Following Fredo Santana’s sudden death on Friday (January 19), the Chicago rapper’s father, who goes by Big Shug, took to Instagram to express his sadness regarding what he called, “THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE.”
On Sunday (January 21), Big Shug wrote a series of emotional tributes for his son (real name Derrick Coleman), one of which came with a photo of Santana as a kid.
“I don’t know where to begin,I’m a father of 6,not the best father in the world but i have Always been there,” he wrote. “now Derrick was my second born named after my mentor my oldest brother,this is truly coming from my heart for I’m a lost for words.I wanna thank my wife for picking up of the floor cause I couldn’t stand.
“I wanna thank my family for showing what we are about,” he continues. “next I would like thank my sons true friends in the industry for showing your support,& next I did not know the magnitude of souls & hearts my son had reached until today,I wanna thank all the fans,friends & family that I just couldn’t reach personally,thank y’all for everything.”
Once the news hit that Santana had passed away at the age of 27 from a reported fatal seizure, countless fans and peers took to social media to express their condolences, including Drake, Travis Scott, Lil B and Joey Bada$$.
Check out the rest of Big Shug’s posts below.
He should’ve made better choices. He knew the risks.
for a second there i thought his father was big shug from gang starr foundation
I said the same thing before my comment was deleted…
We really need to eliminate systemic racism or black people will just keep dying!
Uh oh, white guy with a sociology degree, watch out. How’s the student loan debt going?
Go educate yourself!
How’s replying with pretentious pseudo-science on a hip hop website working out for you?
That was meant for big money lol
Sad when anybody dies, but you mess with drugs that the body ain’t built for you play the game & roll the dice. It just happened his time was up! Condolences to his family but I’m not a fan of his trash wack trill shitty music. His music won’t be remembered 30 years from now. It just isn’t memorable or a good look for others because too many will follow the same path more lives will be lost to the drugs and thinking they can sustain a lifestyle like his.
These rappers have got to stop the drug use and rolling wit this Devil crap its taking them out fast
Just smoke weed. B-Real has been in the game 26 years.
he ain’t the first to die and he won’t be the last trust me
My son disappoint me with his homosexual ways.
Let’s move on to something more important than fredo’s death. This guy has done nothing to be receiving this amount of attention. Fredo is another drug addict that went to far with his drug use. What’s the big deal alot of people die from drug overdoses nowdays. We need to stop promoting drug use. This guy is more popular for his drugs than his music. I hate to see anyone die but this story is mainly about drug using. There are many hip hop artists that do not receive enough publicity because we focus on no talented drug addicts.