Heather Carmilla Joseph is the Mother of a famous award-winning American rapper, songwriter, and record producer, 21 Savage. She was born in London, UK, but moved to Atlanta after she got divorced from her Husband and father of her children.
The Celebrity’s mother is an Ifa worshipper and has lost two children to violence involving crime. She is currently in a relationship with Endocrinologist, Dr. Amsu Anpu.
Interesting Facts about Heather Carmilla Joseph
1. She celebrates her birthday every July 2nd
Heather Carmilla Joseph is in her early 50s. Even though her exact date of birth is not certain, she celebrates her birthday on July 2, every year. The Celebrity’s mother looks so young for a woman with a grown son which makes it even more difficult to guess her age.
Her son, 21 Savage was born in 1992 which leaves fans guessing she is in her early 50s. However, there is no certainty about her age or the year she was born.
Heather is originally from the Dominican Republic. However, she was born in London and is a British Citizen. She lived there until she was an adult, attained a reasonable level of education, and joined the workforce.
2. Heather Carmilla Joseph is a Divorcee
Her first husband was Kevin Cornelius Emmons, a British man of Haitian descent. They got married sometime in the 80s. However, their union was characterized by a lot of challenges that they could not resolve.
Sadly, the marriage ended in a divorce in the late 90s. Before then, the couple had children. The exact number of children is still vague. However, the ones in the limelight include Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, popularly known as 21 Savage, Quantivayus “Tayman” Joseph, Terrell Davis-Emmons popularly called TM1way, and twin girls, Kyra and Jayda Davis.
Although it remains unclear if Kevin remarried or not, we know Heather didn’t.
3. She Migrated to the U.S with Her Son
In 1999, after her divorce, Heather Carmilla Joseph moved from London to Atlanta, Georgia with her son, Shéyaa. While her twin Daughters continue to stay in London with their father. He was only 7 years old at the time.
She singlehandedly raised him, working multiple Jobs. They faced a lot of challenges as they landed in rough times. They had to survive on low-quality meals a lot of times.
4. Heather Carmilla Joseph’s Son Turned to a Life of Crime
Having found themselves in difficult times, Heather’s son, Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph turned to a life of crime. He got in a lot of trouble, which caused his mother so much grief.
In the 7th grade, he was banned from every school in Dekalb County School District, for Gun possession and had to attend schools around the Atlanta Metropolitan area. He was later sent to a Juvenile detention center. After he was released, he completed 8th grade through an alternative program.
Shéyaa dropped of out College in his freshman year, after multiple exclusions which he claimed he found exhausting. He then joined a gang and became a full-time drug dealer, dealing mainly in cannabis. Apart from being a drug dealer, he was also involved in other criminal activities like armed robbery and car theft.
5. Her Son, Shéyaa was Shot Multiple Times
In 2013, on his 21st birthday, during an attempted robbery, Shéyaa was shot 6 times. His best friend, Johnny was killed in the same shootout. Prior to that particular shootout, he was involved in another, which left a gang member and his right-hand man, Larry, dead.
Shéyaa experienced a lot of blood loss from the shooting, which almost took his life. He got a pellet hit him in the neck, which left him with a lingering nerve injury.
After he recovered from the shooting, he began to rap. However, In 2014, he got into more trouble, when he was convicted of drug charges, which landed him in Fulton County jail, Georgia.
Shéyaa got into trouble a lot more times. Most recently, in 2020, a producer, Young Chop accused him of shooting at him after a feud. However, it was not proven whether the accusations were true or not.
6. Heather Carmilla Joseph’s Son is a Grammy-award winner
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, popularly known as 21 Savage is an American rapper, based in Atlanta, Georgia. He became famous after he released two mixtapes in 2015.
In 2016, he attained international recognition after he collaborated with Metro Boomin on the EP, Savage Mode. It featured rapper, Future and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100. He was also featured on Drake’s single, Sneakin.
