Umberto Violo (born 9 November 1991), known professionally as Wayne Santana, is an Italian rapper, former member of

Dark Polo Gang Dark Polo Gang was an Italian trap musical group from Rome founded by Tony Effe, Side Baby, Wayne Santana and Dark Pyrex in 2014. Dark Polo Gang is known to have emerged to fame without the help or support of a ''major'', having produced mus ...

Career

Violo started his musical career in 2014 as a member of the trap collective

, along with Dark Side,

Tony Effe Nicolò Rapisarda (born 17 May 1991), known professionally as Tony Effe, is an Italian rapper and former child actor. He was a member of Dark Polo Gang. Early Years Nicolò Rapisarda started his career as a child actor at the age of 4. He starr ...

, and Dark Pyrex. They grew up together in affluent neighborhoods of

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

and started rapping for fun during adolescence. Their discography began with the 2015 mixtape ''Full Metal Dark'', which was available for free download, followed by solo

mixtape In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are labeled as laid-back projects that allow artists mo ...

s. Wayne Santana released his mixtape ''Succo di zenzero'' on 19 May 2016. Their subsequent albums achieved great success, reaching the number one spot on the FIMI Albums Chart three times with ''Twins'' (2017), ''Trap Lovers'' (2018), and ''Dark Boys Club'' (2020). In 2021, the group went on hiatus to pursue solo careers. On 2 December 2021, Wayne Santana released his first single, "Marmellata", featuring Italian rappers Radical,

Rosa Chemical Manuel Franco Rocati (born 30 January 1998), known professionally as Rosa Chemical, is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter, graffiti artist and model. Biography Rocati was born in Rivoli, Piedmont, Rivoli and grew up in Alpignano, in the me ...

, and Tony Effe. On 21 January 2022, he released his debut solo studio album, ''Succo di zenzero Vol. 2'', which debuted at number 9 on the FIMI Album Chart. In September 2024, he released the EP ''Una notte a Milano''.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Mixtapes

References

Italian male rappers Living people 21st-century Italian male singers 1991 births Rappers from Rome {{Italy-singer-stub