21 Savage performed “Redrum” and “Should've Wore a Bonnet”. Saturday night live.
21 Savage Performs 'Redrum', 'Should've Wore a Bonnet' and 'Prove It' on NBC Saturday night live
On Saturday (February 24), 21 Savage graced his stage Saturday night live and delivered subdued renditions of “Redrum” and renditions of “Should've Wore a Bonnet” with “Prove It.” For his first set, which you can watch below, the Atlanta rapper took center stage and performed his own version of “Redrum” with two ballet dancers, a violinist and two opera singers backing him up.
For his second set, 21 performed his two soft rap ballads “Should've Wore a Bonnet” featuring R&B singer Brent Faiyaz and “Prove It” featuring R&B singer Summer Walker. Dressed in an all-black leather outfit and dark sunglasses, the Saint Laurent Don pulled off his street looks with ease at both shows, which you can watch below.
The trio of songs appear on 21 Savage's latest project American Dreamwhich fell in January.
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21 Savage brings his “21” Ad-Lib to life Saturday night live Promotion
21 Savage confirmed his participation in the long-running sketch comedy show earlier this week. On Thursday (February 22), Savage starred in the SNL promotional trailer alongside Kenan Thompson and Saturday night livehosted by Shane Gillis. In the trailer, 21 Savage simply said his famous “21” line, much to the delight of Gillis and Thompson.
“Wow, you're really doing it in real life,” Gillis said.
“21,” the Atlanta rapper replied.
“I know you did that in the songs,” Thompson said, “but really you're like . . .”
“21,” Savage replied.
The Savage Gang leader's performance technically marks his second appearance on the show, in a sense. Back in 2022, Drake and 21 performed “No BS” on a parody SNL stage as part of the release for their joint album Her loss. The pair were introduced by Michael B. Jordan, who called her loss, “one of the most relatable albums of all time.”
Additionally, 21 Savage had five nominations at the 2024 awards, including Best Rap Album for Her lossBest Rap Song for “Rich Flex” featuring Drake, Best Rap Performance for “Rich Flex” featuring Drake, Best Rap Melodic Performance for his feature on Burna Boy's “Sittin on Top of the World” and Best Melodic rap performance for “Spin Bout U” featuring Drake. However, he didn't win a single award.
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See Savage's 21 musical performances at SNL below.
