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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name = Santigold
| Img = Santogold2.jpg
| Img_capt = Santigold performing in [[Guadalajara, Mexico]]
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Santi White
| Born = {{birth date and age|1976|9|25}}<ref>http://thecrusade.net/2005/09/438/</ref><br />[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]
| Origin = [[Philadelphia]]
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[New Wave music|New Wave]], [[post-punk]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[dub music|dub]]<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17316664/artist_to_watch_santogold</ref><ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/22723972/review/22782333/toprankingadiplodub</ref><ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17316664/artist_to_watch_santogold</ref><ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17316664/artist_to_watch_santogold</ref><ref>http://www.emusic.com/album/Santogold-Santogold-MP3-Download/11219899.html</ref><!-- Please do not capitalize musical genres, with the exception of New Wave. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (capital letters)#Musical genres. -->
| Associated_acts = Stiffed
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]]
| Years_active = 2003&ndash;present
| Label = [[Lizard King Records]] <small>(2007)</small><br />[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic U.K.]], [[Downtown Records|Downtown]]
| URL =
}}


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'''Santi White''' (born September 25, 1976), better known by her former stage name '''Santogold''' (now '''Santigold'''),<ref name="guardian">http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/12/santogold-becomes-santigold</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[songwriter]], [[record producer|producer]], and [[singer]]. Her [[eponym]]ous debut album ''[[Santogold (album)|Santogold]]'' was released in 2008.
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Santo Gold since 1983. Known for Santo Gold's
==Biography==
BLOOD CIRCUS Wrestling movie.
Santi White attended [[Germantown Friends School]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] and then went to college at [[Wesleyan University]], where she double-majored in Music and African-American studies. The artist got her pseudonym in the 1980s from a friend's nickname for her.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Caldwell |first=Lindsey |date=[[2007-01-30]] |title=24 Carat |journal=[[The Fader]] |url=http://www.thefader.com/articles/2007/01/30/fort-knocks |accessdate= 2008-03-07 }}</ref> She worked for [[Epic Records]] as an [[A&R]] representative, but left the position to write and executive produce ''How I Do'', the debut album from the singer [[Res]].<ref name=rs>{{ cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17316664/artist_to_watch_santogold | title=Artist to Watch: Santogold | work=[[Rolling Stone]] | publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Publishing]] | author=Brian Hiatt | date=2007-11-14 | accessdate=2008-05-13 }}</ref>
He is known and respected Worldwide by millions.

His songs and performances have aired on
Santigold was the singer of the Philadelphia-based [[punk rock]] band [[Stiffed (band)|Stiffed]],<ref>{{myspace|stiffed|Stiffed}}</ref> whose 2003 album, ''Sex Sells'', and 2005 album, ''Burned Again'', were produced by [[Bad Brains]] bassist [[Darryl Jenifer]].<ref name=pf/> While in this group, she was offered a solo contract by Martin Heath of [[Lizard King Records]].<ref name=amg>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:f9ftxzw5ldde~T1 |title=Biography |accessdate=2008-03-07 |last= Lymangrover |first=Jason |work=[[Allmusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Guide]] }}</ref> Her initial singles "[[Creator (song)|Creator]]" and "[[L.E.S. Artistes]]" received attention from [[Internet]] media in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |first=Julianne |last=Sheperd |title=Hip-Hop’s Newest Faces: Indie, Fierce and Female |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/arts/music/27shep.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]] |date=2008-01-27 |accessdate=2008-03-07 }}</ref>
National TV hundreds of thousands of times.

