21 Savage's Real Name: 21 Savage
21 Savage → 21 Savage
Quick answer: The rapper is known professionally as 21 Savage. An AllMusic credits page is headed Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph and lists 21 Savage as an alias. A Rolling Stone report independently quotes his legal team as giving the name She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph. The two sources spell the name differently. A Billboard artist biography independently covers later recording highlights, including Issa Album and I Am > I Was, without giving a longer legal name.
Real name and early life
AllMusic presents the name as Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, with 21 Savage as an also-known-as listing. Rolling Stone independently reports the name as She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph in an account of a statement from his legal team, which also said he was born in the United Kingdom and later lived in the United States from the age of 7. Billboard independently describes him as an Atlanta star and does not give a full legal name or a birth date. No birth date is independently established in the sources used here, and the United Kingdom birthplace listing is taken from that Rolling Stone report of his lawyers' statement.
Career highlights
Billboard records well-received mixtapes and the Free Guwop EP in 2015, later chart success with "No Heart," a guest appearance on Drake's "Sneakin," the 2017 album Issa Album and the single "Bank Account," a later collaborative project with Offset, and the second album I Am > I Was, which it says reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. AllMusic independently lists Issa Album (2017), I Am > I Was (2018), and the later album American Dream (2024) among his credits as 21 Savage. The sources used here do not record a criminal conviction. AllMusic's later credits also include collaborative listings with artists such as Metro Boomin, which sit outside the two solo albums already documented by both AllMusic and Billboard. Billboard independently also names the earlier single "No Heart" and the 2015 Free Guwop EP, which are not itemized in the AllMusic credits excerpt used here.
Name notes for searchers
People looking up 21 Savage, Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, or She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph are looking for the same rapper. AllMusic uses the first of those longer spellings; Rolling Stone uses the second.
FAQ
What is 21 Savage's real name?
He is known professionally as 21 Savage. AllMusic lists Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph. Rolling Stone independently reports She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, from a statement by his legal team.
When and where was he born?
The sources used here do not give a full birth date. Rolling Stone reports that his lawyers said he was born in the United Kingdom and later lived in the United States from age 7. Billboard describes him as an Atlanta star.
What is he later known for?
Billboard and AllMusic both record the albums Issa Album and I Am > I Was. Billboard independently says I Am > I Was reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and names the single "Bank Account."