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Having lived in both Sao Paulo and South London, it's unsurprising to discover that Yuri Santos has music pumping through his veins. From the pulsating sound of samba, to the 2-step of UK Garage, the 21 year-old has been surrounded by beats and rhythm his whole life. "When I was about two I went missing at a birthday party in Sao Paulo," Santos remembers. "My mum found me in the samba room banging on a dustbin, trying to play the drums."
For Santos, music is absolutely a way of life. Whether trying to drum at 2 years-old, teaching himself guitar at the age of 9, or writing his first rap record at 15, this South American born, Streatham raised rapper boasts a truly natural talent. By the age of 18, Santos was already a star on Channel U and MTV Base, playing shows all over the country and selling thousands of copies of his mixtape, which he distributed single-handedly. With his debut album in the works, you can expect Santos to bring South America and South London together, making him the first truly international proposition that the UK has produced.
Currently working on his untitled debut album alongside the likes of Quiz and Larossie (Alexandra Burke, The Saturdays), DaVinChe (Tinchy, Kano), K-Gee (All Saints, George Michael) and newcomers Pegasus, Aggro recently released the title track from 2009's 'Rhythm N Flow' mixtape. The track has blown up outside of all expectation, even though it was only meant to be a street single. 'Rhythm N Flow' has had plays by Fearn Cotton, MistaJam, Steve Sutherland and Trevor Nelson as well as being playlisted by AKA, and Flava and is currently at No.2 in the MTV Base charts, beating out the likes of JLS, Rihanna, and N-Dubz.
The first official single, 'Candy', mixed by Rob Orton (Lady GaGa) features Kimberly from the Pussycat Dolls. Having met Kim through a colleague at Sky, Aggros approached her about appearing on the chorus to 'Candy', a cheeky, flirty song that manages to be both subtle yet super-catchy at the same time. "She's genuinely a great person; we work so well together, so I hope we get to do more tracks in the future." Written in Sweden with Quiz & Larossi, the single joins the likes of 'Do You Believe', also produced by the pair, and the Brazilian flavoured album intro track, 'Like You.' "There’s definitely a south American flavour on the album," decides Aggro. "I love what the UK scene is doing now, but I want to appeal to people in Europe, North America, South America. There's no ceiling to what I can do, or who I can reach."
With N-Dubz, Dizzee, Tinchy and Chipmunk achieving huge commercial success, the stage is set for the leader of the new school to not only step into the spotlight, but surpass it on an international level. One of the most driven, grounded and entrepreneurial MC's this country has produced, Aggro's ability to combine pop hooks with street-smart savvy has seen the engaging lyricist quickly capture the attention of kids all over the UK. What makes this Brazilian born rapper's accomplishments all the more impressive is that he has attained this success as an independent artist. With brilliantly written pop songs stuffed full of melody, and the ability to appeal to everyone from South London to South America, Aggro Santos looks set to have a very, very sweet career.
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