He spent millions of dollars promoting
In February 2009, Santogold changed her stage name to Santigold<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/149117-santogold-is-now-santigold "Santogold is now Santigold."]</ref> as a result of infomercial jeweller Santo Gold threatening legal action.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/64502/santogold|title=Santo Gold Sues Santogold|accessdate=2009-02-13|date=2009-02-13|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref>
his name Santo Gold. If you are over 36, You got to

know Santo Gold. He was spending as much as a million dollars on National TV monthly. His commercials had him singing and performing
[[Image:Santogold3.jpg|thumb|200px|left|August 2008 at Koko, London]]
in them. The Santo Gold infomercial, in some instances out rated "I Love Lucy" People would wait up all night to see him. He was USA Networks best customer.
===''Santogold''===
Every Saturday for nearly ten years in a row, his TV Commercials would
Working with fellow Stiffed member John Hill as co-producer, she recorded her debut album, ''[[Santogold (album)|Santogold]]'', which was originally slated for release on [[Downtown Records]] in January 2008,<ref name=amg/> but was pushed back to April 2008.<ref name="mtv">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=202975 |title=Santogold Unleashes Her Genre-Bending Style |accessdate=2008-03-07 |work=[[MTV]] |publisher=[[Viacom]] |date=2008-01-11 }}</ref><ref name="spin">{{cite web |url=http://spin.com/articles/whos-next-08-santogold |title= Who's Next '08: Santogold |accessdate=2008-03-07 |last=Reilly |first=Phoebe |date=2008-02-01 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] }}</ref> The album (including its B-sides and remixes) features appearances or production work from [[Chuck Treece]], Cliffored "Moonie" Pusey of [[Steel Pulse]], [[Diplo]], [[Freq Nasty]], Naeem Juwan of [[Spank Rock]], Radioclit, Sinden, [[Switch (producer)|Switch]], Trouble Andrew, and XXXchange.<ref name="drownedinsound">{{ cite web | url=http://drownedinsound.com/articles/3092172 | title=Santo Claws: talking S1W, M.I.A. and Mark Ronson with Santogold | publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]] | author=Samuel Strang | date=2008-04-23 | accessdate=2008-04-23 }}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', and [[BBC]] all named Santogold an artist to watch in 2008.<ref name="rs"/><ref name="spin"/><ref>{{ cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7163404.stm#10 | title=Sound of 2008: The Top 10 | work=[[BBC News]] | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=2008-01-04 | accessdate=2008-04-23 }}</ref> The album's first singles, "[[Creator (song)|Creator]]" and "[[L.E.S. Artistes]]", were both well received. "L.E.S. Artistes" placed at number two on ''Rolling Stone'''s Singles of the Year, behind [[Beyonce]]'s "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]",<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/singles_of_the_year | title=Singles of the Year | work=[[Rolling Stone]] | publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] | date=2008-12-25 | accessdate=2008-12-11 }}</ref> while the album ''Santogold'' was sixth on their albums of the year list.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24958695/albums_of_the_year/6 | title=Albums of the Year | work=[[Rolling Stone]] | publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] | date=2008-12-25 | accessdate=2008-12-11 }}</ref> "Creator", along with "Lights Out",<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2542138220080426 | title=A twist of lime, indie music for beer launches | work=Reuters.com | publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] | author=Kamau High | date=2008-04-25 | accessdate=2008-04-28 }}</ref> has appeared in commercials for [[Bud Light]] Lime in the United States,<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/extendedplay/2008/04/santogold-when.html | title=When bad beer happens to good artists | work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] | publisher=[[David Hiller]], [[Tribune Company]] | author=Todd Martens | date=2008-04-15 | accessdate=2008-04-28 }}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Youngs |title=Talking Shop: Santogold |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7192607.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2008-01-29 |accessdate=2008-03-07 }}</ref> and [[VO5]] hair products in the United Kingdom. Similarly, "You'll Find A Way" was featured in the [[EA Sports]] video game, ''[[FIFA 08]]'', with "L.E.S. Artistes" featured in some versions of its sister game ''[[NHL 08]]'' as well as in commercials for the [[Ford Flex]]. Her song "Say Aha" was featured in a Zune-Arts video.
air, and SANTO GOLD sung and danced in them, especially in Vince McMahon's Wrestling. Santo Gold hosted The Auction on the Air TV Shopping Network that he founded in the mid 80's. He was dressed in character, sang, danced. The Network was live 24/7. He got into some sort of trouble with his catalogue project and over 3500 of his customers wrote in with their letters of support for him. On Feb., 9, 1985 he hired an entire film crew and rented

