The bars are pretty basic, but this album is ALL about establishing an aesthetic. The album is top heavy, with the best three songs coming at the beginning. The album is short, clocking in at 32 minutes, and straight to the point. This has all clearly left a toll on him and his music, and you can hear the complete lack of empathy in his raspy voice, almost always barely above a whisper.Īfter a string of promising but inconsistent tapes, Savage teams up with Metro Boomin’, the superstar producer behind 'What A Time To Be Alive', to put out one of the most undeniably 'street' albums of the year so far. In his short life Savage, born Shayaa Joseph, dropped out of school in Seventh Grade, has seen his brother and several friends die, survived 6 shots, including a bullet to the neck, and pushed dope for nearly 10 years. The trapstar was quick to separate himself from the crowd with flow and cadence reminiscent of Gucci Mane, his instantly recognizable face tattoos (that’s a dagger on his forehead, not a cross), and his video for “Red Opps” ('You know like Black Opps? Well I'm a Blood, so Red Opps' he claimed in an interview) which has racked up nearly 19 million views on YouTube. One of the biggest and hardest new rappers out of Atlanta, 21 Savage, has gained considerable notoriety in the past year, rising to fame and even becoming part of the 2016 XXL Freshman Class. The rapping is unemotional and unflinching, and together, Metro Boomin and 21 Savage come together on a surprisingly consistent album. Review Summary: The beats are dark, minimal, and brooding.

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