21 Savage Breaks Down His Tattoos | GQ

Atlanta rapper 21 Savage says, “If it’s on my face, it’s deep.” Watch as 21 Savage breaks down his ink, including his extremely painful head tattoo - all of which he got in Atlanta.
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21 Savage Breaks Down His Tattoos | GQ

[@TheFavoriteOG]

“The glock with the extendo clip prolly my favorite one”
*Later*
“I ain’t got a favorite tatt” 😂😂😂

[@runupgang7606]

He leaned bruh

[@REDPOISON]

DeaD

[@yungbigmacabetes2057]

Cheesey Beats well he said probably

[@jordanhernandez1476]

Cuz they all represent something

[@uhom469]

Thank you.

[@empresszaire2305]

Seems like a really cool guy. It's terrible he has lost so many people in his life at such a young age.

[@lettiecovington1082]

Empress Zaire ruclips.net/video/H7HjSv2zRVo/видео.html

[@ayda2876]

🙏🙏

[@mordecaismopstick]

Lotta street rappers have...21 smart he just layin low and makin music. I wish von did the same thing man, lowkey 21 a role model for how to come up

[@elliott2783]

Idk bro not hatin but seems a lil slow. Yeah but rip his family that passed

[@extreme2530]

@@elliott2783 he just be thinking a lot

[@dylanhenkels515]

He’s not religious yet he has angels, he doesn’t like horror movies yet he has Jason and Freddie and he doesn’t like family guy yet he has multiple Stewie. This guy is hilarious 😂

[@InfectedoOG]

He said the tattoo's weren't religious

[@BlowJelloPoP47]

Imagine being this politically correct

[@zen528]

He should get a teacup on his face

[@_vicky_1433]

Dead the tattoos don't mean what u think understand the meaning of them before commenting

[@jaydahadams148]

Dylan Henkels he said what the angels meant

[@lustplaysdestiny4457]

It's scary How calm he can say "that's Larry's mama she died when he died"

[@moroent1003]

Even worse killed*

[@untipcubreton]

" I got Johnny B he hot killed when I got shot "

[@Seventhcause]

Bc that’s a normal life to guys like him. He’s desensitized to violence and murder.

[@bernieramdevpatelsingh4285]

GAMER MURAD 🙏🏻

[@lendontesorero9496]

numb

[@lening6801]

3:42 the way he described Stewie got me dying 😭😂😂😂😂

[@dripndots]

"This glock on my hip prolly my favorite"
*whats your favorite tattoo*
"Ion got a favorite"

[@Robeburtson]

CJ Dominowski 🤣🤣🤣

[@shoutoutmymucus2776]

CJ Dominowski I think he meant to say it’s his fav gun but idk

[@051youngmoneyd-mon6]

CJ Dominowski "prolly" keyword.

[@RJ-lj5eu]

CJ Dominowski Prolly my favorite

[@Ongthatsglixz]

He did say prolly

[@boipelomosoetsa9450]

21: "It really ain't that deep. It's just tattoos."
Also 21: " ...Tattoos tell your life story. They remind me of a time of what was going on in my life"

[@dondada8534]

Boipelo M 21: this glock tattoo prolly my favorite
Also 21: I don’t have a favorite tattoo

[@ancientsoul888]

I dont watch horror movies but got Jason an Freddie tatted

[@ancientsoul888]

I dont really watch family guy but I got stewie

[@aft5264]

I’m gonna start getting tattoos of things I don’t like.

[@SonikJesus]

that’s not deep at all though so what’s your point?

[@shky2813]

3:42-3:48 man i broke down

[@buster8607]

Sh Ky 🤣🤣🤣

[@layinglo]

HAHSHAHAHA

[@user-3dfhdha24]

y?

