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Saba

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A successful Black independent artist, Saba has rooted his career in an authenticity and musicality that’s made him one of his generation’s most important and unique voices in rap. The Chicago polymath is fresh off of his illustrious third studio album, Few Good Things (FGT), the follow-up to 2018’s critically acclaimed CARE FOR ME. The FGT album and film touched on themes of generational dialogue, reflection, community and Black ownership. The film, directed by C.T. Robert, received a 5/5 from NME and was highly esteemed.

Saba began making music at age 9 and was writing and producing songs by early adolescence. Building a recording studio in his Grandmother’s basement on the Westside of Chicago, he and a group of neighborhood friends formed their Pivot Gang collective. In 2019, J. Cole tapped Saba for the Dreamville collaboration album Revenge of the Dreamers III, in which Saba earned his first RIAA Gold certification for the song “Sacrifices.” That same year, Saba, Noname and Smino announced the creation of their Midwest super-group Ghetto Sage with the release of their debut track “Häagen Dazs.” 2022 marked Saba’s second RIAA Gold certification – this time for his own 2016 single “Photosynthesis.”

In 2023, Saba and super-producer, executive, and mentor No I.D. will drop their highly anticipated collaboration project – thee(TAPE). On the mixtape, Saba flexes his vivid story-telling, radiating confidence and self-made success over No I.D’s illustrious production.

