On his third studio album
American Dream
, rap superstar
21 Savage
delivers a set of the kind of stone-faced trap he's known for glossed over with another layer of big-budget production to keep him in the charts. The formula worked, and
is the rapper's fourth consecutive release to reach the number one slot of the Billboard charts, this time debuting at the top. In addition to the stark street raps that populate much of the album (the infectiously gloomy "Pop Ur Shit" featuring a squeaky verse from
Young Thug
and bulletproof production from
Metro Boomin
', the eerie "Redrum," the
Lil Durk
-assisted "Dangerous"),
includes forays into devotional R&B with "Prove It" featuring vocals from
Summer Walker
, haunted pop on the
Doja Cat
collaboration "N.H.I.E." He ends with the emotional closer "Dark Days," urging his young fans to strive for their dreams through days of struggle; he's joined by
Mariah the Scientist
on the song's motivational chorus. ~ TiVo Staff