[@extraterrestrealthecoppere4704]

Biggass Head 🤣

[@jonathanloos7973]

"Bigass head" I'm rollin😭💀

[@ramosivan407]

21 savage body is like that one desk at school everyone draws on

[@raena8678]

underrated asf comment

[@ramosivan407]

stuffandthings 5 likes is a lot though

[@urmum7461]

ivan the great that's boonk

[@ruuku-chan8677]

nah boonk gang is

[@KeepItRollingForLife]

listening to him talk makes me wanna take a nap

[@Deerfss1]

KeepItRollingForLife facts 😂😂😫🤦🏾‍♀️

[@muertadoll]

KeepItRollingForLife omg right

[@1dlce1]

KeepItRollingForLife
Haha yes 😂😂😂😂😂

[@javienv2040]

KeepItRollingForLife facts

[@wasabi_seaweed7317]

_Asmr_ oOooOhHhHhh

[@slydaxpoker5646]

*”The rest of them don’t hurt like dat, it’s just my Hea cause it’s like yo Skoa, it ain’t really no Meat right der”* 😂

[@bruhuamf7372]

HAHAHAHAHAAAHHAAAH

[@dominickjrue6502]

Yooooo that's pretty fkin funny!😂

[@pranav288]

lmfao

[@decentsupremetree1982]

LMAOOOOO

[@zak5520]

I read that as he said it

[@jlyndyt1396]

Anyone here since he got revealed as British?

[@Raulitoo_]

JLYND YT 😂😂😂

[@tavismetoyer7127]

Came out here 2005 and his visa just expired

[@notdatguymums]

Looool yeee I'm tryna find out if a British accent slipped somewhere here

[@nijah1404]

JLYND YT me

[@unknown_user7021]

yup

[@cmonmate8974]

:I like the way stewie look... big ahh head"😂😂😂

[@xavierdean7990]

Nanayaa Ampomah bruhh I was dying when he said that

[@uberclout544]

Nanayaa Ampomah I read that when he said it im shook asf

[@cmonmate8974]

Uber Clout ok now thats what i call scary

[@nbagucci1779]

Xavier Dean fr

[@pecgod9038]

Dude that got me deaaaad

[@mr.sonthomas.d6307]

He looks just like if they wake him in 5 a.m. and told him let's make video about your tattoos and he just said ok 😪😪

[@mdjabedmiah1128]

adventur time a probably you know him barely

[@andrehts11]

It's just lean

[@usuariousuario1814]

True

[@Vikdrouk]

21 is one of the very few artists who sounds equal when singing or speaking. This is why I like him.

[@YALO0828]

Man, he doesn’t sound British at all. All I hear it ATL

[@Tillimbackonmyfeet]

Yahira Lazo cuz hes been in the US since 2005 wtf bro lol

[@nessax6797]

Yep

[@faing1396]

A British rapper I like

[@TomSmith-gw6fn]

Yahira Lazo 2:14 Listen to how he says "glock"

[@yungstash2579]

Cuz he grew up in atlanta

[@Strieko23]

He said the glocks his favorite then he said he don't got a favorite

[@somthinmint7198]

Strieko TV hahahaha yeah

[@bruhuamf7372]

i dont know why but i understand him

[@frankievasquez6227]

I noticed that too

[@savatarx99]

Yes I knew someone caught that

[@JoeyJumperCables]

Favorite tattoo artist

[@LowkeyCat]

"it be ugly asl, but it's art" lmaoo tell that to professors during group crit😩

[@neroswn7899]

😂😂😂😂😂 they gon go off

[@LowkeyCat]

KIDDINGartisticDUDE lmfaoo deadass

[@mannevl5129]

Tacskcats i read this just as he said it

[@LowkeyCat]

Dat Boi lool i love when that happens

[@darealg_moneybag8151]

Asf*

[@rosali7549]

He seemed so numb talking about those hard times in his life I hope he doing good ..

[@striker1486]

he’s like that coz he’s drugged up half the time. and i don’t blame him tbh. it’s his way of coping

[@blahblahblah3264]

Who’s here after he got arrested by ICE

[@FOFNETWORK]

Im tryna hear his accent

[@_danhammond]

E V E R Y O N E

[@rickyvilla3810]

Why does it matter

[@nokaapdee1118]

Me

[@thompsongrace0515]

Blahblahblah not me

[@pinealgland3553]

Man said "Da head is like a skull." 💀💀💀💀

[@analyciawilliams9075]

Pineal Gland when he said that i said welll duh lol

[@noseriously2840]

Is it not a skull?

