"London, England, and Atlanta, Georgia, are often considered two of the best rap cities in the world, and there are only a few artists who can claim both cities as home. Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known as 21 Savage, is one of them: he was born in London before making his way to Atlanta as a child, where he would establish his rap career in early adulthood. Now, 21 Savage is considered by some to be the best rapper alive thanks to his witty bars, traditional flow, and solid handle on trap music. While a lot of eventual hip-hop legends began practicing their craft as children, that wasn't the case for 21 Savage. He was already in his early twenties when he decided to give music a shot, and began making mixtapes without a record label. Before then, 21 Savage was affiliated with gang activity in Atlanta, but the success of his mixtapes got him noticed on the city's hip-hop scene, eventually leading to international fame"--