Alexander Manuel Santana, also known by his stage name Sant413 , is an American Hip-Hop artist, songwriter, and performer. He was born June 16th, 1992 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He spent most of his life living throughout Western Massachusetts and in The Bronx borough of New York City. 
 His early influences were Hip-Hop artists Nas , 2Pac , The Notorious B.I.G. , and JAY-Z . He began writing music at the age of nine, which led to him recording music and performing as a teenager. He started performing in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has continued to perform throughout the East Coast. 
 In 2018, he released his first project “This Is for You...” Since then, he has released his second project “The Prelude” in 2020. Shortly after, he started working on his highly anticipated third project titled “Pain And Glory”.