millions of dollars worth of film equipment from NY. Then he leased the Baltimore Civic Center. Tractors and trailers full of movie equipment
Santi has toured with [[M.I.A.]], [[Björk]], and [[Architecture in Helsinki]].<ref name="drownedinsound"/> In June 2008, [[Coldplay]] announced that Santogold would be their opening act for most of the stops on the [[North America]]n leg of their [[Viva la Vida Tour]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003817876 | title=Coldplay headed to No. 1 on Billboard 200, Hot 100 | author=Keith Caulfield and Silvio Pietroluongo | work=[[Billboard.com]] | publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] | date=2008-06-18 | accessdate=2008-06-19 }}</ref> Santogold embarked on her first headlining tour in September and October 2008.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=11146 | title=Santogold launches headlining run | work=[[Pollstar]] | publisher=[[The Associated Press]] | date=2008-09-03 | accessdate=2008-09-03 }}</ref> The [[Goldrush Tour]] featured dates across North America.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/145145-santogold-announces-north-american-tour | title=Santogold announces North American tour | author=Paul Thompson | work=[[Pitchfork Media]] | date=2008-09-03 | accessdate=2008-09-03 }}</ref> After the tour's completion, Santogold supported [[Jay-Z]] and [[Kanye West]] on a number of their shows.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/jayz-charlottesville-show-more-celebration-hiphop | title=Jay-Z Charlottesville show more a celebration of hip-hop | author=Malcolm Venable | work=[[The Virginian-Pilot]] | publisher=[[Landmark Communications]] | date=2008-10-26 | accessdate=2008-10-26 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/4805630.html | title=Santogold added as Kanye West support | work=[[Hot Press (magazine)|Hot Press]] | publisher=[[Niall Stokes]] | date=2008-09-19 | accessdate=2008-09-19 }}</ref> Additionally, Santogold supported [[The Streets]] at BBC's [[Electric Proms]],<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7683000/7683638.stm | title=Stars gear up for Electric Proms | work=[[BBC Radio 1]] | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=2008-10-22 | accessdate=2008-10-27 }}</ref> and she performed at certain dates of [[Beastie Boys]]' Get Out and Vote '08 tour.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003873932 | title=Beastie Boys add dates to swing state tour | author=Jonathan Cohen | work=[[Billboard.com]] | publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] | date=2008-10-14 | accessdate=2008-10-26 }}</ref>
rolled in. He had 9 35 mm cameras, train track surrounding the wrestling ring.

All of the cameras were remote control, even the one above the ring.
===Collaborations===
The Wrestling mat had his Name on it, SANTO GOLD. He hired a 40 piece orchestra, dancers, acrobats, cycle acts, and clowns. People were dancing
Santi White co-wrote the title track for [[GZA]]'s 1999 album ''[[Beneath the Surface]]'', which featured [[Res]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/569220 | title=Beneath The Surface | work=[[Discogs]]| publisher=Zink Media, Inc. | accessdate=2008-05-23 }}</ref> Santi went on to co-write and produce a majority of Res' album ''How I Do'' in 2001.<ref name=rs/> White later appeared on the song "Stay in Line" on GZA's 2002 album, ''[[Legend of the Liquid Sword]]''.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/352991 | title=Legend of the Liquid Sword| work=[[Discogs]] | publisher=Zink Media, Inc. | accessdate=2008-07-05 }}</ref>
and singing non stop for nearly 9 hours straight. When Santo Gold performed,

