page_title: 21 Savage
section_title: 2018–present: I Am > I Was, "Immortal", and Savage Mode 2
hierarchical_section_title: 21 Savage / Career / 2018–present: I Am > I Was, "Immortal", and Savage Mode 2
caption_attribution_description: English: 21 Savage performing at the Austin360 Amphitheater in Austin, Texas on June 16, 2018.
context_page_description: Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known by his stage name 21 Savage, is a rapper, songwriter and record producer. Born in London, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia when he was 7 years old. He became known in Atlanta for the 2015 mixtape The Slaughter Tape before attaining nationwide attention following an EP collaboration Savage Mode with the producer Metro Boomin and its popular singles "X" and "No Heart", as well as guest features on the 2016 Drake single "Sneakin'" and the 2017 Post Malone chart-topping single, "Rockstar."
  His debut studio album, Issa Album, was released on 7 July 2017. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and gave him his first Billboard Hot 100 top 20 song, "Bank Account." His first number one single came at the end of 2017 with his feature on Post Malone's "Rockstar", which was nominated in two categories at the 61st Grammy Awards. On 31 October 2017, he released the Offset and Metro Boomin collaboration Without Warning. In December 2018, he released his second album, I Am > I Was, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and stayed at number one for two consecutive weeks.
  21 Savage was arrested by the U.S.
context_section_description: In April 2018, 21 Savage had a guest appearance on Young Thug's extended play Hear No Evil along with fellow rappers Nicki Minaj and Lil Uzi Vert. Later that month, he also appeared on the single "Outstanding" by SahBabii. On 21 March 2018, he was featured on the single "Rover 2.0", which is part of BlocBoy JB's Simi mixtape. In the following month, he was featured on Ty Dolla Sign's "Clout", which was part of the deluxe edition of his album Beach House 3.
  On 31 October 2018, 21 Savage posted on his Instagram a picture of a man in silhouette jumping in the air in the direction away from a large blaze. In the bottom right corner of the picture there is a "Parental Advisory" notice, as there oftentimes is on the cover of rap releases. 21 Savage also tagged Metro Boomin in the post. For these reasons, some speculated it to be a sequel to 2017's Without Warning album. However, it turned out to be the cover for Metro's debut solo album, Not All Heroes Wear Capes.
  On 6 December 2018, 21 Savage posted cover art for upcoming album, I Am > I Was, on Instagram, which features a blurred out image of himself, captioning the image with a number of goat emojis. The next day, 21 Savage took to Twitter and his Instagram story to apologize that he "forgot" to release the album, saying on Twitter: "Dam I forgot to drop my album my bad y'all." He announced a new date of 21 December 2018. The track-list was leaked by record producer Louis Bell via his Instagram story on 13 December 2018.
  21 Savage released his second studio album I Am > I Was on 21 December 2018, with features from Travis Scott, Post Malone, Childish Gambino, Offset, J. Cole, Gunna, Lil Baby, Project Pat, and Schoolboy Q. None of those acts, however, are credited as artists on the album. I Am > I Was debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 earning 131,000 album-equivalent units (including 18,000 pure album sales), making it 21 Savage's first U.S number one album. It was led by "A Lot", featuring vocals from J. Cole. It peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard 100.
  Through 2019, 21 Savage released only one song named "Immortal." In February 2020, 21 Savage and longtime collaborator Metro Boomin hinted on the release of a sequel to his Savage Mode extended play called Savage Mode II. Despite not announcing an official release date, they re-posted speculation by a fan on Instagram that the project would be released on 13 march 2020, leading to speculation that would be the official release date. The album was not released on March 13, and no official release date is known.
caption: 21 Savage in June 2018
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