courtesy of Instagram/@21savageMusic / NewsMusic / News21 Savage accepts that he might be deported from the USAnd talks about his ‘targeted’ arrestShareLink copied ✔️February 17, 2019February 17, 2019TextThom Waite 21 Savage, who was detained by ICE earlier this month (February 3) for living in the US on an expired visa, has spoken on how he feels about the possibility of being deported from the country he considers home, in an interview with Good Morning America. When asked if he’s concerned about being deported in the interview, the rapper – real name She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph – responds that he’s “accepting” of whatever might happen. “I feel like I done been through so much in my life, like, I learned to embrace the times when I’m down cause they always build me up and take me to a new level in life,” he says. “So it’s like even if I’m sitting in a cell on 23-hour lockdown, in my mind, I know what’s gonna come after that. So I’m not happy about it. But I’m accepting of it.” Released on bond after nine days of detention, 21 Savage has also spoken about the targeted nature of his arrest. “I was just driving,” he recalls. “And I just seen guns and blue lights. And, then, I was in the back of a car. And I was gone.” He also says that those arresting him said: “We got Savage.” There have been some mistakes about when 21 Savage entered the US, as well. Original claims stated that he entered in 2005, but that was the date he returned from a trip for his uncle’s funeral. In actual fact, he first entered the US when he was seven (he was born in 1992). When asked if he knew his visa had expired, he admitted: “I didn't even know what a visa was.” Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThis new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’Jim BeamWhat went down at Jim Beam’s NYC bashThe Boy who cried Terrified: Ranking all the tracks on fakemink’s new EPA massive exhibition on Black British music is coming to V&A EastAdanolaLila Moss fronts Adanola’s latest spring 2026 campaignAtmospheric dream-pop artist Maria Somerville shares her offline favouritesA 24-hour London will save the city’s nightlife, says new report‘It’s a revolution’: Nigeria’s new-gen rappers are hitting the mainstreamWhy are we so nostalgic for the music of 2016?Listen to Oskie’s ‘perennially joyful’ Dazed mixCorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy