Saba (FREE with RSVP)

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Saba

A successful 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. Saba’s most recent career highlights include performing at the United Center arena

for Chance the Rapper’s Acid Rap Anniversary, playing two weekends at Coachella,

and touring the US, Europe and Africa in support of his album Few Good Things. This

year, Spotify has included Saba’s critically acclaimed CARE FOR ME album amongst

it’s “Spotify Classics: Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of the Streaming Era” campaign (which

includes Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator and more) with billboards across

LA and NYC.

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 west side 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 2025, Saba and super-producer, executive, and mentor No ID will drop their highly

anticipated collaboration album. On the album, Saba flexes his vivid story-telling,

radiating confidence, self-reflection and self-made success over No ID’s illustrious

production.