21 Savage turns the dream into actuality by unleashing American Dream (through Slaughter Gang and Epic Information), his first solo studio album in almost six years.
Dropping on the stroke of midnight, Savage’s third set includes a dreamy lineup of collaborators, together with Brent Faiyaz, Summer season Walker, Travis Scott, Younger Thug, Lil Durk and Mariah the Scientist.
In a novel marketing campaign for the LP, the Atlanta, GA-based British-American rapper revealed his visitor artists forward of launch by sharing their child photos on his Instagram.
Fifteen tracks in whole, American Dream was introduced earlier within the week, and is claimed to function the soundtrack for 21 Savage’s debut movie American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, for which he unveiled a trailer on Monday (Jan. 8).
American Dream is the followup to his 2018 sophomore album I Am > I Was, which earned the hip-hop artist his first Billboard 200 No. 1 album and was nominated for greatest rap album on the 2020 Grammy Awards. Its hit single “A Lot,” that includes J. Cole, received the Grammy that yr for greatest rap music.
Then, in 2020, Savage Mode II with Metro Boomin went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
One other collaborative undertaking, Her Loss, recorded with Drake, bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2022, for his third chief. In December of that yr, the state of Georgia acknowledged Dec. 21 as 21 Savage Day in recognition of his philanthropic efforts, which embrace his basis Main by Instance, established in 2018 to supply monetary literacy training to underserved youth nationwide offering hundreds of scholarships, entry to financial institution accounts and job placement for teens and extra.
Directed by Donald Glover, American Dream: The 21 Savage Story rolls out in theaters on Independence Day 2024. Savage’s stay commitments this yr embrace spots on the U.Ok.’s Studying and Leeds Festivals.
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