21 Savage has announced his third solo album, American Dream, out this Friday, January 12th. The album will soundtrack 21 Savage’s debut film American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, whose movie trailer was released yesterday.
The project marks Savage’s first solo studio album since 2018’s i am > i was, which earned Savage his first career #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart as a solo artist, and a GRAMMY nomination for ‘Best Rap Album’ and a GRAMMY win for ‘Best Rap Song’ (“a lot”).
American Dream: The 21 Savage Story is directed by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori and Fam Udeorji, depicts three generations of 21 Savage (Glover, McLaughlin) in the heat of a personal crisis. The film is produced by Tara Razavi and Udeorji.
The trailer, which previews brand new 21 Savage music, features Savage and his co-stars: five-time GRAMMY winner Donald Glover, Netflix’s Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin, Golden Globe-nominated actress Natasha Lyonne, Bel-Air star and recording artist Jabari Banks, The Haunting of Hill House’s Victoria Pedretti, Beef’s Young Mazino, Fast & Furious veteran Chad Lindberg, Gail Bean of Snowfall fame, and Druski, the star Atlanta comedian and entertainer, also feature in the star-studded preview.
Savage Season is upon us.