thousands of people were chanting "We want Santo Gold"
White also appeared on [[Mark Ronson]]'s 2007 album ''[[Version (album)|Version]]'', performing on a cover of [[The Jam]]'s "Pretty Green", in her first performance credited as Santogold. Santi co-wrote [[Lily Allen]]'s "[[Littlest Things]]" with Ronson.<ref name="bbc"/> She also co-wrote songs for [[Ashlee Simpson]] with [[Kenna]], including the lead single "[[Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)]]".<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/critics/blog/2008/04/ashlee_simpson_is_back_as_plas.html | title=Ashlee Simpson is back, as plastic as ever | work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | author=Rashod Ollison | date=2008-04-22 | accessdate=2008-04-23 }}</ref>
and At the age of 14, he worked in a small store that his Father opened for him. His Father and Grand Father

had a Barbershop which his Grand Father started
Santogold recorded a song with [[N.E.R.D]]'s [[Pharrell Williams]] and [[The Strokes]]' [[Julian Casablancas]] for [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-strokes/36666 | title=The Strokes team up with Santogold | work=[[NME]] | publisher=[[IPC Media]] | date=2008-05-16 | accessdate=2008-05-18 }}</ref> Santi told [[Gigwise.com]] that they recorded the song separately and did "their own separate thing", "so it ends up being just this weird long song with sort of everybody with lots of their own personalities separate."<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/43175/exclusive-santogold-records-song-with-the-strokes-and-pharrell-williams | title=Exclusive: Santogold Records Song With The Strokes And Pharrell Williams | work=[[Gigwise.com]] | author=Jason Gregory | date=2008-05-15 | accessdate=2008-05-18 }}</ref> The song, "[[My Drive Thru]]", was available for free on Converse's website.
fifty years earlier. They both passed away within

8 months apart. Santo became the second youngest
In the future, Santogold will be working with [[Beastie Boys]] and [[David Byrne]].<ref name="nme">{{ cite web | url=http://web.nme.com/news/santogold/38353 | title=Santogold working with Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Roots Manuva | work=[[NME]] | publisher=[[IPC Media]] | date=2008-07-22 | accessdate=2008-10-04 }}</ref> White revealed to ''[[NME]]'' that she "may also do something with [[Jay-Z]], it's kind of secret - it's not for anything, it's just 'cause we want to."<ref name="nme"/> The collaboration, "[[Brooklyn Go Hard]]", was produced by [[Kanye West]] and contains a sample of Santogold's track "Shove It"; she also contributes a new verse.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/40681/JayZ_samples_Santogold_for_BIG_biopic | title=Jay-Z samples Santogold for B.I.G. biopic | work=In the Mix | date=2008-12-02 | accessdate=2008-12-11 }}</ref> It appears on the soundtrack to [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] [[biopic]] ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]''.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600597/20081203/notorious_big.jhtml | title='Notorious' soundtrack details revealed: features Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Faith Evans, Biggie's Son | author=Shaheem Reid | work=[[MTV News]] | publisher=[[MTV]] | date=2008-12-03 | accessdate=2008-12-11 }}</ref> The song was also released as a download via subscription to [[(RED)Wire]], with a portion of the profits going towards [[Bono]]'s [[Product Red]] organization.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/jay-z/41412 | title=Jay-Z, Santogold, Killers, U2 launch new Red charity download service | work=[[NME]] | publisher=[[IPC Media]] | date=2008-12-02 | accessdate=2008-12-11 }}</ref> "Brooklyn Go Hard" debuted on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] at number 62.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/britney-debuts-big-but-t-i-tops-hot-100-1003921901.story | title=Britney debuts big, but T.I. tops Hot 100 | author=Jonathan Cohen | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] | date=2008-12-11 | accessdate=2008-12-11 }}</ref>
State Licensed Barber In Baltimore at the age of 16.

