The American rapper known as 21 Savage was born Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph in 1992. Shayaa was born in Dominica, but spent his formative years growing up in Atlanta. His childhood was filled with turmoil; by the time he was in middle school, he’d been charged with gun possession and expelled from every school in the county, ultimately ending up in a detention center as a young teen.
Despite his upbringing, in his early twenties, Shayaa found solace in rap music, adopting the moniker 21 Savage and determining to launch a career for himself as a performer. His debut single, “Picky,” arrived in 2014, produced by friend and mentor DJ Plugg. 21 Savage’s debut mixtape, The Slaughter Tape, arrived a few months later, in May of 2015. Another mixtape, Slaughter King, arrived a few months later, before 21 Savage’s debut EP, Free Guwop, in July of 2015.
21 Savage experienced his first big breakthrough when his second EP, Savage Mode, landed in the top ten on the R&B/hip-hop charts in the United States. The EP also rose into the top forty on the mainstream charts. The EP spawned 21 Savage’s first charting singles—“X” (featuring Future) and “No Heart” (featuring Metro Boomin.) Both songs reached into the top ten on the rap charts, top twenty on the R&B/hip-hop charts, and top forty on the mainstream charts.
Most recently, 21 Savage released his debut studio album, Issa Album, in 2017. On the strength of the lead single, “Bank Account,” the album rose to the number two spot on not only the rap charts, but also the R&B/hip-hop and mainstream charts. The single reached into the top twenty on the mainstream charts as well. Clearly, 21 Savage is an artist on the rise and one to watch in the coming years. His latest work is the top five collaborative album, titled “Without Warning” and recorded with Offset and Metro Boomin. 21 Savage is also featured on the 2017 Post Malone number one single, “Rockstar.”
Tity Boi AKA 2 Chainz is one half of Playaz Circle along with long time friend Dolla Boy. 2 Chainz played basketball at ASU ( Alabama State University) in Montgomery, Alabama. Hailing from the Southside of Atlanta, Playaz Circle came together as a compilation in the late 90's. They released their debut album, and shortly after that, they were introduced to radio DJ Chris Lova Lova AKA Ludacris through mutual friend Lil' Fate. Unfortunately. shortly after that, 2 Chainz was shot and Dolla was incarcerated. After hearing about their misfortune, Ludacris reached out, offering to sign them. DTP began to form, and 2 Chainz was a part of the label and signed to DTP when Dolla Boy was released.
A Boogie wit da Hoodie is an American rapper born Artist Julius Dubose in 1995. He was born in the Bronx and raised in the Highbridge section of New York City. At age 12 he began listening to rap music and attended Eagle Academy where he started writing his own material. He sold drugs to get by and at age 16 his parents sent him to Florida once they were made aware. He graduated from Preparatory Academy and was kept under house arrest while he began working on an amateur studio. In 2015 he moved back to New York to pursue a career in music and released his debut project Artist the next year and garnered some critical attention. A Boogie released another project that year with fellow rapper Don Q and caught the attention of Drake who brought him out for three dates on the Summer Sixteen Tour.
A Boogie’s debut EP TBA charted on the Billboard 200 chart. He was quickly named to the 2017 XXL Freshman Class and released his debut album The Bigger Artist after signing with Atlantic. The lead single, “Drowning” with Kodak Black, garnered great critical acclaim and success. He later worked with rapper 6ix9ine on a handful of tracks before dropping his second album Hoodie SZN in late 2018. In 2019, A Boogie was featured on numerous records and would work towards his third project.
A Boogie’s debut Artist was certified Gold and peaked at #70 on the Billboard 200 chart. Both of his studio albums have been certified Platinum and have peaked at #4 and #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, respectively. Two singles from Artist, “My Shit” and “Jungle,” were both certified double Platinum. His hit single “Drowning” was certified quadruple Platinum and peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. A Boogie has achieved one more Gold record and four more Platinum records.
A Boogie recently dropped “Reply” with rapper Lil Uzi Vert to much success as he prepares for his third album, Artist 2.0. Both “Reply” and his lead single “Mood Swings” have charted on the Hot 100, peaking at #49 and #76, respectively.