[@manvirsohi3805]

ISSA KNIFE

[@user-jo6df8ez4w]

Manvir Sohi issa glock

[@YoungMajestik]

Manvir Sohi Listen to my song Blue Jeans 👖 💙✨ Tell me it’s not a vibe 😜 Also! Like, Comment, Subscribe! 🙌🏽

[@CREMATORY.]

Young Majestik Just stop😂

[@alec3049]

You're hilarious

[@goldenpineappleproductions2819]

If it's on my face it's deep

[@JD-dj1hq]

There is an undeniable undertone of sadness about him that makes me feel quite sad myself. :(

[@iamtompte]

The best thing is despite all this sadness he is still strong... that is what makes him Slaughter Gang.

[@ChadBrad]

All his Stewie Tattoos make sense.

[@futurelover123]

I love how he’s funny without even trying

[@-LSC]

Correction: it’s called being stupid**

[@nimabahrami2528]

+ The Glock is my favorite one.
- Whats your favorite tattoo?
+ I aint got no favorite tattoo.

[@2xalso2x95]

Nima Bahrami he high

[@sheyshey5670]

AMIGOS CLUB Weed makes him paranoid.

[@user-jo6df8ez4w]

exposure tea but he smoke

[@meechie4x90]

He said probably

[@damardriobarlow9963]

Lmao

[@benowen8291]

All this time I thought it was a cross on his forehead but it's actually a knife

[@Proteinbaer]

Issa knife

[@cdobreezy007]

I thought it was a cross too...

[@user13797]

@@cdobreezy007 issa knife

[@cdobreezy007]

@@user13797 I know, he actually said it was a dagger

[@musicenjoyer1234]

bro issa knife

[@StillRojo]

He’s British That why he has the stewie tatt 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@yamum337]

Rojo Vlogs na he’s a football badge on his shoulder if he’s british

[@kenmasters916]

indeed

[@dickmeatbootysack2165]

Rojo Vlogs that doesn’t mean anything

[@StillRojo]

hivan bro stfu

[@SuperFatyank]

And Bentley symbol

[@israelgomez545]

"larrrrre"
u mean larry?
" nahh larre"

[@sdfgsdfg7783]

RIP Larre

[@ogtrigga3144]

You hella funny bro just made my day

[@maira7321]

LMFAO!!!! the way he kept sayin' that had me ctfu!

[@renaymorris1509]

You funny

[@insidethewired]

It's not *larry*

[@Bandit-]

"2:14 The glock might be my favorite one. 4:20 I don't got a favorite tattoo. LMAO

[@starrgazer9]

might = possibility. So he didn't contradict himself.

[@jaceisinsane1329]

But the biggest word is "might" in that

[@boofstain1508]

Screw The Media it's not like there's a script. Chill out

[@2000birdsfly]

#jcbuzarmy #jcbuzarmy hey suicide is bad

[@spery7279]

Bandit *Might*

[@rustyshackleford4076]

It makes sense now, he chose the Stewie tattoo because Stewie speaks with a British accent even though he’s American at heart

[@yungtay5618]

He said it ain't really no meat right there 😂😂 😂💀💀💀💀😂

[@MoneyOverFame]

Lollll

[@sammythegreat879]

😂😂

[@Munnikalec]

His brain works like windows 95

[@armani_h21d6]

Alec Munnik but his success and actual intelligence speaks for its self......

[@ryancadiz5688]

Or internet explorer

[@anthonypena336]

Alec Munnik That's modern day musical "artists" for ya

[@Soniccairo]

Promethazine

[@user-2927]

And this comment works like a typewriter

[@litshit353]

2:17 then skip to 4:22

[@west6929]

“That may be my favorite one”

[@lukesdeadtrimman7924]

😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@yomajii6034]

Hahaha I did it perfect

[@KittyWorld__]

Hahahahaahahb

[@bluezuli5585]

He said he ain't had no favorite lol 😂

[@hehelloworld123]

"Feel like someone digging a needle in you."
Cuz they are 21!

