The “best rapper alive” discussion will always hold weight in the hip-hop community. At any given time, there are a handful of artists that could claim the title, or might feel they are deserving of it. However, Atlanta’s 21 Savage could care less about being considered the “best rapper alive.”
Savage took to Twitter to let everyone know that it’s money over everything when it comes to his rap career. “I didn’t come here to compete. I came to eat. Miss me with all that greatest rapper shit,” he wrote. “I wanna be the richest. Leave me alone. I’m in my own world.”
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Word, you would be missed when talking about the GOATs
He’s like Nav in that sense
I like 21 but the nigga cant rap anyway
I respect the hustle but his thinking is bit off to me. I understand now with hip hop lyricism doesnt seem to effect how popular a rapper is(when bars should matter most) but how is he supposed to be the richest without staying relevant and making hits.. these new "rappers" dont impress me anyways, I'll stick to battle rap
Lmao this dude will never be either of those straight trash
At leat he knows he's roll get the money and dip when he rich enough some these new artists need to do the same 8 out of 10 new rappers such and have no bars but they making good Money don't stick around taking up valuable rapper space get the money and bounce just my opinion.
21, you gon be irrelevant in another year, so vulture the culture while you still can.
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Nobody was ever calling 21 the greatest rapper. He’s trash
To do that he’s gonna have to be more corporate than he is rn in the future
When clout is more important than talent!
Well he's not gonna be close to either
Sad that he won't be either one of those lol sorry bro .
21 got a long way to go before he gets Jay, Puff & Dre Money,
£100 says he won’t be either
Best rappers alive in my option are ice cube, crooked I, scarface, snoop dogg, chamillionaire, Eminem and slaughterhouse!!
Not a rippppp but absolutely insane how smart 21 is. For real
And that's why I wont support your music…a lot of these niggas don't care about the craft and it's obvious. Not bout to come up off of me nigga.
Hip Hop has shifted from people with actual poetic talent to people that just want money.
Why do so many current rappers have face tattoos?? Especially all those SoundCloud kids…
easy money
i dont even like rap
Lol, it’s not like he was competing anyway 😒
……….
A bit self centred but if that's what he wants to do. Sure.
Kendrick.
U won't be either
I was starting to kinda respect him after all that he was doing recently, a while ago he made a song with meaning, he ain't wasting the money but I think it's not right to be in this for the money. If he really cared about music he would make better songs, & he's really in the game to be "the richest", to me that's wrong but nothing I can do about it
Ah so he’s just following the McDonald’s strategy
21 is an intelligent individual
Pure greed.
Culture Vulture?
He better go pop then….do a ft with taylor swift haha
But for real though, these new rappers were brought up in the early 2000's. When bling, money, cars and mansions were the norm so I kind of understand where they're coming from. They've been feeding off that braggadocio lifestyle since day 1. I'm totally not defending these cats only wanting money and having no talent, but this is just peak braggadocio.
cuz he trash lol.
Rap is not hip hop… Syria syria…
Kudos to him. At least he's honest.
Wayne the goat
LIL WAYNE IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE
Hes right
When you ain't got talent or smarts so you just try to become a generic rapper to get the shmoney. lmfao
21 isn't wrong at all for this.
Well you have to be a great rapper to have longevity to keep making money lol
You create a platform that glorifies people of greed and hate. Boycott guns and drugs!!! except weed… weed is ok.
The Real Is On The Rise
Why do I now have respect for this wack ass "rapper" all of a sudden?
I mean I guess it cool that he's honest, but that's unfortunate to hear. Even though he's never gonna be the greatest anyway, it sucks to hear that he isn't even aiming for it.
That’s why I say there’s more than one
I respect that know yo role
He never had a chance for the list lol