21 Savage just dropped ‘Issa Album’ and the internet is on fire (Listen)
Ever since 21 Savage dropped Savage Mode, last summer’s collab EP with Metro Boomin, the Zone 6 rapper has become a fixture in the highest trap echelons of hip-hop.
On Savage Mode, 21 painted a picture of his upbringing surrounded violence, drug-dealing, addiction, and poverty all backed by haunting horror movie Metro Boomin instrumentation.
Off the success, and subsequent hype, of Savage Mode, 21 scored features for artists like Drake, YG, and Mike Will Made-It.
A year later and 21 has dropped Issa Album, 14 tracks with, yes J. Cole stans, no features.
Issa Album is a more ambitious project than Savage Mode, there’s even a track where 21 sings about his feelings for a new love interest (supposedly Amber Rose).
Production-wise, Metro Boomin pops up on multiple tracks, and 21 enlists DJ Mustard, 808 Mafia head Southside, Playboi Carti’s “Magnolia” producer Pi’erre Bourne, and lord of trap music Zaytoven. 21 Seven produced a couple tracks, specifically “Bank Account,” by himself.
Here are the full album credits off Issa:
1. “Famous”
Producer: Metro Boomin
Composer: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin
2. “Bank Account”
Producer: 21 Savage
Composer: 21 Savage
3. “Close My Eyes”
Producer: Metro Boomin
Composer: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin
4. “Bad Business”
Producer: Southside
Composer: 21 Savage, Southside
5. Baby Girl”
Producer: Pi’erre Bourne
Composer: Pi’erre Bourne, 21 Savage
6. “Thug Life”
Producer: Metro Boomin
Composer: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin
7. “FaceTime”
Producer: DJ Mustard
Composer: 21 Savage, DJ Mustard
8. “Nothin New”
Producer: Metro Boomin, Zaytoven
Composer: Metro Boomin, 21 Savage, Zaytoven
9. “Numb”
Producer: Metro Boomin
Composer: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin
10. “Dead People”
Producer: Southside
Composer: 21 Savage, Southside
11. “Money Convo”
Producer: Metro Boomin
Composer: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin
12. “Special”
Producer: Wheezy
Composer: 21 Savage, Wheezy
13. “Whole Lot”
Producer: Metro Boomin
Composer: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin, Young Thug
14. “7 Min Freestyle”
Producer: Metro Boomin
Composer: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin
Despite his seeming distaste for the internet, as he puts it “The internet won’t help you understand me,” 21 has become somewhat of a social media sensation.
The “Issa” itself is a reference to 21 Savage’s answer to a question about his forehead tattoo from VladTV, a quote that quickly became meme fodder.
Social media had plenty to say about Issa Album.
21 really had something to say on “Nothin New”
21 Savage really gave us a track full of substance, honesty and a message with "Nothin New" pic.twitter.com/QJLOdqiEi4
— Paintcan Papi 🍊 (@2GZandCountin) July 7, 2017
21 Savage turned into a conscious rapper on the track "Nothin New". I cannot believe it. #IssaAlbum pic.twitter.com/CdtlTZtGwi
— Brick Deckard (@klond00) July 7, 2017
"I used to sell dope, nigga, now I can't vote / Poppin Percocet to kill the pain, I can't cope." 21 Luther King got busy on "Nothin New"
— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) July 7, 2017
21 > Pac?
21 savage said smoking cookie nigga chips ahoy and people still talking to me about some tupac
— anis (@youngflexking) July 7, 2017
Ayyy
https://twitter.com/nolimitdreams_/status/883164780390883328
Some were rather surprised to hear 21 singing…
Amber Rose got 21 Savage singing on his album ? pic.twitter.com/5ntSSPemK4
— 👑 🇳🇬Chris (@OGLeveledUp) July 7, 2017
Others were just confused as to why the previously leaked song “Issa” with Drake and Young Thug isn’t on the album
You're going to tell me 21 Savage NAMED his album ISSA but "ISSA" isn't on the album.. pic.twitter.com/LIdah99j4s
— Keyser Söze (@TendiONY) July 7, 2017
Looking at 21 Issa album track list and Issa ft Thugga and Drake is not on there pic.twitter.com/EdHk9bFtHc
— 🦉 🏁 (@CalledMe_Buskey) July 7, 2017
Just sayin’,
21 savage bout to go platinum wit no features
— STUNNA 🦇 (@LILAFRIMANE) July 7, 2017
What if…?
What if @21savage is pulling a future and he's dropping a two part album. The first one is "Issa" the second album being called "knife"
— Micah Cooper (@CoopTHM) July 7, 2017
“Bank Account” definitely got us like
I GOT 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 M’S IN MY BANK ACCOUNT #IssaAlbum 🔥 pic.twitter.com/cQ0NgrunEW
— bran (@NCBran) July 7, 2017
Produced by 21 himself
Bank account produced by me
— Saint Laurent Don (@21savage) July 7, 2017
21 got the shoutouts from hip-hop’s best
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