Issa Album
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| Studio album by 21 Savage | ||||
| Released | July 7, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–17 | |||
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| Length | 56:30 | |||
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| Metacritic | 71/100 |
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| Pitchfork | 6.5/10 |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ |
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| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
Issa Album is the debut studio album by American rapper 21 Savage. The album was released on July 7, 2017 by Slaughter Gang and Epic Records. It features production from frequent collaborator Metro Boomin, alongside Southside, Pi'erre Bourne, Zaytoven, Wheezy, DJ Mustard and 21 Savage himself. It succeeds 21 Savage's collaborative EP with Metro Boomin, Savage Mode (2016).
On February 9, 2017, 21 Savage announced the title of the album. On June 29, 21 Savage revealed the album's cover art, along with the release date. On July 2, 2017, 21 Savage confirmed the album's producers.
Critical reception for Issa Album was generally favorable. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on 8 reviews. In XXL, Scott Glaysher opined that the artist "manages to craft a fairly concise project with Issa Album about all the things that make him such a compelling rapper in today’s hip-hop landscape."Exclaim!'s M.T. Richards wrote that "Savage's strength of feeling against certain people cannot be overstated." Wren Graves of Consequence of Sound criticized the "repetitive odes to getting high, getting laid, and getting lots of money."
Issa Album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 77,000 album-equivalent units, of which 22,000 were pure album sales.
The song "Bank Account" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 33 and has so far peaked at number 18, making it his highest-charting single.
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