Molly Santana

Molly Santana is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her guest appearance alongside Future on Drake's 2026 song "Ran to Atlanta", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Santana is of Japanese and African American ancestry, and grew up in Fontana, California. When she was 11 years old, she taught herself to play My Chemical Romance and Pierce The Veil songs on acoustic guitar, and later electric guitar and bass. She also saw various punk bands at The Smell in Los Angeles. Santana initially garnered attention online as a fashion influencer in 2019, and initially studied fashion in Japan before dropping out to pursue music full-time. Santana recorded her first song in her car using Apple headphones as a microphone. In 2021, Santana released her debut single "Y They Talk Abt Me?". Her four-song debut extended play, Molly's World, was released in October 2021, and was followed by Neptune (2022) and Mélange (2023). In April 2024, Santana released her 14-song eponymous debut studio album. Following its release, she toured as a supporting act for Ski Mask the Slump God and embarked on her own headlining tour. In September 2024, Santana released the six-song Masonic Musik EP, which marked her first release with Victor Victor Worldwide and Capitol Records. It was preceded by the single "Windows Up", which was listed as one of the best rap songs of 2024 by The Fader. Thereafter, she opened for Don Toliver on his Hardstone Psycho Tour of North America, and made her debut Rolling Loud performance in Orlando, Florida in 2026. In December 2024, she released Self-Titled Files, an EP of outtakes from her debut album, on SoundCloud and teased a new album. The album, titled Molly and Her Week of Wonders, was released on May 30, 2025. Santana embarked on a headlining tour of North America in support of it between July and August. In 2026, she was featured on rapper Drake's ninth studio album Iceman, alongside Future on the song "Ran to Atlanta". She is scheduled to embark on the "Molly x North Kimokawaii Tour" with North West in August 2026. Santana's musical style has been described as trap, pop rap, and rage. According to Cydney Lee of Pigeons and Planes, her style features influences from punk music, rage, trap, and "alt-pop". Complex highlighted her baritone voice and grunge and punk-influenced aesthetics. She cites ASAP Rocky, Bladee, Black Kray, Chief Keef, Ecco2k, Nettspend, Erykah Badu, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, the Smashing Pumpkins, Tyler, the Creator, Young Thug, and Yung Lean as influences. Paine, Andre (October 17, 2024). "Capitol Records appoints Justin Grant to oversee digital marketing for R&B and hip-hop". Music Week. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025. Horvath, Zachary (January 12, 2025). 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