I Am > I Was
by 21 Savage

I Am > I Was by 21 Savage
Year: 2018
Release date: 2018-12-21
Overall rank: 25,709th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 47 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2018 (575th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (5,875th)
Award Best albums of all time (25,709th)

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I Am > I Was is ranked as the best album by 21 Savage.

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Overall rank: 25,709th | 2010s rank: 5,875th | 2018 rank: 575th

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71/100 (from 47 votes)
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10/20/2025 15:38 jon5417  Ratings distribution  4,04168/100
 
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06/17/2025 06:29 idiotican  Ratings distribution  2,80374/100
 
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01/07/2025 12:04 fabm0  Ratings distribution  6,85959/100
 
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06/06/2024 00:29 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,11279/100

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From 09/24/2021 22:49 | #274152
It's got a vibe of conscious hip hop, but he keeps himself in the gangsta character. Therefore he might be in favor with millenials who still buy into the gangsta act, or hipsters who lament the day bling became a thing; i.e. it is inoffensive and easily likable, and therefore I dislike it. His laid back style might raise an eyebrow on a first listen, but it gets old very fast, and tracks really blend into each other. The few experiments he does (asmr) go nowhere which is evidenced by the amount of artists you hear doing a whisper flow nowadays. Exactly, zero.
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From 03/20/2019 17:54 | #233798
As weird as it is to say, this album got me back into rap. I was kind of bored of new hip hop before this album dropped, but 21 reignited my love for rap. Please give this album a chance. It doesn't have deep lyrics, and is not exactly what I'd call conscious hip hop, but it is a fucking fun album, that you can blast in the car and ad-lib along to. Best release yet. #Free21
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90/100
From 01/11/2019 00:07 | #229475
21 Savage just came through with one of the best hip hop albums of the year. Next level beats, tight and smooth flow, and amazing features from Post Malone and Childish Gambino. Hyped for whatever he does next.
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From 01/05/2019 19:37 | #229051
Very good 21 savage album, might be my favorite yet.
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