[@eshw23]

LOOL

[@mikeoxlong782]

That’s what he meant to say 💀 smh he debunked the saying getting a tat feel like a pinch, and said it feels like what it actually is

[@u142]

Bruh the stewie tattoo he was trying to tell us he’s british all this time

[@bruhuamf7372]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

[@saibot1221]

much dank, do your magic.

[@tnbshmoo659]

sa

[@Gregoose-wf9in]

Tru dat

[@lukonawesome]

Yes

[@beksimir6369]

saibot that would be deadass disrespectful

[@moneyway8178]

saibot that not sum to play with

[@JusttMike247]

Why he got East Atlanta in the EA font lol

[@indivrnt]

Michael Poole no clu

[@misterceo2168]

Because trappin is a sport! “EA sports...it’s in the game”

[@brazyboycoryyyt7798]

it's just something different like taking something and just making your own meening to it

[@MrPepeJones]

Gucci Mane had this tatoo first

[@ws641]

Because EA= East Atlanta

[@-jtd-5576]

Before hearing is story I was like dang who’s this man but now after hearing 21’s story I have mad respect for him

[@arohansinha9578]

Lmao RUclips's recommending a bunch of 21 savage vids to me right now

[@daemonrightnow.8427]

"dont judge my story based on the chapter you walked in on" 🙏 Rip X

[@TheCas112]

what has X have to do with this u nonce

[@veljkovukable]

x is alive

[@futboloscar194]

Žirko Hrastić nope

[@sharingandragon545]

rip all the little mexican kids who went missing in the usa and no one know wtf happened to the females.

[@lilonenutofficial7805]

Žirko Hrastić ikrrr!!!

[@brucewayne5796]

U guys need to get Wiz Khalifa or Lil Wayne on here

[@marlowforever4094]

Das gone be an hour long video😂😂😂

[@sedsalomon1800]

lol facts

[@ditdisini]

Revan wiz and wayne gonna be to high to talk

[@jesusjesus2577]

Revan um finally the taylors show their face around here

[@kalebrae9529]

they already got Wiz Khalifa

[@Uzer74.]

The dagger really mean king arthur

[@yourtypicalbamafan5438]

😂😂😂

[@marcuswhitfield5853]

Excalibur

[@ionutgogosanu4452]

Don't disrespect the knife like that

[@p.i.l7684]

My favourite line ever it's so heart warming "Issa knife" 😭😭😭😭😭😭 makes me cry everytime

[@SCALES1992]

I can respect 21 for breaking down the meaning of his face tattoos. I wouldn't place any tats on my face however, I can respect 21 for choosing to place those tats there on his face 👊🏽.

[@benballernojohnnydang]

I feel honored to be watching this intellectual being.
He probably watches rick and morty and *understands it*

[@AccentBwoy]

Rick n morty is about wat

[@reycastillo7768]

I wanna kno the depth behind this show

[@geniemouniele2836]

kinq josh RIP X

[@dermathelehrer7873]

LONGLIVEX💔

[@YoungMajestik]

kinq josh Listen to my song Blue Jeans 👖 💙✨ Tell me it’s not a vibe 😜 Also! Like, Comment, Subscribe! 🙌🏽

[@savagekevin1741]

Who’s came back to watch this video now knowing 21 is British ☕️ 😂😂

[@rickyvilla3810]

Does it matter?

[@ember4262]

😘😗😙😚

[@savagekevin1741]

Ricardo Villa nah I never said it mattered

[@littlebill4877]

@@savagekevin1741 why you laughing like there is something wrong with being British ???

[@martijn4189]

@@littlebill4877 yes everything is wrong with being british. are you upset now?

[@r6nojackal340]

Is I just me or the tattoo between his eyebrows looked like a cross but when I saw the video I actually found out it was a knife

[@SL4US]

You went your whole life without seeing the issa knife meme?

