Biography
21 Savage - Nakhodka for the musical world. For several years of active creativity, he managed to become famous far outside the United States, and the joint track with Post Malone "Rockstar" raised Rapper to the top of the charts. Milking on a guy from Slums Glory still does not help to forget the tragic moments of criminal adolescence, so Savage songs are preferably gloomy, but attractive.Childhood and youth
Shay Bin Abraham-Jofez (Present Name 21 Savage) was born on October 22, 1992 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mother Heather, Dominicanka in origin, brought up 11 children alone: Shayu, another 4 sons and 6 daughters. One of the sisters died in a shootout of dragdillers, brother - when trying to robbery.
The lack of attention of parents, carelessness, the surrounding criminal situation brought up Abraham-Joseph "difficult" child. To the 7th class, all general educational institutions of the district decalb closed their doors to the adolescent: according to the directors, Shaia threatened to the health of classmates, because he always wore weapons.
Mother staged a son to school in the metropolitan area of Atlanta. Here, the "dark" side of Shai took the top, he began to trade marijuana. At 13, the teenager turned out to be in the educational colony. The arrest did not convince Abraham-Joseph to stand on the right path. After liberation from the colony, he threw school and closely took up the spread of light drugs. As part of the gang of Bloods Street Gang, the teenager participated in the robbery, theft of cars. Once he was arrested for the transport of smuggling weapons.
In 2011, the boyfriend was killed in a shootout with policemen, his "right hand" Larry. Two years later, on the day of the 21st birthday of Rapper, the gang again fell under the sights. In Abraham-Joseph shot 6 times, one bullet hit the neck, taper nerve. The young man barely died of blood loss. As a result, the clashes died five friends of Chaii, including his close friend Johnny.
A series of gloomy events in the biography made the Americans think about the meaning of life. A tool of salvation was music.
Music
The creative pseudonym Rapper was out of the figure 21 - age when Chaia lost his close comrades, and the words "Savage" (English "), which took up" from nowhere to look beautifully nickname in "Instagram", "explained once the musician himself. Money on the promotion of the project gave an uncle of one of the friends killed in a shootout. Funds were enough to create a debut studio entry.The "Picky" track, a discharged DJ Plugg, was published in November 2014. Later, he headed the Mikstep "The Slaughter Tape" (2015). Clips that accompanied some songs from this collection (Skrtt Skrtt, Million Dollar Liq and WHOA), 21 Savage clearly demonstrated what his life was to creativity. Already becoming famous, rapper said in an interview:
"Alcohol and drugs, midnight parties before exhaustion - from this I escaped to music, and do not regret."In July 2015, Shaia, together with Sonny Digital, recorded the FREE GUWOP compilation. He is dedicated to the ideological inspirer of a young musician - Raper Gucci Mane. At the end of the year, the second solo mixer 21 Savage "Slaughter King" came out. The famous American producers Metro Boomin and Zaytoven became interested in creating a plate. They still support Rapper.
2016 brought 21 Savage title "Breakthrough of the Year" according to the magazine "XXL", and in July rapper confirmed the status: released with the Metro Boomin plate "Savage Mode", which reached the 23rd place on the Billboard 200 and entered the top 40 The best rap albums of 2016 according to the magazine "Rolling Stone". Single "X" became platinum in the USA.
A year later, the Light saw the Debut Studio Album 21 Savage - "Issa Album", which entered the top 20 Billboard Hot 100. Single "Bank Account" had a loud success in the world of music, reached the 2nd place in Billboard 200. The jumped level of popularity prompted Artist to give a few concerts, mainly in the native Atlanta.
The most famous track of 2017 was a joint work with Post Malone called "Rockstar", which reached the 1st place in the Billboard Hot 100, headed the charts in Australia, Canada, Portugal, Ireland, New Zealand, Great Britain, Denmark and other countries.
The song has two versions of the clip. Initially, the filmed roller contained frames with marijuana smoking, and the performers decided that the TV channels would not let such a broadcast. In the official video POST MALONE and 21 Savage fights with a gang of samurai.
In 2018, Rapper dedicated himself to creative duets. In April, Young Thug invited him, Niki Minazh and Lil Uzi Vert Write a track "Hear No Evil" together, I read out with Sahbabii "Outstanding".
Completing 2018, 21 Savage released the second studio album called "I AM> I WAS", in which Post Malone, Childish Gambino, Lil Baby and others took part in the record. Preceded the release clip on the song "Immortal", which served as a soundtrack to the game "Mortal Kombat 11".
Personal life
In the summer of 2017, Shaia began to meet with the Amber Rose model, which publicly swore to him in love, publishing happy photos in "Instagram", confused the press of rumors about the engagement. Personal life of the couple was not so cloudless - in March 2018, young people broke up.
Rapper is the father of three children, however, who is their mother and whether he had a wife, unknown.
In 2018, 21 Savage founded the movement "Guns Down, Paintballs Up", whose goal is to reduce the number of crimes using weapons. It is said that it is associated with several cases against property and murder. The rapper did not comment on these accusations, but paid a 3-year-old child funeral, which was accidentally killed in the presence of members "Guns Down, Paintballs Up".
Shaia - fan tattoo. The drawings cover its left hand and chest, and ink on the face is especially noticeable. The first appeared "21" on the temple. He was lit at the time when Larry's best friend was alive, and after his death "Okalimil" the figures with the words "Run with the world, Larry." Further on the forehead appeared the phrase "death before dishonor", and on the right temple - "Patzan from the Area." There is a dagger between the eyebrows - in memory of the deceased friend of Johnny.
Rapper's body became a memorial who left the world of people close to him: Larry and his mother who died in the same shootout, the names of two sisters, brother. After completing the tour in support of "I AM> I WAS" 21 Savage plans to perpetuate the memory of them in the form of portraits on the back.
The right hand of Shai is almost without tattoo. Even before the case, when 6 bullets were hit in Rapper, openings from shots were depicted on the forearm. It was in these places that real bullets fell. Now the young man has nerve damaged, and fill fresh tattoos on the right hand too painfully.
21 Savage Now
After the end of the I AM> I WAS tour, Issa Movie plans to release the "Issa Movie" concert film, as well as to conquer the Grammy Prize - in 2019 it is nominated for the "best rap artist" and "best recording of the year." The rapper is not yet applied on further creative plans.
Discography
- 2015 - "THE SLAUGHTER TAPE"
- 2015 - "Slaughter King"
- 2015 - "Free Guwop"
- 2016 - "Savage Mode"
- 2017 - "Without Warning"
- 2017 - "Issa Album"
- 2018 - "I AM> I WAS"