Total plays

1.2 billion
Updated on 2024-12-13

Monthly listeners

1,286,955

Followers

783,872

Top Cities

  1. United States
    30,016 listeners
  2. United States
    27,468 listeners
  3. United States
    20,805 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    17,150 listeners
  5. United States
    17,271 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Angels (feat. Saba)
Angels (feat. Saba)
179,932,646 3:25 2015-10-27
Sacrifices (with EARTHGANG & J. Cole feat. Smino & Saba)
Sacrifices (with EARTHGANG & J. Cole feat. Smino & Saba)
142,896,284 6:22 2019-07-05
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
141,548,392 3:22 2016-10-27
an Interlude Called “Circus” (feat. Eryn Allen Kane)
an Interlude Called “Circus” (feat. Eryn Allen Kane)
65,234,506 1:03 2022-02-04
LIFE
LIFE
51,191,944 2:44 2018-03-21
BUSY/SIRENS
BUSY/SIRENS
40,099,172 5:30 2018-04-05
Moody! (feat. Saba)
Moody! (feat. Saba)
32,669,247 1:45 2020-04-08
CALLIGRAPHY
CALLIGRAPHY
31,029,327 3:04 2018-04-05
Ziplock
Ziplock
27,263,751 3:19 2021-03-18
Ace
Ace
25,530,561 3:03 2018-09-14
Stoney (feat. Phoelix & BJRNCK)
Stoney (feat. Phoelix & BJRNCK)
23,523,133 3:31 2016-10-27
Stay Right Here
Stay Right Here
17,487,664 3:30 2018-11-09
LOGOUT
LOGOUT
16,790,426 2:30 2018-04-05
BROKEN GIRLS
BROKEN GIRLS
16,281,980 4:37 2018-04-05
HEAVEN ALL AROUND ME
HEAVEN ALL AROUND ME
15,144,086 3:33 2018-04-05
PROM/KING
PROM/KING
15,078,767 7:32 2018-04-05
Everybody's Something
Everybody's Something
14,569,951 4:37 2013-04-30
Westside Bound 3 (feat. Joseph Chilliams)
Westside Bound 3 (feat. Joseph Chilliams)
12,545,811 2:57 2016-10-27
Bucket List (feat. Matthew Santos)
Bucket List (feat. Matthew Santos)
12,340,221 3:35 2016-10-27
World in My Hands (feat. Smino & Legit)
World in My Hands (feat. Smino & Legit)
10,559,826 3:51 2016-05-09
World In My Hands (feat. Smino & LEGIT)
World In My Hands (feat. Smino & LEGIT)
10,559,826 3:51 2016-10-27
Beautiful Smile
Beautiful Smile
10,331,119 2:51 2018-11-16
Lock It Up
Lock It Up
9,872,522 3:47 2021-05-14
Still (feat. 6LACK and Smino)
Still (feat. 6LACK and Smino)
9,697,661 3:46 2022-02-04
Mrs. Whoever
Mrs. Whoever
8,953,161 2:52 2020-09-17
SMILE
SMILE
8,830,529 3:29 2018-04-05
Stranger (feat. Saba & Jarreau Vandal)
Stranger (feat. Saba & Jarreau Vandal)
8,481,127 3:39 2020-07-24
Church / Liquor Store
Church / Liquor Store
8,301,484 4:04 2016-10-20
GREY
GREY
7,505,912 4:01 2018-04-05
Plead The .45th
Plead The .45th
7,441,477 2:20 2021-02-12
FIGHTER
FIGHTER
7,389,080 4:42 2018-04-05
Come My Way (feat. Krayzie Bone)
Come My Way (feat. Krayzie Bone)
7,028,160 3:11 2022-01-13
GPS (feat. Twista)
GPS (feat. Twista)
6,929,126 3:47 2016-10-27
Something in the Water
Something in the Water
6,865,395 3:18 2020-09-17
The Billy Williams Story
The Billy Williams Story
6,629,728 3:53 2016-10-27
Solar Return
Solar Return
6,535,075 3:56 2019-05-15
Top Again (feat. Saba)
Top Again (feat. Saba)
5,995,221 3:07 2021-05-21
One Way or Every N***a With a Budget
One Way or Every N***a With a Budget
5,875,146 2:45 2022-02-04
Hero
Hero
5,778,349 3:43 2019-04-19
Monday to Monday
Monday to Monday
5,686,807 2:60 2017-01-20
Talk (feat. Saba)
Talk (feat. Saba)
5,572,033 2:13 2020-12-04
hue_man nature
hue_man nature
5,520,960 1:41 2023-06-01
Excited
Excited
5,430,963 2:05 2018-11-30
Spin Move (with Bas feat. Saba, Smino & The Hics)
Spin Move (with Bas feat. Saba, Smino & The Hics)
5,110,118 3:44 2020-01-16
Survivor's Guilt (feat. G Herbo)
Survivor's Guilt (feat. G Herbo)
4,816,728 3:43 2022-01-27
So and So
So and So
4,784,403 2:01 2020-11-24
Colbert
Colbert
4,734,160 3:34 2019-04-19
Where Ideas Sing (feat. Daoud)
Where Ideas Sing (feat. Daoud)
4,537,781 3:39 2017-09-29
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
4,436,954 3:31 2019-04-19
MOST
MOST
4,397,812 3:33 2016-10-27
Strange Love - Single Edit
Strange Love - Single Edit
4,311,929 3:01 2021-06-01
