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." 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 (/) featured production by
Metro Boomin,
Southside,
Zaytoven, and
DJ Mustard, as well as an appearance by
Young Thug on "Whole Lot." ~ David Jeffries