21 Savage Responds to 22 Savage

In a freestyle at a recent show.

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Earlier this month, a rapper by the name of 22 Savage released a video for his track “Jumpin,” which already has over a million views on YouTube. The 21 Savage doppelgänger is actually McArthur Johnson, a Baton Rouge comedian and Internet personality who has previously released videos under Mighty Mike, Funny Ass Mike and now girlhefunny. 21 Savage has been aware of his imitator and he doesn’t seem to be too pleased with it. The Atlanta rapper freestyled for the crowd at a recent show, and at one point delivered the lines, “Ain’t no 22, ain’t no 23.” Watch some video footage of 21 Savage’s freestyle below.

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