"21" is a song by American rapper

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from his second studio album '' The Goat'' (2020). It was produced by Keanu Beats and Khaled Rohaim. Which was made in honor of his good friend Juice WRLD who died of an overdose back in 2019. The house in which the music-video got filmed at was in the Pariserstraße 4.

Composition

The song has been described as "808-heavy". It features two verses from Polo G, who sings about his old life in the streets and his new life and fame, as a celebration of his 21st birthday. Additionally, he talks about his drug use, citing the death of his friend

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as motivating him to not relapse on drugs.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Cole Bennett and released on June 15, 2020. It opens with a hooded gunman who shoots at Polo G as he wakes up in his room. Polo walks through a

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, a prison and the hallways of a backlot, while the unseen attacker follows and periodically fires at him. Objects levitate around the Polo, and Juice Wrld also makes a small cameo in the video. The video ends with the shooter removing his hood and revealing to be Polo G himself, who then grows horns resembling that of

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beneath his dreadlocks.

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{{Polo G 2020 songs Polo G songs Songs written by Polo G Music videos directed by Cole Bennett