21 Savage

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21 Savage (born October 22, 1992 in Newham , London ; real name Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph or Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph ) is a British rapper based in Atlanta in the US state of Georgia .

Life

Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph was born in Newham Hospital in East London and is a British citizen . He grew up with his British mother, Heather Joseph, originally from the Caribbean state of Dominica , and his four brothers and six sisters. In 2005, at the age of 12, he moved with his family to the United States and settled in Atlanta. In 7th grade, he was expelled from school, the DeKalb County School District, after bringing a gun.

Abraham-Joseph was a member of the Bloods and was involved in criminal activities. On his 21st birthday, he was shot six times during an attempted robbery and his best friend was killed.

In February 2019, he was arrested by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement while entering the United States . According to the authority - contrary to previous assumptions - he is not a US-American, but a British citizen who has lived in Atlanta without a valid residence permit since 2006 , because the visa he acquired in 2005 expired a year later and was not renewed. He was arrested and released a week and a half after his arrest on bail for $ 100,000.

Career

21 Savage founded the hip-hop crew Slaughtergang in Atlanta with his friend Lotto Savage . In the mid-2010s, both started solo releases. Savage started with the single Picky in 2014 , followed by two mixtapes, The Slaughter Tape and Slaughter King . In addition, the EP Free Guwop was released , which was produced by Sonny Digital.

The breakthrough came in 2016 with another collaboration with another local DJ. Together with Metro Boomin , he recorded the EP Savage Mode , which was released in the summer and reached the Top 10 Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs . It reached number 23 on the Billboard 200. Two singles from the album also made it into the Billboard Hot 100 : X together with rappers Future and No Heart . The songs were each awarded platinum . He had two other appearances each on the single Sneakin by Drake and the single Offended by Meek Mill . 21 Savage's debut album, Issa Album , was released on July 7, 2017 and reached position 2 on the Billboard 200. At the end of October, it reached gold status. On October 31, 2017 he released the studio album Without Warning together with rapper Offset from hip-hop trio Migos and producer Metro Boomin . In 2018 he made a guest appearance on the single Rover by BlocBoy JB .

For his single A Lot (with J. Cole ) he won a 2020 Grammy Award for Rap Song of the Year.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2017 Issa album - - - UK42 (2 weeks)
UK 		US2
gold
gold

(51 weeks)US
First published: July 7, 2017
Sales: +510,000
Without warning - - - UK41 (3 weeks)
UK 		US4 (66 weeks)
US
First published: October 31, 2017
with Metro Boomin & Offset
2018 I am> I was DE87 (1 week)
DE 		AT56 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH33 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK33 (9 weeks)
UK 		US1
platinum
platinum

(65 weeks)US
First published: December 21, 2018
Sales: + 1,000,000

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  1. ↑ Gareth Davies: 21 Savage, Grammy-nominated rapper who told of his tough upbringing in Atlanta, is actually British. In: telegraph.co.uk . February 4, 2019, accessed February 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Breaking: ICE arrests rapper 21 Savage, says he is actually British and overstayed visa. In: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 5, 2019 : "21 Savage, whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was taken into custody in a" targeted operation, "ICE spokesman Bryan Cox said."
  3. ↑ Jem Aswad: 21 Savage Arrested by ICE, May Be Deported. Variety, accessed February 5, 2019 : "21 Savage - whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph and has long claimed to be from Atlanta"
  4. ^ Rob Arcand: 21 Savage Arrested By ICE, Which Claims He's Actually From the UK. Spin, accessed on February 5, 2019 : "21 Savage (born Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph)"
  5. ↑ ICE arrests rapper 21 Savage, says he's actually from UK. In: WSBTV. Retrieved February 5, 2019 : "US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested unlawfully present United Kingdom national Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph AKA" 21 Savage "during a targeted operation with federal and local law enforcement partners early Sunday in metro Atlanta. "
  6. ↑ Shayaa Joseph Mugshot | 11/12/11 Georgia arrest. Retrieved March 9, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Interview: 21 Savage , Seth Rogen, Interviewmagazine, accessed on September 23, 2018
  8. ↑ EndPlay: 21 SAVAGE ARREST: ICE arrests rapper 21 Savage, says he's actually from UK. February 3, 2019, Retrieved February 3, 2019 (American English).
  9. ↑ Kayla Brantley / Martin Robinson: Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage is arrested by ICE officers as an illegal British citizen. In: dailymail.co.uk . February 3, 2019, accessed February 4, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Savage World . In: The FADER . ( thefader.com [accessed October 6, 2017]).
  11. ↑ US rapper 21 Savage in custody - he is supposed to be British. In: watson.de . February 4, 2019, accessed February 10, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Hip Hops Revival: 21 Savage (Says He Was Kicked Out Of School For Bringing A Gun). November 1, 2015, accessed October 6, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Meet 21 Savage, Atlanta's Most Respected New Rapper . In: The FADER . ( thefader.com [accessed October 6, 2017]).
  14. ↑ 21 Savage Arrested by ICE in Atlanta: Report .
  15. ↑ Rapper 21 Savage is released on bail. In: welt.de . February 13, 2019, accessed February 13, 2019 .
  16. ^ Billboard 200. Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
  17. ↑ BoutAwards: Gold for 21 Savage ·. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .

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personal data
SURNAME 21 Savage
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abraham-Joseph, Sha Yaa Bin (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rapper
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Newham , London , United Kingdom