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“Rap Saved Me” finds Metro Boomin juxtaposing both Migo’s energized triplet cadence to 21’s appropriately lethargic delivery in a track where the latter repeatedly references the consumption of sedatives; with Metro’s understatedly motivational instrumental enabling him to blend in seamlessly.
Descriptions of violence, gangland activity, and drug consumption are ironically intonated in a song that effectively praises rap as a form of liberation from such factors – a potential vehicle leading to destinations beyond the tremulous lifestyles of those afflicted by criminality/struggle.
“Rap Saved Me” was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 31, 2021. “Rap Saved Me” debuted at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 18th, 2017 and peaked at #64 for the week of November 25th, 2017.
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