In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory
4,181,831 1:56 2016-10-27
Pay the Man - Remix
Pay the Man - Remix
4,035,151 4:05 2017-12-13
BASQUIAT (feat. Saba)
BASQUIAT (feat. Saba)
3,953,811 6:46 2019-05-10
Lifetime
Lifetime
3,948,050 3:28 2020-11-12
Stop That
Stop That
3,893,170 2:19 2021-11-18
There You Go
There You Go
3,823,968 3:50 2017-08-16
Fearmonger (feat. Daoud)
Fearmonger (feat. Daoud)
3,729,628 3:42 2021-11-04
Papaya
Papaya
3,568,603 3:56 2018-12-07
Symmetry
Symmetry
3,451,858 4:32 2016-10-27
Soldier (feat. Pivot Gang)
Soldier (feat. Pivot Gang)
3,261,058 3:06 2022-02-04
WYD
WYD
3,203,019 3:22 2023-02-15
California (feat. Ravyn Lenae & Phoelix)
California (feat. Ravyn Lenae & Phoelix)
3,133,652 6:24 2016-10-27
What a Life
What a Life
3,023,246 3:24 2019-11-18
throwback (feat. Saba) (feat. Saba)
throwback (feat. Saba) (feat. Saba)
2,999,737 2:53 2017-12-08
2012 (feat. Day Wave)
2012 (feat. Day Wave)
2,907,066 4:20 2022-02-04
Areyoudown? Pt. 2
Areyoudown? Pt. 2
2,759,362 2:37 2020-11-24
Where It's At
Where It's At
2,693,459 3:26 2018-12-14
Free Samples (feat. Cheflee)
Free Samples (feat. Cheflee)
2,541,134 2:07 2022-02-04
Few Good Things (feat. Black Thought and Eryn Allen Kane)
Few Good Things (feat. Black Thought and Eryn Allen Kane)
2,540,939 7:09 2022-02-04
American Hypnosis (feat. Akenya)
American Hypnosis (feat. Akenya)
2,462,536 4:13 2016-10-27
Hit & Run
Hit & Run
2,435,428 4:22 2023-06-30
Birdsong (feat. JID & Saba)
Birdsong (feat. JID & Saba)
2,396,752 3:27 2022-04-25
Rich Don't Stop
Rich Don't Stop
2,381,049 3:11 2021-03-18
head.rap (ft. Madison McFerrin, Ogi, Jordan Ward)
head.rap (ft. Madison McFerrin, Ogi, Jordan Ward)
2,331,068 3:10 2024-04-26
If I Had A Dollar (feat. Benjamin Earl Turner)
If I Had A Dollar (feat. Benjamin Earl Turner)
2,295,173 3:14 2022-02-04
Make Believe (feat. Fousheé)
Make Believe (feat. Fousheé)
2,258,056 3:42 2022-02-04
How You Live (feat. MfnMelo)
How You Live (feat. MfnMelo)
2,205,039 3:42 2017-11-02
a Simpler Time (feat. Mereba)
a Simpler Time (feat. Mereba)
2,187,187 3:34 2022-02-04
Realer Than Most
Realer Than Most
2,168,376 3:35 2014-06-18
Crossfire, Part III (Feat. Saba, Ravyn Lenae, The O'My's & J.P. Floyd)
Crossfire, Part III (Feat. Saba, Ravyn Lenae, The O'My's & J.P. Floyd)
2,011,778 3:11 2017-03-30
Lights Went Down
Lights Went Down
1,893,434 3:40 2018-07-13
Life Is Good
Life Is Good
1,816,689 2:34 2018-12-31
Temporary
Temporary
1,760,971 3:52 2015-10-30
Cornerstore (feat. Saba & the Mind)
Cornerstore (feat. Saba & the Mind)
1,665,721 4:20 2017-05-12
Jason Statham, Pt. 2
Jason Statham, Pt. 2
1,627,946 2:24 2019-02-15
Busy
Busy
1,604,201 3:22 2018-02-27
Blood
Blood
1,595,973 3:02 2018-11-23
No Vest
No Vest
1,512,838 3:00 2019-04-19
Death Row
Death Row
1,506,945 3:14 2019-04-19
Bad Boys
Bad Boys
1,497,618 3:39 2019-04-05
Studio Ground Rules
Studio Ground Rules
1,367,008 3:55 2019-03-22
Strange Love
Strange Love
1,353,748 3:20 2021-06-25
Back In Office
Back In Office
1,279,699 2:53 2023-04-12
Slumber
Slumber
1,252,320 3:36 2015-08-21
Bourbon (feat. Saba & Lophiile)
Bourbon (feat. Saba & Lophiile)
1,198,347 3:56 2017-06-08
Don't Check 4 Me
Don't Check 4 Me
1,190,098 2:29 2024-03-29
Sacrifices (feat. EARTHGANG, J. Cole, Smino & Saba)
Sacrifices (feat. EARTHGANG, J. Cole, Smino & Saba)
1,123,816 6:22 2019-07-04
Practice
Practice
1,103,596 3:14 2023-10-10
She Said (feat. Saba & Calvin Valentine)
She Said (feat. Saba & Calvin Valentine)
939,151 2:46 2021-04-12
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus
937,707 2:39 2022-08-23
Bible
Bible
897,977 3:38 2019-04-19
Soap Box
Soap Box
888,805 3:05 2016-02-19
How to Impress God
How to Impress God
863,662 3:13 2024-10-25
Mathematics
Mathematics
852,913 2:17 2019-04-19
Symmetry
Symmetry
815,535 4:19 2016-07-29
Rolling
Rolling
798,690 2:34 2021-07-19
Clark Kent
Clark Kent
734,452 3:45 2019-04-19
Nothing's Changed
