Derrick "Fredo Santana" Coleman was a rising star in Chicago hip-hop, thanks to his successful 2013 debut album Trappin' Ain't Dead, several acclaimed mixtapes, and his hit single "Pass Me My Double Cup." Unfortunately, his success — and life — was short-lived, as he passed away at age 27 on January 19, 2018.

Santana was working to popularize a kind of hip-hop called "drill," which is basically a gritty, angry, nihilistic reboot of trap music. But away from the studio and stage, Santana was battling an all-too-familiar drill theme: drugs. Specifically, Santana was addicted to lean, another term for "purple drank," or cough syrup chugged at dangerously high levels. This caused him to suffer some major heart and kidney issues, something he publicly displayed just months before his death. On October 12, 2017, he posted a video to his Instagram saying he was in the hospital due to kidney and liver failure. As he wrote, "I wouldn't wish this on my worse [sic] enemy." Three months later he was deceased, another thing you shouldn't wish on anyone.

After his death, condolences came from across social media. Rapper Drake posted a picture of the two on Instagram and simply wrote "Rest in Peace Santana," while Against The Odds Management tweeted that it was "sad to see a young boss go at an early age." Meanwhile, rapper Chief Keef tweeted to everyone calling Santana his friend: "That's my cousin, Big difference." It's bad enough to lose a friend. Keef lost family.