21 Savage

21 Savage is, to me, the most interesting passport in hip-hop. The man who became shorthand for Atlanta's coldest street rap was born in Plaistow, East London — and somehow that contradiction deepens rather than undermines his credibility. It proves what I have always believed about rap: authenticity lives in what you survived, not where you were stamped at birth. I also respect the grind beneath the menace; three independent mixtapes built his name before any major machine got involved. His near-whispered, deadpan delivery turns restraint into a weapon, and few artists in any genre make doing less sound so heavy.

Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is a British rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in London and raised in the US, he began his recording career in 2013 and released three independent mixtapes to regional acclaim.

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Name (English)

21 Savage

Name (Japanese)

21サベージ

Reading

21さべーじ

Born

October 22, 1992 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

Origin

Plaistow, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

rapper / songwriter / record producer / musician / lyricist

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

South Gwinnett High School

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://21savage.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/21savage/
• Xhttps://x.com/21savage
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8

Tags

• rapper
• songwriter
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.