The Rise of The ATL Rapper 21 Savage
The rise of the ATL rapper 21 Savage didn’t come as a surprise, or overnight success. Since from 2013 the dude has been releasing mixtapes non-stop. The recording artist from Atlanta is best known for his mixtapes, The Slaughter Tape and Slaughter King and his extended plays Free Guwop and Savage Mode with Metro Boomin.
The Atlanta rapper grabbed the public’s attention with his 2015 EP, Free Guwop, titled after the then-incarcerated Gucci Mane who he views as an inspiration. However, he told hosts Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy that streets life really inspired him to take music seriously. “If you’re from the hood and you black, you’re going to have some type of music in your life.”
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. The ATL rapper has a story to tell, we can anticipate a great future ahead of him, against all odds he managed to stay positive and realise his dreams. In the sixth grade, 21 Savage was expelled from Patherville Middle School for gun possession. He mentions the incident in his song, “No Heart”.
