The Atlanta rapper Younger Scooter died on Friday, March 28, in his Georgia hometown, Selection stories. Whereas a proper reason behind dying for the musician, who turned 39 years outdated on Friday, has not been introduced, The Atlanta Journal-Structure stories that Younger Scooter died from accidents sustained whereas attempting to flee from law enforcement officials.
Throughout a press convention final night time, an Atlanta police commander, Lt. Andrew Smith, mentioned an incident involving a 39-year-old man that happened earlier within the night. (Smith declined to establish the 39-year-old man.) In accordance with Smith, and an announcement launched by the Atlanta police division, law enforcement officials arrived at a home in Atlanta in response to an obvious dispute allegedly involving gunshots. Officers tried to make contact with the folks contained in the residence, Smith stated, and two males fled the home. The 39-year-old man jumped two fences whereas fleeing, in accordance with Smith, and appeared to damage his leg. The 39-year-old man quickly died at an Atlanta hospital, and, whereas an post-mortem is pending, officers consider he succumbed to the accidents he sustained. Smith maintained that no gunshots have been fired through the incident involving police, and he stated officers didn’t trigger the accidents.
Younger Scooter was born Kenneth Edward Bailey in Walterboro, South Carolina. As a toddler, he and his household moved to Atlanta, the town the place he made his identify. He started his music profession, in earnest, close to the beginning of the 2010s, linking up with childhood pal Future and his Freebandz label.
As a rapper, Younger Scooter was identified for his blunt, easy vocals and lyrics, a mode that Jayson Greene as soon as referred to as “flatly declarative.” Younger Scooter was additionally typically lumped in with the lure rappers of his period, however he most popular to name his style “depend music.” “I name it depend music as a result of all I discuss is cash, and hustling and trapping and doing completely different road stuff,” he stated. “So I name it depend music ’trigger every little thing I rap about, it’ll relate to cash.”
After releasing a handful of mixtapes, Younger Scooter actually caught the hip-hop world’s consideration with Avenue Lottery, launched on New 12 months’s Day in 2013. The mixtape, hosted by DJ Swamp Izzo and DJ Scream, featured collaborations with Future, Bun B, Gucci Mane, Chief Keef, OJ da Juiceman, Mase, and others. It additionally included one in every of his first signature songs, “Colombia.”
Younger Scooter continued his regular output all through the 2010s, releasing mixtapes and making songs with Future, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Migos, Waka Flocka Flame, Younger Thug, Zaytoven, and lots of others. He launched the ultimate venture of his lifetime, Streetz Krazy, in October 2023. “I really feel prefer it’s going to be one in every of my classics,” Younger Scooter informed AllHipHop.com round his venture’s launch. “It’s plenty of good songs on Streetz Krazy.”
