Issa Album is 21 Savage’s debut studio album and the follow-up to 2016’s Savage Mode. The term “Issa” was coined by Savage in a 2016 interview with VladTV when he was asked, “What does the cross on your forehead signify?” and Savage simply responded, “Issa knife.” His answer became a viral sentation, spawning many memes. Savage later boasted about creating the “most used new word of 2017.” He ultimately decided to capitalize off of the popularity of the term by naming his debut album after it.