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21 Savage Insists ‘Rolling Loud Will Never Get A Show Out Of Me Ever Again’

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Rolling Loud has become the unofficial festival home for a number of rappers who are regulars on its roster. Its most recent event in New York featured mainstays like ASAP Rocky and Future. However, there is now one Rolling Loud regular who intends to cut ties with the long-running traveling festival. 21 Savage, who was billed to perform at Rolling Loud New York this weekend but did not take the stage ahead of Future as planned, pronounced via Twitter, “Rolling Loud will never get a show out of me ever again.”

According to XXL via attendees on Twitter, other artists who were unable to perform included Big Sean and Ski Mask The Slump God. Although the festival did not officially reveal why so many sets were canceled, concertgoers complained of late arrivals throughout the weekend. According to one user, Rolling Loud organizers told fans, “Don’t be mad at us! Be mad at the artists being late.”

Rolling Loud certainly wouldn’t be the first festival affected by late artist arrivals and other logistical issues. Many festivals are still working out the kinks from COVID-19-imposed hiatuses even two years later because of the wide-reaching effects of the live entertainment shutdown. Meanwhile, those artists who did get to perform found that they were in for a bumpy ride; while Nicki Minaj and Playboi Carti impressed with special guests, ASAP Rocky had to cut his set short and found himself facing an uncomfortable mosh pit mishap.

The Best Songs of Summer 2022

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  • Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”


  • Burna Boy, “Last Last”


  • Beyonce, “Church Girl”


  • Steve Lacy, “Bad Habit”


  • Drake, “Sticky”


  • Kendrick Lamar f/ Blxst & Amanda Reifer, “Die Hard”


  • Central Cee, “Doja”


  • Future f/ Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”


  • Harry Styles, “As It Was”


  • Jack Harlow, “First Class”


  • Pharrell f/ Tyler, the Creator & 21 Savage, “Cash In Cash Out”


  • GloRilla & Hitkidd, “F.N.F (Let’s Go)”


  • Yeat, “Rich Minion”

Motion Filed: 21 Savage Wants to Prevent Prosecutors From Using Evidence Collected During 2019 Arrest

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21 Savage, whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is reportedly demanding that all evidence collected during his 2019 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest be tossed out. The London-born rapper’s attorney recently filed a motion to suppress that would prevent prosecutors from using any of the evidence collected during what they called an “unlawful stop.” An “unlawful stop” occurs when a driver is pulled over by law enforcement without sufficient evidence that a crime or traffic violation has occurred.

During the said stop, law enforcement officials retrieved a handgun from the young rapper’s vehicle. According to Savage, “there was no illegality for the weapon to be in the car,” and he was “doing nothing wrong” when he was pulled over. Officials further claim that during this arrest, Savage allegedly tried to throw away an empty bottle of codeine. 

Savage reportedly was not charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in DeKalb County until January 2022, meaning that those charges would need to be resolved first before his immigration case can formally begin. 

The rapper’s legal team has filed the motion in an effort to prevent prosecutors from using the evidence collected during the arrest, which took place in February 2019, when 21 Savage was detained by ICE in Atlanta for illegally living in the United States. The decision in Mapp v. Ohio established that the exclusionary rule applies to evidence gained from an unreasonable search or seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. What exactly is the exclusionary rule though? The exclusionary rule prevents the government from using most evidence gathered in violation of the United States Constitution. The exclusionary rule usually applies to the suppression of physical evidence (for example, a murder weapon, stolen property, or illegal drugs) that the police seized in violation of a defendant’s Fourth Amendment right not to be subjected to unreasonable search and seizure.

Unbeknownst to the public, Savage was born in England and entered the United States legally in 2005, but his visa had expired. Savage reportedly was not charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in DeKalb County until January 2022, meaning that those charges would need to be resolved first before his immigration case can formally begin. 

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21 Savage Wants Evidence From His 2019 ICE Arrest Kept Out Of Court

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Even though the most dramatic part of 21 Savage’s ICE ordeal is three years in the rearview, he still faces fallout from his 2019 arrest because the case has been delayed going to trial so many times. Now, with the actual court date creeping closer, Savage is trying to make his case clear; he should not be deported because he never should have been stopped in the first place. To that end, his lawyers have filed a motion to suppress evidence of gun and drug charges against him from appearing in court, according to TMZ.

When he was pulled over in 2019, police say they witnessed him throw a bottle of codeine out of the car, while they also found a gun in his car. His lawyers say that the gun was legal. However, once he was arrested, he was turned over to ICE custody and it was revealed that Savage was originally a citizen of the United Kingdom. He immigrated to the US as a young teen and his mother never updated their visas, making him technically an illegal resident of the US. However, he has argued that he was applying for a new visa and that he doesn’t actually know anyone in his original home country.

Unfortunately, because of his status, 21 has been unable to tour outside of the US, and he can’t handle his ICE case until the police case is resolved. If a judge agrees that the traffic stop that led to all this was unlawful, it could be the first step in Savage becoming a true citizen.

Watch All the Music Videos From DJ Khaled’s ‘God Did’ Album

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  • These Streets Know My Name” featuring Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer, and Sizzla


  • “Party” featuring Quavo and Takeoff


  • “It Ain’t Safe” featuring Nardo Wick and Kodak Black


  • “Big Time” featuring Future and Lil Baby


  • “Beautiful” featuring SZA and Future.


  • “Staying Alive” featuring Drake and Lil Baby