Nothing's Changed
694,089 2:01 2022-03-14
Puddles
Puddles
664,915 3:36 2018-08-09
Ball Alone (feat. Joey Bada$$ & Saba)
Ball Alone (feat. Joey Bada$$ & Saba)
580,429 2:55 2024-10-02
Carnival
Carnival
565,272 2:56 2019-04-19
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands
551,687 3:20 2019-04-19
Noise
Noise
450,663 3:10 2019-10-04
Could It Be
Could It Be
415,306 2:52 2022-08-25
Down Comes the Spaceman (feat. Saba)
Down Comes the Spaceman (feat. Saba)
336,287 2:59 2017-12-06
Watermelon Automobile (feat. Saba & MAVI)
Watermelon Automobile (feat. Saba & MAVI)
312,254 3:24 2023-07-13
My Wallet (feat. Michael Christmas, Saba & Jimi Tents)
My Wallet (feat. Michael Christmas, Saba & Jimi Tents)
303,392 3:58 2016-09-09
KEMET (feat. Saba)
KEMET (feat. Saba)
288,489 2:44 2022-08-05
Mood Swing
Mood Swing
285,077 3:14 2021-12-02
Freestyle
Freestyle
253,705 2:10 2021-05-21
Own Two (Hold You Down) [feat. Saba]
Own Two (Hold You Down) [feat. Saba]
245,968 5:14 2013-10-22
Honeywheat REMIX (feat. Saba)
Honeywheat REMIX (feat. Saba)
234,530 3:30 2019-05-15
U Shoulda Been There
U Shoulda Been There
212,474 1:57 2024-04-26
MIA
MIA
174,327 3:30 2015-08-28
Dark Knight
Dark Knight
151,632 3:00 2018-03-09
Black Aura
Black Aura
150,070 2:51 2020-11-13
BLESSINGS
BLESSINGS
135,877 2:34 2023-10-20
Heart
Heart
133,233 3:18 2024-06-21
Hol' Up (feat. Saba)
Hol' Up (feat. Saba)
123,908 3:57 2015-03-04
Below the Surface
Below the Surface
121,018 2:48 2017-05-23
It's Over
It's Over
115,487 4:09 2015-12-11
Who At The Door?
Who At The Door?
112,534 2:42 2024-10-03
TimeZone
TimeZone
98,339 3:41 2014-07-15
Unfriendly Black Hotties
Unfriendly Black Hotties
98,289 2:39 2018-06-19
Lately
Lately
95,703 3:54 2017-10-02
Werewolf
Werewolf
68,983 3:18 2017-08-24
Dream A Genie
Dream A Genie
67,144 3:58 2018-05-04
Slept All Day
Slept All Day
61,392 3:46 2014-07-04
Narcosis (feat. Saba)
Narcosis (feat. Saba)
57,512 2:21 2016-11-16
Whip (areyoudown?)
Whip (areyoudown?)
53,811 4:43 2014-07-15
Never Take Me Alive (feat. Saba)
Never Take Me Alive (feat. Saba)
52,798 3:07 2013-09-23
Burnout (ft. Eryn Allen Kane)
Burnout (ft. Eryn Allen Kane)
50,961 3:28 2014-07-15
Buddha (feat. Saba)
Buddha (feat. Saba)
44,463 3:53 2016-03-17
What Kings Do
What Kings Do
42,554 3:59 2018-05-22
Butter (ft. Jamila Woods)
Butter (ft. Jamila Woods)
42,549 3:53 2014-07-15
Westside Bound 3 (Letmode Remix)
Westside Bound 3 (Letmode Remix)
36,657 3:23 2017-02-21
For Y'all (ft. Eryn Allen Kane and MC Tree)
For Y'all (ft. Eryn Allen Kane and MC Tree)
36,148 5:07 2014-07-15
N3WN3S
N3WN3S
34,207 2:24 2024-10-25
Play (feat. Saba)
Play (feat. Saba)
33,342 4:50 2015-03-19
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
25,114 3:42 2014-07-15
401K
401K
23,474 3:50 2014-07-15
Scum
Scum
22,649 3:19 2014-07-15
Marbles
Marbles
21,545 3:47 2014-07-15
Westside Bound (feat. Benjamin Earl Turner)
Westside Bound (feat. Benjamin Earl Turner)
21,307 4:27 2014-07-15
Westside Bound Pt. 2
Westside Bound Pt. 2
20,279 4:11 2014-07-15
Tell You
Tell You
18,120 4:03 2014-07-15
Comfort Food (ft. LEGIT)
Comfort Food (ft. LEGIT)
18,095 2:49 2014-07-15
Ugly Duckling (feat. Saba)
Ugly Duckling (feat. Saba)
16,805 3:21 2014-03-25
Heaux (I.P. Mixtape Version) [Live]
Heaux (I.P. Mixtape Version) [Live]
16,557 3:00 2016-10-01
United Center (feat. Chandlar and Ken Ross)
United Center (feat. Chandlar and Ken Ross)
15,540 5:08 2014-07-15
Equinox (feat. Saba)
Equinox (feat. Saba)
14,027 4:02 2016-04-09
Down
Down
13,352 2:36 2016-12-13
Guarda
Guarda
13,256 2:38 2021-01-10
Tears of Legend (feat. Saba)
Tears of Legend (feat. Saba)
13,078 3:45 2016-09-03
VIP
VIP
8,311 4:15 2015-11-16
Givenchy Coasters
Givenchy Coasters
6,775 2:49 2015-11-16
Famtho
Famtho
3,892 4:44 2017-07-29
Perc30
Perc30
1,959 2:56 2021-02-05
B.U.W
B.U.W
1,624 4:06 2015-02-25
Shout It
Shout It
1,358 3:32 2017-03-23
Guaglione
Guaglione
< 1000 3:25 2023-08-03

