The Price of Hip-Hop Authenticity
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21 Savage
Real Name: Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph
Nickname: 21, The Slaughter King
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Label: Epic Records
5 Most Popular 21 Savage Articles
Drake Deserves More Respect for Introducing New Artists, According to 21 Savage
“Every fuckin’ year, he pull a new artist up.”
21 Savage Has One of the Most Distinct Voices in Hip-Hop, According to Stargate
"You hear his voice for two seconds and you know it's him."
Rappers as Fast Food Restaurants: An Absurdly Detailed Investigation
If you don't understand why Kanye West is Taco Bell, we can't be friends.
Cardi B's "Bartier Cardi" is an Expensive-Sounding Knock-Out Punch
“Bartier Cardi” is meant to soundtrack a jewel heist.
21 Savage Questions “Drug Selling Music” Being More Accepted Than “Drug User Music”
"Our music is a reflection of what's going on in our community."
Offset, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 'Without Warning' 1 Listen Album Review
My search for the hip-hop equivalent to Harlem Heat continues.
21 Savage Has No Reason to Apologize for All the "Soft Ass N****s" from Atlanta
Ultra-masculine rappers have always ruled hip-hop, but the tide is turning.
21 Savage, This is Why the Media Doesn't Cover Your Political Music
"I don't think people really understand how hard it is to be black."
21 Savage Didn't Initially Want "Wack as Fuck" "No Heart" Single on 'Savage Mode'
"Metro just did what he did to the shit, sent it back to me, and I was like, 'Aight, it sound cool.'"
Don't Call 21 Savage a "Mumble Rapper": "You Can Hear Every Goddamn Word I Say"
"I got some lyrical, deep shit. Like, I got a letter to Biggie and Tupac, some hard-ass shit, but I ain't even gon put it out."
21 Savage Says "Issa" is Copyrighted But We Checked & Issa Not (Yet)
An electric toothbrush brand does hold a registered trademark for "ISSA," though.
21 Savage 'Issa Album' 1 Listen Album Review
The most authentic street rapper continues to keep it realer than most on his major label debut.
Hey Artists, Be Like 21 Savage & Own Your Masters
21 Savage owns his masters because he leveraged proven success in his contract negotiations.
