Rebirth: "Few Good Things" (2022) "Few Good Things" marked Saba’s next chapter, diving into generational trauma, Black joy, wealth-building, and the duality of success and loss. Unlike "CARE FOR ME," this record blends live instrumentation, Afrofuturist aesthetics, and more triumphant chord progressions, pushing into jazz-rap, neo-funk, and alt-R&B.
Collaborators included G Herbo, Black Thought, 6lack, Krayzie Bone, and Mereba, allowing Saba to explore melodic hooks, triplet flows, and East Coast meets Midwest fusion. Its accompanying short film showcased a visual meditation on homeownership, fatherhood, and Black legacy, with narration from his grandfather.
Joint Legacy: "From the Private Collection of Saba & No I.D." (2025) In 2025, Saba teamed up with No I.D., the legendary Chicago producer known for work with Jay-Z, Nas, and Common, for the collaborative album “From the Private Collection of Saba & No I.D.” The project blends crate-digging production, soul chops, and boom-bap arrangements with Saba’s introspective bars and Pivot Gang cameos.
A true homage to old-school hip-hop while staying modern and progressive, the project features Kelly Rowland, Raphael Saadiq, and BJ the Chicago Kid, offering a genre-blending sound akin to D’Angelo-meets-Black Star.
Philosophical Vision and Lyricism Saba’s lyrics explore a wide array of hip-hop themes: trauma, poverty, gentrification, identity, Black masculinity, faith, mental illness, self-empowerment, and the tension between mainstream rap success and artistic freedom.
His style sits comfortably within categories like:
Conscious Hip-Hop
Soul Trap
Midwest Rap
Underground Hip-Hop
Jazz Rap
Experimental Rap
Boom Bap Revival
Alternative Trap
Poetic Rap
He’s respected among fans of bar-heavy MCs, battle rap circuits, college rap circuits, and hip-hop heads who crave substance over flex.
