Young Scooter, the Atlanta rapper who was signed to Future and Waka Flocka Flame, has died on the age of 39 on the identical day as his birthday.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace confirmed the rapper’s demise to Selection, stating that he was transported by emergency medical companies in Atlanta to the Grady Marcus Trauma Heart on Friday. His reason behind demise is at present undetermined, as an post-mortem has not been accomplished.
Born Kenneth Edward Bailey, Scooter developed a powerful presence in Atlanta rap all through his profession, changing into one of many first artists signed to Future’s Freebandz label and later Waka Flocka Flame’s Brick Squad Monopoly beneath Gucci Mane’s 1017 Information. He culled a following primarily based on his regular mixtape output, placing out data with Gucci Mane and Zaytoven, and earned his first Billboard Scorching 100 look with a characteristic on Future and Juice Wrld’s “Jet Lag” in 2018.
Scooter was born in Walterboro, South Carolina, and moved to Atlanta’s Kirkwood Neighborhood on the age of 9. He determined to pursue a music profession in 2008 after a drug trafficking cost, connecting together with his childhood good friend Future throughout a number of collaborations. Although not a chart titan, Scooter was a constant presence in Atlanta hip-hop throughout its industrial growth within the 2010s, showing on singles from Future and Younger Thug and dealing with artists like Juicy J, Kodak Black and Rick Ross.
In an interview with Complex in 2013, Scooter elaborated on his off-kilter circulate, which he described as “rely music.” “I don’t actually care what I say on a beat so long as it’s about some cash,” he mentioned. “If you attempt to suppose arduous and write it out, that’s when it’s gonna be fucked up.”
Scooter remained energetic all through the years, most just lately releasing his fourteenth venture, “Lure’s Final Hope,” in March 2024. That album, launched independently, featured visitor appearances from Future, EST Gee and Peewee Longway.