and was the soul support for his Mom and younger brother.
She will appear on a song entitled "Whachadoin?" with [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]], [[Nick Zinner]], and [[Spank Rock]] for N.A.S.A.'s debut album, ''The Spirit of Apollo'',<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003871805 | title=N.A.S.A. blasts off with Kanye, M.I.A., Waits | author=Jonathan Cohen | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] | date=2008-10-08 | accessdate=2008-10-09 }}</ref> as well as a song entitled "Gifted" with Kanye West and [[Lykke Li]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/148113-new-music-nasa-ft-kanye-west-santogold-lykke-li-gifted-mp3 | title=New Music: N.A.S.A. [ft. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li]: "Gifted" [MP3] | author=Marc Hogan | work=[[Pitchfork Media]] | date=2008-12-11 | accessdate=2008-12-11 }}</ref>
He was born within blocks of the B&O Railroad, Babe Ruth's

home, Edgar Allen Poe's burial place, The Headquarters
==Artistry==
for Montgomery Wards and the Baltimore Harbour. He is a
[[Image:Santogold at Eurockéennes de Belfort 2008 02.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Santogold at [[Eurockéennes]], July 5, 2008]]
devout Catholic and is very caring. He was an alter boy, a lector,
White's style has been compared often to that of [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] and [[Missing Persons (band)|Missing Persons]].<ref name=pf>{{cite web | url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/45179-santogold-youll-find-a-way-switch-graeme-remix-stream | title = New Music: Santogold: "You'll Find a Way (Switch & Graeme Remix)" | accessdate = 2008-03-07 | last = Hogan | first = Marc | date = 2007-08-29 | work = [[Pitchfork Media]] }}</ref><ref name="village">{{cite web | url = http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0817,santogold-a-star-grows-in-brooklyn,419610,22.html | title = Santogold: A Star Grows In Brooklyn | work = [[The Village Voice]] | first = Katie | last = Hintz | date = 2008-04-22 | accessdate = 2008-04-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2008/05/santogold_santogold_downtown_2.html | title = Santogold}}</ref> White said of the M.I.A comparison that they are both women who have similar influences and have worked with some of the same people," but that her "music is different and she wasn't influenced by what the press was saying", adding "I can't think of anybody who would be a better fit of somebody who I'm like... I think what's accurate about that comparison is that she's an artist who has loads of different influences... and is putting things together in a way that's unexpected and genreless."<ref name="drownedinsound"/><ref name="santogolditn">{{ cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43hom89GpiQ | title=Santogold Interview | work=[[ITN|ITN Music]] [[YouTube]] | date=2008-04-09 | accessdate=2008-11-09}}</ref> Some of Santogold's material has been compared to that of [[Pixies]],<ref name="village"/> whom Santogold herself has cited as an influence.<ref name="drownedinsound"/> Santogold has also said that she is inspired by 1980s [[pop music]]. "I felt that a lot of pop music from the '80s had a depth to it, and I hope to bring back some more good pop songs."<ref name="drownedinsound"/> White also stated her liking for [[New Wave (music)|New Wave]]<ref name="drownedinsound"/> and added that "My Superman" is based on a [[Siouxsie & the Banshees]]'s song, "[[Kaleidoscope (Siouxsie & the Banshees album)|Red Light]]".<ref>{{cite web | url =http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=63047536 | title = SANTOGOLD: All That Glitters Is Santogold| first = Lisa | last = Hresko | work = [[CMJ]] | date = [[2008-04-28]] }} "'My Superman' is an interpolation of a Siouxsie Sioux song, 'Red Light,'" she explains. "It was inspired by that [song]." </ref> The singer also cites [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Grace Jones]], [[Devo]] whom she describes as her "ultimate favorite band"<ref>[http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/8832 Q&A with Santogold The Vanderbilt Hustler November 17, 2008]</ref>, [[Fela Kuti]], [[James Brown]], [[Aretha Franklin]] and [[reggae]] music as influences.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/05/23/santi-achieves-gold-standard-97319-20965915/ | title = Santi achieves gold standard | work = [[Birmingham Mail]] | publisher = [[Trinity Mirror]] | date = 2008-05-23 | accessdate = 2008-05-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode | title = Ep. 8 | series = FNMTV | serieslink = FNMTV | network = [[MTV]] | season = 1 | seriesno = 8 | url = http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1592426&vid=264893 }}</ref>
and collected for many worthwhile charities. He would do

