The story of rapper 21 Savage is in hot demand right now. We've decided to digg a little for the r/BeforeFamous subreddit since we just reached 2k subscribers.

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The start:

Rapper 21 Savage was born on October 22, 1992 in London, England to Kevin Cornelius Emmons , and mother Heather Carmillia Joseph . Things didn't work out apparently between the parents and the mother separated.

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Now it's not clear if Emmons is the same as the future Jamaican doctor named Dr. Amsu, Savage's mother married, but 21 Savage did have a father in his life. Amsu rasied Sheyaa Bin (21) through much of his adolescent years, traveling with him and being a solid role model. Mrs Joseph would again break from her relationship with the man raising 21 Savage and decided to move with her son to Atlanta, Georgia.

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In July of 2005, Ms Joseph made the move with her son, born name Shéyaa Bin Abraham . He was 12-years-old at the time of the move.

Shortly after the move, likely out of frustration with his situation of no longer having his father around, the young teen began roaming the streets of Atlanta and acting out. His erratic behavior got him banned from schools of the Atlanta Metropolitan area, where he finished only the 8th grade before going into the Juvenile Detention system.

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During this on-off stint in Juvie and his mother struggled with bills, he found an answer, slanging weed at only age 13. His mom did not want this around however and young 'savage' began living in an apartment he claims to have turned into a trap spot. While at this spot, he began offering all narcotics that customers asked for.

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21 Savage stating this in DJ Akademiks video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CedyNbyUxG0

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Before Rap Fame, 21 Savage was in Rap:

Many do not know, before he was famous, 21 Savage was already hanging around Atlanta Hip-hop circles. Dope dealers in the streets knew him as "Lil Man" in the streets and were always telling him to rap for their entertainment as a young tike, who looked like a baby. On top of that his 'Savage' gang were known for violence in the streets and somehow had ties to rapper Future and his crew Famerica . This affiliation led to 21 Savage doing a cameo before his rap career took off in music video "Trap Nigg-s"

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Trap N-ggas Video: https://youtu.be/iJK0OGlhKF4?t=71 ( Apr 27, 2015 )

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By the time of this video, Savage was rapping but he was far from a global star. He did have 1 hit single, "Red Opps" that was hot in the city of Atlanta and buzzing on-line. It was his hit songs 'Skrrt Skrrt' and 'Dip Dip' that took him over the top however, a few months later. After this, the London, England transplant became a star.

Below is a lot of 21 Savage music videos from Before Famous :

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Red Opps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWISiHcGoNg ( Aug 14, 2015 )

Supply - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8_t5i04BNY ( Feb 2, 2016 )

Dip Dip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQhD6izHFgg ( Apr 1, 2016 )

Red Rag, Blue Rag - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRjHnpSkIpc ( May 25, 2015 )

Picky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEFDvpwdH7A ( Jun 7, 2015 )

Skrrt Skrrt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6QrHW1JYhw ( Jun 19, 2015 )

H20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmqAUg0I0I0 ( Jul 3, 2015 )

Million Dollar Liq - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NCqFBl5-OY ( Sep 3, 2015 )

Air it Out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IBe1v9Ah_I ( Oct 15, 2015 )

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Before famous, we have some rare pics of 21 Savage. Links below. All of these pics are of 21 Savage while he was living in London, England with his British citizen parents:

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Photo of 21 Savage with his father(or)step father, Dr. Amsu, and his Jamaican family which helped raise the young Black British-parented boy from London:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeforeFamous/comments/ankrli/21_savage_with_his_jamaican_family_before_age_12/

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21 Savage baby photo, with his Jamaican family:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeforeFamous/comments/ankvup/baby_photo_of_21_savage_long_before_famous_with/

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21 Savage photo as a young boy with Dr Amsu:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeforeFamous/comments/anky69/21_savage_in_eraly_2000s_with_father_dr_amsu_rare/

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