Chresanto Romelo August, known by fans as Roc Royal, was born on July 23, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. He was the second member to audition for Mindless Behavior. He joined the band in 2008 and remained a member until 2014. Many instances of troubling behavior led to him being dismissed. He has 2 solo singles and won 1 BET Award (with Mindless Behavior). He is also known for his criminal record and is currently still in prison. Although he was only supposed to serve two years. He’s currently in the feds and is able to use a mobile device.
Biography[]
Chresanto hails from South Central, Los Angeles. Chresanto's mother was told about the auditions for Mindless Behavior by Chresanto's cousin who knew Keisha Gamble and she took Chresanto to the auditions instead of his football tryouts. Chresanto didn't perform well at the audition but was still added as Keisha knew he had potential because of his fearless attitude. He stated that he is African-American, Belizean, French, and Indian descent, with some Spanish roots. Chresanto's father actually knew Ray Ray's father for a long time and they didn't even know it, they even lived in the same neighborhood and didn't know.
August was the main rapper of the group. His vocals were featured heavily on the group's 2011 debut studio album, "#1 Girl" however not as much on their 2013 sophomore album, "All Around The World".
August was a member of the group from the group's formation in 2008 up until his departure in 2014. Chresanto was allegedly fired from the group due to his controversial behavior including him allegedly stealing a producer's BMW, his alleged involvement with the Crips gang, becoming a father at the age of 16 and the notorious video of him beating up a man allegedly over overdue money that was owed to him. August recalls that he was fired over text message by the group's management and wasn't given a chance to explain himself or the situation. Shortly after he left the group, he changed his stage name from "Roc Royal" to "Santo August" and was soon signed to 319 Music Group & Films. He was pursuing a solo music career and was going to release his debut EP. His debut music video for the single "Amazing" currently has over 950,000 views on YouTube. However, his solo career was put on pause after Chresanto was convicted in 2018 supposedly over weapon possession and robbery.
Personality and Personal life[]
Chresanto is calm, cool, fearless, and down to earth. His favorite food is Soul and Mexican food. His influences are Michael Jackson, Drake, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, and ASAP Rocky.
He has two sons, Royal, (9) and Bronx (5)6).
The rapper is still incarcerated on battery, robbery and weapon possession charges. Relatives say he will be released soon, however, there have been no information about the amount of years he's supposed to be serving or when he will be released.
He's been in jail for 5 years as of 2023.
Trivia[]
- He was the youngest member in the original group.
- His last album with the group was 2013's "All Around the World".
- He was home-schooled along with the other members of Mindless Behavior.
- His mother wasn't supposed to have any more children, she actually had a stroke during her pregnancy. However, she survived and Chresanto was unharmed.
- He was the second one to depart the group after Prodigy's exit in October 2013 and the only member to be dismissed.
- He is the first member of the group to have a child, the second being Ray Ray.
- He was known for his buffalo hats and his puffy ponytail until he changed his style in 2012, no longer wearing hats and cutting his iconic long hair.
- He is the only member of the group to be arrested and serve time in prison.