | |
| "Duet" (Atban Klann feat. Dante Santiago and Dandilion) | 1994 | Ruthless Records | |
| "Sumthin' Special" (feat NIU, Dante Santiago and Taboo) | 2003 | BBE | |
| "Dum Diddly" (Black Eyed Peas feat Dante Santiago) | 2005 | iam/Interscope | |
| "As the Road Gets Rough" (777 Kamikaze feat Dante Santiago) | 2007 | 777 Kamikaze | |
| "Impatient" (will.i.am feat Dante Santiago) | 2007 | iam/Interscope | |
| "We Keep It Going"(777 Kamikaze feat Dante Santiago) | 2007 | 777 Kamikaze | |
| "The World Is Crazy" (will.i.am feat Dante Santiago)[13] | 2013 | iam/Interscope |
| Title | Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hey Mama"(Black Eyed Peas featuring Tippa Irie) | 2004 | Elephunk | |
| "Let's Get It Started"(Black Eyed Peas) | |||
| "My Style" (bep featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) | 2005 | Monkey Business | |
| "They Don't Want Music"(The Black Eyed Peas featuring James Brown) | |||
| "I Love My Bitch"(Busta Rhymes featuring Kelis and will.i.am) | 2006 | The Big Bang | |
| "Mas que Nada"(Sérgio Mendes featuring the Black Eyed Peas) | Timeless | ||
| "Keep Bouncin'"(Too Short feat will.i.am and Snoop Dogg) | Blow the Whistle | ||
| "Heat"(Mariah Carey) | 2008 | E=MC² | |
| "Imma Be"(Black Eyed Peas) | 2009 | The E.N.D |
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