(students rapping)
(rap music)
- They don't know that 21 Savage is here.
They literally just pulled up
with Congressman Hank Johnson.
We're very excited.
Students are gonna lose their minds!
Alright, they're coming in.
(keys rattling)
(clamoring)
- We're K through 12, but the majority
of our students are middle and high.
Our high school students,
it's a little bit larger population.
Because we do service at-risk students,
we give them that opportunity that
sometimes they don't get in public school.
I wanted those students to be able to see
that you could have the best of
everything if you work hard.
You may not be an entertainer,
you may not be an athlete, but hard work pays off.
- I want to thank you for allowing
this event to take place at this school.
When he hit a wall about six, seven weeks ago,
about his immigration status.
At that point, seems like some people have decided that
he is too controversial to allow into schools
to talk with school kids.
- Regardless of where you were born,
that doesn't define who you are or your character.
- [21 Savage] Yeah, nah.
- And so, who cares, right? - [21 Savage] Right.
- So we're very glad that you're here.
We know you have a awesome program
that you wanna share with our students
to teach them about money management,
and your partnership with Juma.
That is completely amazing.
I don't know of another celebrity
who has done this in my lifetime.
- [21 Savage] Right.
- I've gotten basketball players growing up,
coming to the school, athletes, but
never someone coming with this angle.
So we really do appreciate this learning
and enrichment opportunity that we have,
that you're gonna provide today.
So we're really excited and if you're up for it,
we wanna show you a little bit of our school
and some of the amazing artwork that they've done.
And let me tell you, they don't even know you're coming.
Alright, you ready to go?
- Yeah, I'm ready.
- [Ethel] Alright.
(upbeat music)
- So this is our artwork, this is the first one.
- Oh, he drew that?
- Yeah, that's the first one.
- I'm gonna introduce you to that student.
(laughing)
- So, our 7th grader drew this.
He has no idea that you are here and
he decided to draw you and that is his envision of you.
(laughing and chatter)
- [21 Savage] Wassup, ya'll? Wassup?
- [Ethel] This is 21 Savage. I know some of you know him.
- [21 Savage] Hey, how ya'll doin?
- [Ethel] Awesome entertainer and his group.
- [21 Savage] Wassup? What chya'll doin?
- [Class] Working.
(laughing)
- Working? That's good. That's good. That's good.
I'm gonna give ya'll a problem, alright?
(students chattering)
- [Student] Um, 21?
- Yeah.
(laughing)
(clapping)
- [Student] Bank account.
- Bank account. Yall know what a bank account is, right?
- [Students in the Class] Yeah.
That's what a bank accounts for right there.
Saving money, investing money, and making your life easy.
(chattering)
- [21 Savage] Throwing up a peace sign. You alright?
What's your name?
- Jeavarus.
- How you spell it?
(student begins spelling name)
- Grow up and hit this cruel world.
- Yeah, yeah.
- [Ethel] The girls are freaking out already.
(students emotionally crying)
- What up?
- Why ya'll emotional? What's up?
- It's okay. Don't cry.
- What's up? What you crying for, buddy? You alright?
(crying)
- You alright?
(students crying)
- Everybody smile.
- You killed it, bro.
- Ya'll stay in school. Stay away from bad people and
guns and stuff. Alright?
As long as ya'll do that, I'm gonna come back and
see ya'll all the time. Okay?
- [Ethel] Alright, we got his word.
We're gonna hold you to it. Alright.
- He's cool. He's chillin.
(laughing)
- [Congressman] Yo, give it up for 21 Savage.
(applauding)
He had 3 years from being in his bed room, with
his pencil and pad, to the time he was supposed to be
at the Grammy's.
I mean, so that tells you, you can do anything
in this country if you put your mind to it.
Ya'll give it up for 21 Savage again.
(clapping)
- How's everybody doing?
- [Audience] Good.
How many of ya'll got bank accounts?
I got a program called the
Bank Account Financial Literacy Program.
And you can do it online, or we're having workshops.
And I partnered up with Get Schooled and Juma,
and we're gonna be giving away 150 jobs.
And every week, we're gonna be releasing a new badge.
And this week, we're releasing the Stack Yo Money Badge.
How many of ya'll wanna stack ya'll money?
Everybody hands supposed to be raised for that.
- [Jewell] We have a surprise for you all.
Just before you leave,
we want you to take a seat on the front row.
- [Jewell] And they wrote everything themselves.
- [21 Savage] Black History rap. I wanna hear this.
(students rapping)
(Clapping)
- Man, that's hard! That shit's hard!
(upbeat music)