21 Savage received what is quickly becoming an annual honor: his own day in Georgia’s DeKalb County, this time to celebrate a back to school drive he put on with his foundation.
The Atlanta rapper and the Leading By Example Foundation hosted their eighth annual Issa Back 2 School Drive on Sunday (August 4) at the Glenwood Flea Market in Decatur.
The event provided K-12 students with school supplies, backpacks, uniforms, and more.
“I might rap about a lot of stuff, but that’s just a reflection of what I’ve been through,” 21 told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the event. “In real life, everything I do, I want to bring everybody together. I want to give back to the community, help the kids, get them uniforms, books, book bags, everything they need…just do better. That’s where it starts, the kids.”
At the event, 21 Savage was given a declaration proclaiming it “21 Savage Day” in the county from Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and Congressman Henry Johnson.
“It was a pleasure to join 21 Savage on yesterday at his 8th annual ‘Issa Back 2 School Drive’, to thank him for his commitment to community by proclaiming August 4th as ’21 Savage Day’ in DeKalb County, GA.,” Davis Johnson wrote on Instagram. She shared several photos from the event.
The “Rich Flex” rapper received a similar honor in the winters of both 2022 and 2023 in Fulton County, Georgia. In December 2022, the entire state gave him his own day, appropriately on December 21.
On December 21, 2022, 21 and his Leading By Example Foundation put on their fourth annual Grant-A-Wish event, where they gifted 100 local parents and their children toys and food for the Christmas season.
At the event, the Savage Mode II rapper was awarded his own day by State Representative Billy Mitchell. A proclamation ceremony was held at the Christmas giveaway to officially declare December 21 as “21 Savage Day.”
21 was honored for his humanitarian efforts in his community, such as the 21 Savage Bank Account campaign, which aims to encourage students to understand the basics of financial literacy and saving money for college. 21 $1,000 scholarships were handed out to get the initiative off the ground.
“Growing up in Atlanta, the hustling energy just rub off on you,” 21 said in a promo video advertising the campaign. “Financial literacy is important because that’s one of the main things that you need to operate and be successful as an adult. I just wanted to come up with something that could kids have some understanding of what to do with that money."
