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21 Savage

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    (October 22, 1992- )
    Born in London, England, United Kingdom
    Birth name is Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph
    Recorded 'Bank Account,' 'X,' 'No Heart,' 'Rock Star,' and 'A Lot'
    Albums include 'Issa Album,' 'Savage Mode,' and 'I Am > I Was'

Why he might be annoying:

    He has a dagger tattoo on his forehead.
    He was kicked out of school multiple times for illegal gun possession.
    He was convicted on felony drug charges as a resident of Georgia (2014).
    He was accused of perpetuating anti-Semitic stereotypes in his song, 'ASMR' (he later apologized for the interpretation).
    He feuded with Tyga after the rapper took issue with him tweeting that he wanted to tear Kylie Jenner's ass up.
    He was criticized for promoting the use of paintball guns as a substitute for lethal firearms as a bizarre way to reduce gun violence (predictably crime reports rose up involving paintball guns).
    He was arrested by U.S. Customs Enforcement agents after it was revealed that he had overstayed his visa when it expired over ten years ago (Feb. 3, 2019).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a product of the juvenile detention system.
    He turned to music after he was shot 6 times on his 21st birthday (hence the stage name).
    He suffered lingering nerve damage due to blood loss from a bullet that had struck his neck.
    His debut debut project, the 'Slaughter Tape,' in 2015, went viral and got him named 'the underground King of Atlanta.'
    He was named as one of the 'Freshman Class' Rappers of 2016 to Watch by Hip-Hop Magazine XXL.
    His face tattoo is a tribute to his younger brother who was killed during an attempted robbery.
    His arrest by ICE agents generated a slew of Twitter memes which many deemed inappropriate and insensitive.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 74 Votes: 68.92% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 117 Votes: 37.61% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 125 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 33 Votes: 39.39% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 88 Votes: 42.05% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 89 Votes: 53.93% Annoying