21 Savage announces new album, out this Friday
nme.com21 Savage has announced a new album, scheduled for release this Friday (January 12).Yesterday (January 9), the rapper took to Instagram to announce ‘American Dream’, the follow-up to his 2018 sophomore album, ‘I Am > I Was’.
Attached to a picture of the album’s cover was a caption which simply wrote, “My 3rd solo album AMERICAN DREAM this Friday,” followed by emojis of British and American flags, which seemed to reference his immigrant status in America.A post shared by @21savageThe album cover also features more references to his non-American citizenship, depicting a childhood picture of the rapper overlaid with details of 21 Savage’s immigrant visa.
The rapper, born Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was born in London to British nationals with Caribbean roots, and eventually moved to Atlanta with his mother at the age of seven.Since announcing the album, 21 Savage has been revealing the artists featured on the album by posting childhood pictures of his collaborators on Instagram.
So far, the rapper has revealed that fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug, and singers Brent Faiyaz and Summer Walker will appear on ‘American Dream’.
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