Southern Plug Magazine: Leaders of the New School 2017 Volume 2 Issue 1 A | Page 46

An Atlanta-based rapper who kicked off his career with the
crew Slaughtergang, MC 21 Savage hit as a solo artist with
his 2014 single "Picky." Born Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph
in Dominica, he formed Slaughtergang with fellow Atlanta
rapper Lotto Savage. First single "Picky" launched his solo
career in 2014, and his debut mixtape, The Slaughter Tape,
dropped in 2015. The Free Guwop EP, with Sonny Digital,
landed that same year, as did a second solo mixtape,
Slaughter King. In 2016 he joined Metro Boomin for the
collaborative EP Savage Mode, which climbed into the Top
25 of the Billboard 200 and peaked at number seven on
the Rap Albums chart. Savage's debut full-length arrived in
the summer of 2017. Issa Album (Slaughter Gang/Epic)
featured production by Metro Boomin, Southside,
Zaytoven, and DJ Mustard, as well as an appearance by
Young Thug on "Whole Lot." He closed out the year by
releasing another mixtape, Without Warning, which
arrived on Halloween and featured heavy collaboration
with Offset.