[@niko.c6459]

same

[@iiCounted-op5jx]

lmao same

[@akramussx7200]

Who else thought it was a cross not a sword

[@nataliecontreras5869]

AkramussX7 ISSA KNIFE

[@gory_gamer_yt5865]

It's a croos

[@gory_gamer_yt5865]

Cross

[@eleanor1014]

AkramussX7 wait it's a sword

[@eleanor1014]

Jacob's Cuties oh shoot

[@kaylam03]

Don’t know what to say....

[@lordnermal4361]

Dorothy Robinson ok

[@636_fritz]

ISSA KNIFE

[@jlo8396]

King J we have the same name😂😂

[@ezraychelmaiden2810]

Hey king J SHUT YO BING BING HEADASS UP

[@jlo8396]

EzRaychel Maiden 😂😂😂

[@bogusbahemoth]

21 has such a calming and smoothe voice, and you can tell he don't use autotune in his songs. He makes real music.

[@carrdisswhiteside8881]

He just said don’t ask me about tattoos 🤣💯

[@ayoomarr2934]

He don’t like Horror movies .. 😂but Love Jason 😂😂😂

[@bassdropheadshot]

He has said before he feels like Jason is his alter ego

[@lildee2577]

Cause it’s like the skull it ain’t really no meat right there💀😭🤣🤣

[@kg_millansbeatz2177]

PASO Tv I cracked hard right there😂😂😂😂

[@PurpleT3a]

He's British. I'm shook.

[@friedrichs.8004]

Conversations with him must be very enriching

[@Jaycxxx]

“Dats Larry momma” 😂💀

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

I can't tell if the comments on here are sarcastic, ironic, or sincere.

[@withouthopeforthisgenerati5487]

Real Mexican Food Shouldn't Give You Diarrhea sirocere

[@pineapplegd2668]

What's dat background sound its dope asf

[@kevindurant2070]

21 Savage contradicting himself
0:22 - 3:12
2:17 - 4:22
4:27 - 4:29
2:59 - 3:12

[@christianmobley5783]

Issa tattoo

[@YoungMajestik]

Christian Mobley Listen to my song Blue Jeans 👖 💙✨ Tell me it’s not a vibe 😜 Also! Like, Comment, Subscribe! 🙌🏽

[@GotGood77]

So I just found out that issa knife and not a cross. That mane said 😒 ion got no favorite tattoos 😒

[@ryanc1799]

Bonét King i think its because his best friend was killed when they were younger and he had that same dagger tattoo and 21 got it for remembrance

[@ryanc1799]

Bonét King his brother tayman actually

[@ladonmarcellus3561]

You do know he said might be

[@yungeenduval6307]

Bonét King issa knife and a cross in one his fam got killed that's why it's on his head

[@YoungMajestik]

Bonét King Listen to my song Blue Jeans 👖 💙✨ Tell me it’s not a vibe 😜 Also! Like, Comment, Subscribe! 🙌🏽

[@esmeraldacervantes518]

21 Savage 🔥 🔥 🔥✌️ 🤘 I 💝 21 Savage

[@rapandsports9572]

21 Savage ie underrated

[@flyguyp6382]

A lot of them are faded

[@vinweasel4316]

Patrick Ford happens over time

[@samlava3026]

like him lol

[@Emperor_23]

That's how black and grey tattoos age, but they still look a lot better over blobs of black like how a lot of other rappers' tattoos look

[@mizo9339]

They didn’t heal properly I’m assuming.

[@Gregoose-wf9in]

They look good tho

[@dexterrr9163]

21 is such a cool dude. He has been through so much much respect

[@theogiddings6835]

I’m here for the beat

[@qquake666]

Love this guy

[@timy5515]

4:21 “i don’t got a favorite tattoo”, 2:14 “My favorite is probably this glock” 😂😂

[@hisister8063]

He say it might be his favorite

[@buster8607]

Probably means he has no favourite but, if he had to choose then he’d choose that tattoo.