anything for you. In the early eighty's, Santo developed the name
In a May 2008 interview, White stated that critics and online music vendors<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tesco.com/entertainment/product.aspx?R=857890& | title = Santogold: Santogold | publisher = [[Tesco]] | accessdate = 2008-09-12 }}</ref> were labeling her music as [[hip hop]], [[Rap music|rap]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] because she is black, saying that that was racist.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nme.com/news/santogold/36709 | title = Santogold dubs 'hip-hop' comparisons racist | work = [[NME]] | publisher = [[IPC Media]] | date = 2008-05-19 | accessdate = 2008-05-21 }}</ref> "Everyone is just so shocked that I don't like R&B. Are you shocked that [[Good Charlotte]] isn't into R&B? <ref>{{cite web | title = Santogold talks race, age and being 'a bitch' | url = http://www.thelipster.com/articles/3347399 | first = Rebecca | last = Nicholson | work = The Lipster | date = 2008-05-23 | accessdate = 2008-09-12 }}</ref> Why does R&B keep coming into my interviews? It's pissing me off. I didn't grow up as a big fan of R&B and, like, what is the big shocker? It's stupid."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thelipster.com/articles/3323653 | title = Santogold and the genre problem | work = The Lipster | first = Rebecca | last = Nicholson | date = 2008-05-19 | accessdate = 2008-05-21 }}</ref>
Santo Gold. He had tuxedo made with golden chains sewn to it.

He wore pounds of chains around his neck, a Gold Bullion and
==Discography==
mirrored glasses. He created a character and became Santo Gold.
{{main|Santogold discography}}
He hired several manufactures to develop jewelry with a thin
===Albums===
layer of actual 24k Gold. The items were not suppose to tarnish.
* 2008: ''[[Santogold (album)|Santogold]]''
He would always make good and sent his customers more from

other factories or gave them refunds. He started his own National
===Singles===
delivery service called Happy Delivery Service and hired people
* 2008: "[[Creator (song)|Creator]]"
Nationwide to deliver the jewelry and collect the COD (cash on delivery)
* 2008: "[[L.E.S. Artistes]]"
funds. It worked for awhile but many of his delivery people kept the cash
* 2008: "[[My Drive Thru]]"
for themselves. He started a catalogue with thousands of items in it
* 2008: "[[Lights Out (Santogold song)|Lights Out]]"
and gave everyone credit to purchase items from the catalogue. He
* 2008: "[[Say Aha]]"<ref>http://www.ilikemusic.com/music_news/Santogold_Say_Aha-5933</ref>
sold millions of pieces of jewelry. Many of his customers tried to pawn the

bracelets, only to learn that they were not solid Gold. He never claimed that they were. He lived 2 blocks from The B& O (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad) The Railroad offices had a Major 5 to 8 alarm fire. A Fireman was trapped in the basementof that burning building pleading for his life. There were many boilers in the basement ready to explode. Santo risked his own life and pulled
==Awards==
the Fireman out saving his own and the Fireman's life. Tragically within minutes, the boilers exploded and the building collapsed.
{| class=wikitable
In the early eighty's Santo founded a pen pal club and had thousands of his customers correspond with thousands of seniors in Nursing homes all
!Year
over America. During Easter he would place the Easter Bunny at
!Award
the downtown McCoreys. and at Christmas, he would send children
!Category
Records from Santa Claus.
!Title
!Result
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|[[NME Awards#NME Awards USA|NME Awards USA]]
|Best Breakthrough Artist
|
|'''Won'''
|-
|[[Q Awards]]
|Best Breakthrough Artist
|
|Nominated
|-
|}

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite news | url = http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/09/23/sass_master_santogold_takes_it_to_the_limit_1222138261/ | work = [[The Boston Globe]] | date = 2008-09-23 | first = James | last = Reed | title = Sass master Santogold takes it to the limit }}

==External links==
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For the infomercial jeweler Santo Gold, see Blood Circus.

