<p>Never mind that the month of January isn&#8217;t even over yet, <a href="/profile/21savage" class="text-word" target="_blank" >21 Savage</a> laid claim to what he said is the most used word of the year. The &#8220;No Heart&#8221; rapper got Twitter fingers in the middle of the night Tuesday and said he made the word &#8220;issa&#8221; and wants credit for it.</p><a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/_/status/826318937151373313" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/_/status/826318937151373313</a>
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<p>Though the slang term hasn&#8217;t been officially recognized by any dictionary of American English, the Urban Dictionary does have an <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=issa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">entry</a> for it. The famous DJ Vlad interview, where 21 Savage, lounging next to several stacks of cash, explains what the tattoo on his forehead means also spawned the &#8220;Issa Joke&#8221; meme and its derivatives.</p>



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<p>21 Savage often takes to Twitter to ruffle some feathers so it&#8217;s hard to tell whether he&#8217;s serious about this or not. He does say it often in his rhymes though. And to be fair, though the southern variant of the slang contraction &#8220;it&#8217;s a&#8221; has existed for generations, it&#8217;s mainstream use &#8211;especially in hip hop circles &#8212; has roughly risen at the same time as 21&#8217;s popularity. Watch the video below to watch 21 Savage say &#8220;issa knife:&#8221;</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M5u7Xrb5g5E" width="725" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><br><h2>21 Savage</h2><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" src="https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/gallery/70/81/1485878170_bbdbbe2ff7eb98d16b158b8c61fa108a.jpg" alt='21 Savage Says "Issa" Is The Most Used Word Of 2017 And He Created It'></figure>

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