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A lot
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21 Savage Ft J. Cole
Adam McDonald
Startupmagazine.co.ke March 2020 21 Savage gets into a confessional mode in his latest breakout track “a lot” featuring J. Cole. The trippy beat and some flawless verses by both artists make this song something to remember. having to survive, and going through heartbreaks in his journey of self-progress. J. Cole joins on the track to back 21 Savage, as he raps about his struggles in making it out as an artist.
“a lot” appears in 21 Savage’s second studio album titled ‘i am > i was’ released on December 21st, 2018. It is the first track on the album and gives an intro to the entire theme of the album, which roughly stands to mean how he has moved forward in life. The album title ‘i am > i was’ stands to mean that his current state (“i am”) is better/bigger (mathematical symbol “>” where anything on the open end is bigger than the closed end) than his past state (“i was”). He could be talking about his personal life, musical career or state of mind. 21 Savage speaks about having a lot of enemies, having to do a lot of dirty business,
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