Santigold (born Santi White on September 25, 1976) is a musician, songwrite… Read Full Bio ↴Santigold (born Santi White on September 25, 1976) is a musician, songwriter and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA who formerly went under the stage name Santogold. She is perhaps best known for the song L.E.S. Artistes which became a hit in the UK and on American alternative radio.
In February 2009, she officially changed her stage name to Santigold as a result of infomercial jeweller Santo Gold threatening legal action against White and her label Downtown Records.
White was lead singer of the Philadelphia-based punk rock band Stiffed, but while in the band, she was offered a solo contract. Working with fellow Stiffed member John Hill as co-producer, she recorded her debut album, Santogold, which was released in April 2008. Upon the change of her stage name, her label Downtown Records issued this press release:
"Change the graffiti on the bathroom wall, get your tattoo fixed, get your T-shirt airbrushed and change the name on your year-end list: Santogold is now Santigold. She's not telling you why, that's just how it is."
In February 2009, she officially changed her stage name to Santigold as a result of infomercial jeweller Santo Gold threatening legal action against White and her label Downtown Records.
White was lead singer of the Philadelphia-based punk rock band Stiffed, but while in the band, she was offered a solo contract. Working with fellow Stiffed member John Hill as co-producer, she recorded her debut album, Santogold, which was released in April 2008. Upon the change of her stage name, her label Downtown Records issued this press release:
"Change the graffiti on the bathroom wall, get your tattoo fixed, get your T-shirt airbrushed and change the name on your year-end list: Santogold is now Santigold. She's not telling you why, that's just how it is."
High Priestess
Santigold Lyrics
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I got that manna for you mama
I'll take your money, fool, send it off to the Bahama
I'll roast you dry bake you fry 'til you're golden, come on
I'm taking no drama only answer to your honor
They talk about bitches, they talk
That shit stop at me
Now bow down, don't freak out
In the presence of a queen
They talk about big things, don't make none
'Cause deep down they sleep
Watch how-to vids, while to the top
I got a ticket going one way
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder, oh-oh
I know you pissed but I'ma be here for a minute
I tell you what, blink and watch how far I have ascended
I stand about 5'5", my reach high up there
I see them, I say nuh-uh, watch them get up out my way
To you bitches (what?)
I talk in tongues (what?)
Jztbyizemarzay, like all them witches (what?)
Do you follow (what?)
When I flip off (what?)
I do my thing, I do my way, now can you dig it?
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder, oh-oh
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder, oh-oh
I'll take your money, fool, send it off to the Bahama
I'll roast you dry bake you fry 'til you're golden, come on
I'm taking no drama only answer to your honor
They talk about bitches, they talk
That shit stop at me
Now bow down, don't freak out
They talk about big things, don't make none
'Cause deep down they sleep
Watch how-to vids, while to the top
I got a ticket going one way
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder, oh-oh
I know you pissed but I'ma be here for a minute
I tell you what, blink and watch how far I have ascended
I stand about 5'5", my reach high up there
I see them, I say nuh-uh, watch them get up out my way
To you bitches (what?)
I talk in tongues (what?)
Jztbyizemarzay, like all them witches (what?)
Do you follow (what?)
When I flip off (what?)
I do my thing, I do my way, now can you dig it?
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder, oh-oh
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey, pretty
Ah, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder, oh-oh
The lyrics to Santigold's song "High Priestess" are about female empowerment and dominance. The first verse talks about the singer having something special to offer, represented as "manna" that she has for her "mama" (a term of endearment for a woman). She also promises to take the listener's money and send it off to the Bahamas, implying that she has the power to do what she wants with someone else's assets. The following lines suggest that she can control people as well, by roasting them until they're "golden," which can be interpreted as either a metaphorical way of saying she'll make them better or a warning that she'll make them suffer. However, she claims to take "no drama" and only answer to the listener's "honor," indicating a sense of respect and integrity.
Lyrics Β© CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alexander Ridha, Peder Losnegard, Raymond E Brady Iii, Ryan Olson, Santi White, Simon Edward Christensen
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SimplyNicole75
I got that manna for you mama
I'll take your money fool, send it off to the Bahama
I'll roast you dry bake you fry till you're golden, come on
I'm taking no drama only answer to your honor
They talk about bitches, they talk, that shit stop at me
Now bow down, don't freak out in the presence of a queen
They talk about big things, don't make none, 'cause deep down they sleep
Watch how-to vids, while to the top, I got a ticket going one way
Hey pretty
Aw, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey pretty
Aw, you rΠ΅ally want my thunder
I guard the gates hΠ΅re
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Oh, oh
I know you pissed but I'ma be here for a minute
I tell you what, blink and watch how far I have ascended
I stand about 5'5" my reach high up there
I see them, I say nuh-uh and watch them get up out my way
To you bitches, what?
I talk in tongues, what?
Jztbyizemarzay, like all them witches, what?
Do you follow, what?
When I flip off, what?
I do my thing I do my way, now can you dig it?
Hey pretty
Aw, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey pretty
Aw, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Oh, oh
Hey pretty
Aw, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Hey pretty
Aw, you really want my thunder
I guard the gates here
Guard the secrets while you wonder
Oh, oh
Nikolas SchrΓΆder
This made my day! I am really looking forward to new Santigold β€οΈ
Nikolas SchrΓΆder
@Frank Booth trying to connect these dotsβ¦ but - and thatβs for sure - Iβd say βhell yeahβ to this collaboration!!!!
Frank Booth
She is the american Judith Holofernes!!!!!
DeJon
Hell yeah
Y4SM4NY
My ears are proud to hear you again! It's a excellent and long-awaited comeback β€οΈ
venusinscorpihoe
YESSSSSSS THIS IS THE BEST NEWS EVER. im getting that vintage 2008-2012 santigold vibe again!!!
Carolina BergstrΓΆm
Same ππ₯°
Alexis
Now I got something else to put on repeat. This song is amazing!! Thank you Santigold
Danny J
Dope as always, Santi. Can't wait for Spirituals!
Fables and the Moon
Yassssss. I don't want to imagine a world with no more SANTIGOLD.