21 Savage‘s next album is ready, and he’s not waiting until 2026 to deliver the LP to the masses. The Slaughter Gang CEO announced Monday (Dec. 8) that his What Happened to the Streets? album is slated to be released this week, on Friday (Dec. 12).
21 shocked fans when he posted a menacing black-and-white trailer to Instagram, which closed with the album announcement, and he wants to know what happened to the street code he was raised on.
The cryptic teaser follows a person walking down a dark alley, and they appear to be the target for a group of gunmen armed with snipers who are looking to wipe out their existence, all to the tune of a heart-pumping orchestra. Footage of the target’s life is chopped up into a montage before the album announcement hits the screen.
Plenty of 21’s peers were excited to hear that the East Atlanta rapper was back, as Conway the Machine, G Herbo, DJ Khaled, Zaytoven and Honorable C.N.O.T.E. all chimed in on IG. “You know you go NO SKIPS every time Buddy,” Herbo commented.
According to Apple Music, the album boasts 14 songs with none already being available as singles. 21 has stayed pretty quiet in 2025, but ended up making a guest appearance on Summer Walker’s “Get Yo Boy” track in November.
21 Savage’s last album, American Dream, topped the Billboard 200 in January 2024 with 133,000 total album-equivalent units earned. The project was 21’s fourth to reach the album chart summit and netted him 14 more Billboard Hot 100 entries.
Watch the What Happened to the Streets? trailer below. Stream the album on Friday (Dec. 12).
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