New releases

How to Impress God
How to Impress God
2024-10-25
[From The Private Collection, LLP]
Ball Alone (feat. Joey Bada$$ & Saba)
Ball Alone (feat. Joey Bada$$ & Saba)
2024-10-02
[Mass Appeal]
head.rap (ft. Madison McFerrin, Ogi, Jordan Ward)
head.rap (ft. Madison McFerrin, Ogi, Jordan Ward)
2024-04-26
[From The Private Collection, LLP]
Don't Check 4 Me (feat. Duckwrth & Saba)
Don't Check 4 Me (feat. Duckwrth & Saba)
2024-03-29
[Don't Grow Up Too Soon/COLTURE]
Watermelon Automobile (feat. Saba & MAVI)
Watermelon Automobile (feat. Saba & MAVI)
2023-07-13
[SRFSCHL, LLC / Fake Shore Drive]
hue_man nature
hue_man nature
2023-06-01
[From the private collection of Saba and No ID]
Back In Office
Back In Office
2023-04-12
[From the private collection of Saba & No I.D.]
WYD
WYD
2023-02-15
[Quiet Note]
Could It Be
Could It Be
2022-08-25
[Ohana Island Inc.]
Few Good Things
Few Good Things
2022-02-04
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
Survivor's Guilt (feat. G Herbo)
Survivor's Guilt (feat. G Herbo)
2022-01-27
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
Come My Way (feat. Krayzie Bone)
Come My Way (feat. Krayzie Bone)
2022-01-13
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
Stop That
Stop That
2021-11-18
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
Fearmonger (feat. Daoud)
Fearmonger (feat. Daoud)
2021-11-04
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
Strange Love - Single Edit
Strange Love - Single Edit
2021-06-01
[Cautious Clay]
Ziplock / Rich Don't Stop
Ziplock / Rich Don't Stop
2021-03-18
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
Plead The .45th
Plead The .45th
2021-02-12
[Six Course Music Group/RCA Records]
So and So / Areyoudown? Pt. 2
So and So / Areyoudown? Pt. 2
2020-11-24
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
Mrs. Whoever / Something in the Water
Mrs. Whoever / Something in the Water
2020-09-17
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
What a Life
What a Life
2019-11-18
[Pivot Gang]
Where It's At
Where It's At
2018-12-14
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
Papaya
Papaya
2018-12-07
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
Excited
Excited
2018-11-30
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
Beautiful Smile
Beautiful Smile
2018-11-16
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
Stay Right Here
Stay Right Here
2018-11-09
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
CARE FOR ME
CARE FOR ME
2018-04-05
[Pivot Gang, LLC]
LIFE
LIFE
2018-03-21
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
Busy
Busy
2018-02-27
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
Pay the Man (Remix)
Pay the Man (Remix)
2017-12-13
[Columbia]
How You Live (feat. MfnMelo)
How You Live (feat. MfnMelo)
2017-11-02
[Pivot Gang / EMPIRE]
Where Ideas Sing (feat. Daoud)
Where Ideas Sing (feat. Daoud)
2017-09-29
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
There You Go
There You Go
2017-08-16
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
Bourbon (feat. Saba & Lophiile)
Bourbon (feat. Saba & Lophiile)
2017-06-16
[Mind of a Genius/Warner Records]
Westside Bound 3 (Letmode Remix)
Westside Bound 3 (Letmode Remix)
2017-02-21
[Cory Grindberg]
Monday to Monday
Monday to Monday
2017-01-20
[Pivot Gang]
Bucket List Project
Bucket List Project
2016-10-27
[Saba Pivot LLC]
Church / Liquor Store
Church / Liquor Store
2016-10-20
[Saba Pivot, LLC]
Symmetry - Single
Symmetry - Single
2016-07-29
[Pivot Gang]
World in My Hands (feat. Smino & Legit)
World in My Hands (feat. Smino & Legit)
2016-05-09
[Saba]
Soap Box
Soap Box
2016-02-19
[Saba]
ComfortZone - The 10 Year Anniversary Edition
ComfortZone - The 10 Year Anniversary Edition
2014-07-15
[Pivot Gang, LLC]