Spotify allegedly removed 25 million streams from 21 Savage’s latest album, What Happened To The Streets?, sparking widespread discussion. This latest savage news comes amidst rumors about bots allegedly boosting the numbers for the rapper’s December release. Spotify has not yet provided an official explanation for the removal.

Stream Removal Fallout

The streaming giant reportedly took down the streams on Sunday. Fans quickly took to social media to react to the news. Many made jokes referencing J. Cole’s verse on 21 Savage’s song “A Lot.” Cole rapped, “How many faking they streams? (A lot) / Getting they plays from machines? (A lot) / I can see behind the smoke and mirrors / Ns ain’t really big as they seem (Hmm).” One user suggested changing the album title to “What Happened To The Streams?” as reported by Kurrco.

Album Success and Controversy

What Happened To The Streets? debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart. It earned 73,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The album features notable collaborations with artists like Young Nudy, Latto, Drake, GloRilla, G Herbo, Metro Boomin, Lil Baby, and Jawan Harris. This savage news also follows another recent controversy. 21 Savage previously made headlines for a viral “F the streets” message. He posted the phrase on X while discussing a feud between Young Thug and Gunna.

“F The Streets” Message

21 Savage’s message sparked significant debate. He wrote, “Yall nas fix that sht. Yall love each other na you knew gunna wasn’t no gangster when he told the first time and we swept it under the rug for you you know he wasn’t tryna leave you to hang na fck the streets we ain’t get sht but trauma from that sht.” Young Thug echoed the sentiment with a simple “fck the streets.” However, the phrase drew criticism from several other rappers, including NBA YoungBoy, Fivio Foreign, and 6ix9ine, as reported by HotNewHipHop

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