Santiago Leyva (born October 19, 1988), known by his
stage name Fashawn, is an American
hip hop recording artist from
Fresno, California. He first gained major attention after releasing his debut album
Boy Meets World in 2009, which was produced entirely by
Exile. The album received critical acclaim and landed him on the cover of
XXL Magazine's Top 10 Freshmen issue in 2010. Since then, Fashawn has collaborated with other artists and producers such as
Nas,
J. Cole,
Wiz Khalifa,
Evidence,
Murs,
Aloe Blacc,
Blu,
The Alchemist, and
9th Wonder. In 2014, Fashawn performed the entrance theme to
WBO welterweight champion
Timothy Bradley's rematch against
Manny Pacquiao.