21 Savage

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21 Savage
Birth name Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph
Also known as
21 Savage The Slaughter King
Born October 22, 1992
Atlanta, Georgia
Genres
Hip hop trap
Occupation(s)
Rapper songwriter record producer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Associated acts
Metro Boomin Sonny Digital Zaytoven Gucci Mane Bankroll Mafia Lil Yachty Offset Playboi Carti
Website 21savage.com
Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is an American hip hop recording artist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for his mixtapes, The Slaughter Tape and Slaughter King and his extended plays Free Guwop and Savage Mode with Metro Boomin.
Contents
1 Career
1.1 2013–2015: The Slaughter Tape, Free Guwop and Cabbage King
1.2 2016–present: Savage Mode with Metro Boomin
2 Personal life
3 Discography
4 References
Career
2013–2015: The Slaughter Tape, Free Guwop and Cabbage King
On November 12, 2014, 21 Savage's debut single, "Picky", produced by DJ Plugg, was released. It was later released on his debut mixtape, The Slaughter Tape, released on May 25, 2015. The same day, the track and a music video for Joseph's "Red Rag, Blue Rag" was released. On June 19, September 3, and October 9, 2015, music videos for "Skrrt Skrrt", produced by Fukk 12, "Million Dollar Liq", also produced by Fukk 12 and featuring ManMan Savage, and Whoa, produced by Zaytoven were released, respectively.
On July 2, 2015, 21 Savage released a collaborative EP, Free Guwop, with Sonny Digital. It is a tribute EP to fellow rapper and influence Gucci Mane. On October 15, 2015, the track and music video for "Air It Out", featuring Young Nudy and produced by Zaytoven, was released. On December 1, 2015, 21 Savage released his second mixtape, Slaughter King. On December 2, 2015, the music video for the KD Beatz produced "Dirty K" off of Slaughter King was released.
2016–present: Savage Mode with Metro Boomin
On July 15, 2016, 21 Savage released his joint EP Savage Mode with Atlanta-based record producer Metro Boomin. The EP gained international success and peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200, becoming their highest charting EP to date.
Personal life
In the sixth grade, 21 Savage was expelled from Patherville Middle School for gun possession. He mentions the incident in his song, "No Heart".
Discography
Main article: 21 Savage discography
Extended plays
Free Guwop (2015)
Savage Mode (with Metro Boomin) (2016)
Mixtapes
The Slaughter Tape (2015)
Slaughter King (2015)