Aggrosantos.com is the debut studio album

Studio album

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 by English

England

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 rapper

Rapping

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 Aggro Santos

Aggro Santos

Yuri "Aggro" Santos is a Brazilian-born English rapper from Balham, London.-Background:Santos was born in Sao Paulo and raised in London. He decided to become a musician after buying the Carlos Santana album 'Supernatural' when he was eight...

. It was released on 31 January 2011.

Critical reception

Jon O'Brien from Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars and said "Santos will be able to adapt once his ubiquitous sound is considered passé, as an immediate snapshot of the 2011 musical climate, it's still a stylish and energetic debut." Metro Amy Dawson from commented, "Credibility be damned, reach for your glowstick and enjoy some uncomplicated party music." Sarah-Louise James criticized about the album's title. "Yes, we get that you're a switched on, socially networked up boy about town, but really? Aggro Santos.com?" [...] "It's a shame the album title's so cheesy 'cos there's a lot on here for Aggro fans to love, including the songs with the Kimberl(e)ys."

Singles

• "Candy
  Candy (Aggro Santos song)
  "Candy" is the debut single by Brazilian-London based rapper Aggro Santos. The song was produced by Quiz & LaRossi and co-written by Aggro Santos, Josef Larossi, Andreas Romdhane, Viktoria Hansen, while also featuring former Pussycat Doll, Kimberly Wyatt...
  
  " (featuring Kimberly Wyatt
  Kimberly Wyatt
  Kimberly Kaye Wyatt is an American showgirl, singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is best known as a former member of the American pop/R&B girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003...
  
  ) was released as the album's lead single. The song has been critically appreciated, with reviewers complimenting its chorus and synthpop
  Synthpop
  Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
  
   beats associated with it. The song achieved commercial success peaking at number five in the United Kingdom and number fourteen in the Republic of Ireland.
• "Saint or Sinner
  Saint or Sinner
  "Saint or Sinner" is the second official single by Aggro Santos, released on the 22 August 2010. The single has been taken from Santos' debut album, AggroSantos.com...
  
  " was released as the second single from the album. It received minor succes than its predecessor charting only in the UK at number nineteen. The song has an old school
  Old school hip hop
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   garage
  Garage rock
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   feel associated with Portuguese and Spanish beats.
• "Like U Like
  Like U Like
  "Like U Like" is a song by British recording artist Aggro Santos. The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Aggro Santos and produced by Mac for his debut album, AggroSantos.com . After Santos was interested of making a duet with Walsh, Gary Barlow, contacted Walsh and sorted out their...
  
  " a collaboration with Girls Aloud
  Girls Aloud
  Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
  
   member Kimberley Walsh
  Kimberley Walsh
  Kimberley Jane Walsh is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, television presenter and actress. She is best known for being a member of girl group Girls Aloud, formed through ITV's reality television programme Popstars: The Rivals...
  
  , gave Santos his second top ten single in the United Kingdom peaking at number eight and 13 at Ireland.

Track listing

A physical copy of the albums allows access to exclusive content which includes videos for "Candy", "Stamina", "Saint or Sinner", "Like U Like" and "Rhythm N Flow" with behind the scenes features.

Chart performance

The album performed poorly in the UK and Ireland, where the album failed to chart. In the UK it made number 155 and number 24 on the specialist UK R&B Chart

UK R&B Chart

The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week...

.

Charts (2011)	Peak Position
UK R&B Chart UK R&B Chart The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week...	24
UK Album Chart	155

Release history

List of release dates, record label and format details

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	31 January 2011	CD, digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Mercury Records Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
Ireland			Universal Music Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...