21 Savage was born Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph[18][19][20][21] on 22 October 1992 at Newham Hospital in the Plaistow area of London,[18][22] the son of Heather Carmillia Joseph and Kevin Cornelius Emmons. His parents are both Caribbean-born; his mother's family is from Dominica,[23] while his paternal grandfather was Haitian.[24] His father is from St.Vincent & the Grenadines. His father and twin sisters, dance choreographers Kyra and Jayda Davis, continue to live in London, where his father works for Westminster City Council.