Mya Mimi Parks, known professionally as 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.
Early life 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.
Career 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 was scheduled to embark on the "Molly x North Kimokawaii Tour" with North West in August 2026, but later canceled it and took the official tour website down.
Style and influences
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.
Discography
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details Title Album details Molly Santana Released: April 26, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming Molly and Her Week of Wonders Released: May 30, 2025 Label: Victor Victor Format: Digital download, streaming Black Punk Scheduled: 2026 Label: Black Punk Music Format: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays +List of EPs, with selected detailsTitleEP detailsMolly's WorldReleased: October 10, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingNeptune Released: November 25, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingMélange Released: May 26, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingMasonic Musik Released: September 13, 2024 Label: Victor Victor, Capitol Format: Digital download, streamingSelf-Titled Files Released: December 30, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Streaming
Singles Title YearAlbum(s) "Y They Talk Abt Me?" 2021 rowspan="2" "Mason Musik" 2022 "Blatt" 2023Mélange "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" rowspan="5" "No Mass" "Wreckit" "Red Dot" "Amnesia" "Black Ops" 2024 Molly Santana "Chain Swangin" "Windows Up" Masonic Musik "2 Rich" 2025 "Not Regular" Molly and Her Week of Wonders"Solo"2026 "Can't Touch This"Black Punk"Walk"
Other charted songs +TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum US USR&B/HH AUSPeak chart positions in Australia:
All except noted: CAN DEN NZ SWE WW "Ran to Atlanta"2026221123314312Iceman
References
External links
Official website Masonic Musik website Molly Santana on Spotify