Cyrus Langhorne
Rap newcomer 22 Savage wants to teach 21 Savage a lesson once and for all. The hip-hop artist has challenged the Atlanta native to a one-on-one physical bout.
Early Thursday (January 5), 22 publicly offered 21 the chance to meet him face-to-face and even offered to switch his name up if he lost.
A few months ago, 22 told SOHH what it would take for him to work with 21.
“People respect me. They know my background. If there’s only one thing they know, it’s that this dude isn’t to be played with. It’s not just funny with me. I’ve got a serious side. My influences are the neighborhoods. Baton Rouge. Boosie. I grew up off of Boosie. I used to be around him for a minute so shout-out to him. Right now I don’t really know who I want to work with. I’m working with [my sidekick] Scratch Off right now, he’s really trying to scratch some things off. We’re really trying. First we’re going to get some hot sh*t on our own and then look at other options. … I don’t know about a 21 Savage collaboration right now. That’s up in the air. We’re gonna need a check. The haters can eat my d*ck. F*ck haters. They’re going to say whatever they want. I was hot before I started rapping.” (SOHH)
The rap newcomer also told SOHH what sparked his decision to steal 21’s alias.
“What people don’t understand is that underneath this funny, it’s really real. We’re in the streets. I’m a street n*gga trying to make it out anyway I can. Comedy was only a way out of here. Rapping was the meal ticket. I’m really in the streets. People know that Mike isn’t to be played with. That’s really what it is behind that funniness. I jacked 21 Savage’s name. I jacked him out of his name. I just changed the number. I just jacked him. He’s gotta take his licks. I just felt like jacking him. 22 Savage. I’m really a savage out here. I’m really in the slums. I’m in the trenches.” (SOHH)