21 Savage’s album I Am > I Was was nominated for the Grammy award in the “Best Rap Album” category, while his song, A Lot which featured J.Cole was nominated for “Best Rap Song”. While the album did not win, the song did.
The rap artist has been nominated for different other awards which include the BET Awards, Streamy Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and many others.
7. Her Twin Daughters are Choreographers
Kyra and Jayda Davis are Heather’s twin girls, whom she left with her ex-husband when she moved to the U.S. The twins are talented dancers and choreographers. They have a youtube channel, “The Davis Twins”, where they showcase their different dance routines and choreography.
Aside from dancing, the twins also have a Youtube account, where they share their day-to-day activities, like their makeup routines and reaction videos.
8. She Lost 2 Sons to Violence
Heather has had a fair share of grief, as her children took to a life of crime. Her Son, Terrell Davis-Emmons popularly called TM1way, was also a rapper like his older brother, 21 Savage.
Not only did he share the same passion for rap as his brother, but he also shared his life of crime. Sadly, he did not get a chance to turn into a new life like his brother.
On November 22, 2020, Terell was fatally stabbed by a certain Tyrece Fuller. The unfortunate incident happened in what was considered, a “drug deal gone wrong”. Fuller has been arrested and sentenced for the killing of Terrell.
Before the death of Terrell, Heather lost another son. In 2016, Quantivayus “Tayman” Joseph. He was shot and killed during a botched drug deal. Savage fondly remembers his brother as a “Little wild nigga. Hothead. Bat out of hell, bad as hell.”
The brothers had agreed to get a tattoo of Tony Montana’s blade tattoo in Scarface. They agreed to get the ink between their index finger and thumb. However, Tayman jumped the gun and got the tattoo on his face. After his death, 21 Savage decided to get the same tattoo in honor of his brother.
9. Heather Practices the Ifa Religion
The mother of the rapper identifies as an Ifa worshipper. Ifa is a faith and divination system that traces its roots to West Africa. It started in Yorubaland. Its supreme figure is “Olodumare”. Like some religions, Ifa involves the use of magic, traditional medicines, and veneration of the dead.
Both Heather and her son, 21 Savage are followers of the said religion.
Some sites, however, report that Heather is a Christian as she was born into a Christian family.
Other celebrities that are Ifa worshippers include Akinkugbe Karade, Ekundayo Adele Ifamuregun, Nathan Aikulola Fawehinmi, and Fayomi Falade Aworeni Obafemi
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10. Heather Carmilla Joseph is in a committed relationship with a British Expatriate
The Ifa worshipper, despite having been divorced for a very long time, has refused to remarry. However, she is in a committed relationship with a British Endocrinologist, Nutrient Therapist, and Herbalist, Dr. Amsu Anpu.
Dr. Anpu studied endocrinology and metabolism at the University of London. He is the founder of Electric pHood, a herbal supplement company. Dr. Ampu is also a teacher and practitioner of martial arts and the Medical Qi Gong.
He started Electric pHood alongside Dr. Amun Neb and Micheal Lartey.
Heather and Anpu have been in a committed relationship for a very long time, some sources say since the early 2000s. The couple has children together. However, they haven’t tied the knot or said if they plan to.
Dr. Anpu and 21 Savage have a very good relationship. One time, the Electric pHood founder referred to the rapper as his son, which might mean stepson.
However, some sources claim that the holistic doctor is the biological father of the rapper, seeing that both of them are from London, there might have been an affair somewhere in the past.
The couple has not come out to refute these allegations. Nevertheless, 21 Savage’s birth certificate shows his Birth father is Kevin Cornelius Emmons and not Dr. Amsu Anpu as widely spread.
Heather Carmilla Joseph, Mother of Grammy award winner, 21 Savage, has not remarried ever since she got divorced from the rapper’s father Kevin Cornelius Emmons, and moved to Atlanta with her son.
The Ifa worshipper has lost two children to violence in crime, and her celebrity son, 21 Savage escaped death after being shot multiple times. We hope she doesn’t get to bury any more children as it is the most difficult thing a parent has to go through.
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