21 Savage Says "Broke" Parents Are Better Than Rich Parents

21 Savage has an fascinating perspective on parenthood that challenges the widespread perception that wealth equates to good parenting.

The rapper lately sat down for an interview on Shannon Sharpe‘s ‘Club Shay Shay,’ which premiered on Wednesday (January 24).

Juggling Fatherhood With A Hectic Rap Career

During their dialogue, Savage candidly mentioned his ideas on parenthood, evaluating his personal upbringing to what he can now supply his youngsters.

The 31-year-old believes that monetary stability isn’t the important thing to profitable parenting.

Savage admitted that his demanding profession typically hinders his means to be there for his youngsters, including, “I be feeling like I don’t be doing all the way my job because of my job.”

He used his occupation for example, explaining that regardless of the cash and fame he’s attained, he has far much less time to be a gift dad.

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Savage famous that whereas cash permits for sure alternatives and benefits, it typically comes at the price of time spent with family members, which, in accordance with him, is priceless.

He additional defined his standpoint: “When you’re not financially well-off, you have more time. You’re present for a lot of the moments. Gifts matter, but at the same time, they don’t.”

“So I be trying to like, balance that out […] You work to receive, to gain all the success and all the good sh*t, but it’s like I feel like the best parents in my opinion is parents that don’t got it all. I feel like broke parents are better than rich parents, in my opinion.”

Perhaps it’s not about how a lot you’ve however how a lot time you’re prepared to offer.

Despite his issues over balancing household life and his profession, nevertheless, 21 Savage’s work continues to thrive.

His lately launched third studio album, ‘American Dream,’ has been effectively acquired by followers, debuting at No.1 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

Per Rolling Stone, his newest physique of labor offered a powerful 133,000 copies in its first week.

21 Savage Thinks People Are Envious Of His Ties To Drake

During the dialog on ‘Club Shay Shay,’ Savage additionally touched on his long-standing friendship with good friend and frequent collaborator Drake.

The pair have beforehand collaborated on songs together with ‘Rich Flex’ and ‘Jimmy Crooks.’

Not to say, additionally they launched a complete joint album collectively, titled ‘Her Loss,’ in November 2022.

But their relationship goes far past being nice enterprise companions.

When requested if he felt folks within the business had been envious of his reference to Drake, Savage posed a rhetorical query in return, “What [do] you feel like a man is if he’s jealous of how cool two other men are? What [do you] think?”

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Sharpe’s response summarized it completely, “That’s some hating a**, you know what.”

He additionally credited Drake for not stifling him out of his value when he signed as much as be a part of him on the It’s All A Blur Tour.

In help of their album, the 2 determined to hit the highway collectively. When Sharpe requested what’s been the most effective factor about touring with Drizzy, he responded, “The money.”

“That s**t just comes period when you reach a certain level. Drake ain’t finna pay you nothing that [you’re] not worth. It’s not like he’s just paying you because you’re his friend. They paying you your fee.”

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