The film “American Dream: The 21 Savage Story” features 21 Savage.
On Tuesday (Jan. 9), 21 Savage revealed that his third individual album titled _American Dream _will be released on Friday through Slaughter Gang and Epic Records.
A recent press release announced that 21 Savage’s first movie, American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, will feature the soundtrack from his album, American Dream. The trailer for the movie was released on Monday (Jan. 8), directed by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, and Fam Udeorji. The trailer showcases 21 Savage in three different stages of his life, portrayed by Caleb McLaughlin ( Stranger Things ), Glover ( Atlanta ), and himself, all facing a personal crisis, as stated in the press release.
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Featured in the preview are Victoria Pedretti from “The Haunting of Hill House,” Young Mazino from “Beef,” Chad Lindberg from “Fast & Furious,” Gail Bean from “Snowfall,” and Druski from “Praise This.” The trailer was written by Olori and Stephen Glover and produced by Udeorji and Tara Razavi, both of whom are also recognized as executive producers.
The preview of the trailer also included a fresh song from the artist, who goes by the name Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph and was born in London. He has been living in Atlanta since he was 7 years old. The track begins with a snippet from the 1978 hit “Wishing on a Star” by Rose Royce. In his rap, he ponders, “How can you claim to be the man when you can’t even go back to where you grew up?”
The album American Dream was released six years after his second album I Am > I Was, which gave the rapper his initial Billboard 200 chart-topping album and was a contender for best rap album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. The popular track “A Lot,” featuring J. Cole, won the Grammy for best rap song during that same year.