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Birth name |
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph |
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Born |
October 22, 1992 |
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Origin |
DeKalb County, Georgia, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) |
Rapper, songwriter, record producer |
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Years active |
2014-present |
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Genres |
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Labels |
Slaughter Gang (2015-present) |
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Associated acts |
Metro Boomin, Offset, Sonny Digital, Southside, Zaytoven |
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is a rapper, songwriter, and record producer based in Atlanta, Georgia. He became known in Atlanta for the 2015 mixtape The Slaughter Tape before attaining nationwide attention following an extended play collaboration Savage Mode (2016) with producer Joel Rhodes and its lead singles "X" and "No Heart", as well as his guest feature on the 2016 Drake single "Sneakin'".
21 Savage released his debut studio album, Issa Album, on July 7, 2017. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and gave him his first Billboard Hot 100 top 20 song, "Bank Account". His first number-one single came at the end of 2017 with his feature on Post Malone's "Rockstar", which was nominated in two categories at the 61st Grammy Awards. On October 31, 2017, he released the Offset and Metro Boomin collaboration Without Warning. In December 2018, he released his second album, I Am > I Was, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and stayed at number one for two consecutive weeks.
On February 3, 2019, 21 Savage was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officials of which stated that he is a citizen of the United Kingdom who entered the U.S. in July 2005 and then unlawfully overstayed his visa when it expired in July 2006. He was granted bond on February 12 and released the next day, pending the outcome of an expedited deportation that was scheduled for April 11 but was suspended indefinitely.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- 2017: Issa Album
- 2018: I Am > I Was
- 2024: American Dream
Mixtapes[]
- 2015: The Slaughter Tape
- 2015: Slaughter King
- 2016: Savage Season
EPs[]
- 2021: Spiral: From the Book of Saw Soundtrack
Collaborative albums[]
- 2017: Without Warning (with Offset and Metro Boomin)
- 2020: SAVAGE MODE II (with Metro Boomin)
- 2021: Her Loss (with Drake)
Collaborative EPs[]
- 2015: Free Guwop (with Sonny Digital)
- 2016: Savage Mode (with Metro Boomin)