[@tingzmuah5937]

He said it might

[@pyne13]

With the stendo lol

[@Sexyaries914]

Dumbass

[@faithamin]

The intro is literally everything 😂😂😂 I love 21 savage ❤️

[@gelavr5741]

So many people died that were precious to him. #21Savage

[@chanelicabrown5222]

i love him so much 😭🥰

[@beesofbees4017]

He’s so chill it makes me laugh 😂

[@fucku3392]

I need him to drop music asap

[@anxsxhx325]

Issa savage summer

[@j0eygee]

The way this interview started though 😂 “Shieet”

[@itsRedEye]

Its nice to see british celebritys on this channel

[@therealdoge4760]

Why do people hate him he is a genuine man

[@mojo4095]

TheReal Doge this comment is really funny right now

[@phillip9194]

"don't tat no bullet holes on you" words to live by Thank you 21

[@taylorwarden4915]

Your the man

[@ionknowslim]

Correction: it’s *Sir 21 savage the 1st*

[@rickyvilla3810]

Sir savage the 21st* 🤦🏽‍♂️
It’s still not funny

[@ionknowslim]

Ur not funny, plus this comment has 21 likes

[@ricardomilos6556]

@@ionknowslim you are not funny

[@ionknowslim]

Ricardo Milos hahaha I never said I was

[@allanmburu15]

"they aint no meat" lol :D

[@Plebe777]

Allan Mburu
Lmfao 💀

[@MonaLisa-tp5nn]

His eyes are so hypnotizing. like he’s staring through you

[@Lace26]

'It like a needle digging into your skin, over and over again' - er, yup

[@austint8255]

I think he’s the smartest person I’ve heard talk

[@joshuakimmich4486]

“Tattoos tell ya whole life story”
*gets EA tattooed on him*

[@amanim1400]

EA stands for East Atlanta like he said at 4:08

[@damirx6472]

Yo stop tryna be funny it stands for east atlanta

[@alomgirhussain488]

loooool

[@joshuakimmich4486]

Sam Muga 🎣 🎣 🎣

[@cianquinn5126]

FIFA was his thing

[@robertjoudrey3474]

21 killed that interview

[@benjaminelswick6759]

2:42 lol I’m dying

[@ryanstevens3932]

This is in my opinion the one rapper (still alive) that actually is a gangster. Hard as steel.

[@GreatPharaohAkaarah]

My sentiments exactly...💯💯💯🖤

[@karv7224]

nah chief keef fr

[@aryasingh7120]

Black Forrest Gump

[@TheBsheep]

LOL!!!!!!!!!

[@TaxTaxes]

dumb and smart at the same time lol

[@mindyabwaxfuckeverybody3050]

😂💯

[@DashOnWaves]

Ahem... life is a box of chocolates.

[@brandenmulder7878]

But he only got 6 cars

[@Sealand1120]

3:41-3:47 😂

[@nbagucci1779]

Jerry #BadVibezForever 😂😂😂

[@prod.deadmemes5105]

Jerry #BadVibezForever lmao

[@lilpup1414]

😂😂😂😂

[@bsvv252]

They stopped the beat which made it funnier lmao

[@SirFarsalott]

Sir 21 Savage 🇬🇧

[@aayden]

No one:
Literally No one:
21 : it got no like no meat dere.

[@Malvo512]

STODDSBASEBALL - he was responding to a a question so obviously someone said something

[@elnyoutube123]

He sounds like he grew up in a swamp playing the banjo

[@nightinterludes1126]

Ben G LMFAOOO

[@adog6126]

But he really grew up sipping tea eating crumpets

[@Hxbxaaaaj]

Is it just me? Or is 21 Savages voice soothing AF?

[@Legend-nl4vy]

Favorite UK rapper to this day.

[@taylorwarden4915]

You da man

[@Leseanx]

3:42 lol

[@HappyBicycle50]

I thought EA meant EA Sports lmao

[@SoundsByFace5]

Dark Magician Boy east atlanta lmao

[@antoinekoory4756]

R.I.P The Guys Gucci man got one too

[@Khan-_-Art1st]

It's the same font

[@trumanburbank8715]

You just wrote EA twice without saying what you think it meant genius. EA stands for electronic arts.

[@sl3nd3rb0t]

21s next album gonna be 🔥🔥

[@NewHaven203]

I can't believe issa knife and not a cross...

[@RicoDekkers]

Joseph Sein same i always thought it was a cross