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Santo Gold since 1983. Known for Santo Gold's BLOOD CIRCUS Wrestling movie. He is known and respected Worldwide by millions. His songs and performances have aired on National TV hundreds of thousands of times. He spent millions of dollars promoting his name Santo Gold. If you are over 36, You got to know Santo Gold. He was spending as much as a million dollars on National TV monthly. His commercials had him singing and performing in them. The Santo Gold infomercial, in some instances out rated "I Love Lucy" People would wait up all night to see him. He was USA Networks best customer. Every Saturday for nearly ten years in a row, his TV Commercials would air, and SANTO GOLD sung and danced in them, especially in Vince McMahon's Wrestling. Santo Gold hosted The Auction on the Air TV Shopping Network that he founded in the mid 80's. He was dressed in character, sang, danced. The Network was live 24/7. He got into some sort of trouble with his catalogue project and over 3500 of his customers wrote in with their letters of support for him. On Feb., 9, 1985 he hired an entire film crew and rented millions of dollars worth of film equipment from NY. Then he leased the Baltimore Civic Center. Tractors and trailers full of movie equipment rolled in. He had 9 35 mm cameras, train track surrounding the wrestling ring. All of the cameras were remote control, even the one above the ring. The Wrestling mat had his Name on it, SANTO GOLD. He hired a 40 piece orchestra, dancers, acrobats, cycle acts, and clowns. People were dancing and singing non stop for nearly 9 hours straight. When Santo Gold performed, thousands of people were chanting "We want Santo Gold" 

and At the age of 14, he worked in a small store that his Father opened for him. His Father and Grand Father

had a Barbershop which his Grand Father started fifty years earlier. They both passed away within 8 months apart. Santo became the second youngest State Licensed Barber In Baltimore at the age of 16. and was the soul support for his Mom and younger brother. He was born within blocks of the B&O Railroad, Babe Ruth's home, Edgar Allen Poe's burial place, The Headquarters for Montgomery Wards and the Baltimore Harbour. He is a devout Catholic and is very caring. He was an alter boy, a lector, and collected for many worthwhile charities. He would do anything for you. In the early eighty's, Santo developed the name Santo Gold. He had tuxedo made with golden chains sewn to it. He wore pounds of chains around his neck, a Gold Bullion and mirrored glasses. He created a character and became Santo Gold. He hired several manufactures to develop jewelry with a thin layer of actual 24k Gold. The items were not suppose to tarnish. He would always make good and sent his customers more from other factories or gave them refunds. He started his own National delivery service called Happy Delivery Service and hired people Nationwide to deliver the jewelry and collect the COD (cash on delivery) funds. It worked for awhile but many of his delivery people kept the cash for themselves. He started a catalogue with thousands of items in it and gave everyone credit to purchase items from the catalogue. He sold millions of pieces of jewelry. Many of his customers tried to pawn the bracelets, only to learn that they were not solid Gold. He never claimed that they were. He lived 2 blocks from The B& O (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad) The Railroad offices had a Major 5 to 8 alarm fire. A Fireman was trapped in the basementof that burning building pleading for his life. There were many boilers in the basement ready to explode. Santo risked his own life and pulled the Fireman out saving his own and the Fireman's life. Tragically within minutes, the boilers exploded and the building collapsed. In the early eighty's Santo founded a pen pal club and had thousands of his customers correspond with thousands of seniors in Nursing homes all over America. During Easter he would place the Easter Bunny at the downtown McCoreys. and at Christmas, he would send children Records from Santa Claus.

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