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),[1][2][3] 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 [hide] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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".[8][9] 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) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.