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Young Scooter
Person · male · United States · Walterboro · born 1986 · died 2025 · recording since 2011
American rapper (1986–2025)
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Also known as Scooter · Кеннет Бейли
Timeline
21 events▣ Album 18◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1980s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Finessin & Flexin
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2020s
Biography
English biography627 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1354887731
Biography
Kenneth Edward Rashad Bailey (March 28, 1986 – March 28, 2025), better known by his stage name Young Scooter, was an American rapper. He was one of the first acts to sign with fellow Atlanta rapper Future's record label, Freebandz, in 2012. In 2013, he jointly signed with Waka Flocka Flame's Brick Squad Monopoly, an imprint of Gucci Mane's 1017 Records.
He is known for his mixtape Street Lottery
Street LotterySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks1Intro1:232Jugg Season2:523Juggathon2:244Colombia2:495Street Lottery3:376Work4:427Dollar Signs4:118Street Lights4:049Run Ya Bands Up4:1410Listen To The Street4:0711Julio3:3012On It3:0813Beautiful Day4:1014Nothin Important Than Money4:0215Made It Threw The Struggle4:2416Before Rap4:2617Situation4:0218Streets Ain't The Same2:4519Count Up2:5620Migo3:3521Finessin3:4722Come Get Ya Hoe3:25 (2012) and its lead single, "Colombia". His guest appearance on Future and Juice Wrld's 2018 song "Jet Lag" marked his sole entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
Early life and career
Kenneth Edward Rashad Bailey was born on March 28, 1986 in Walterboro, South Carolina. When he was nine, his family moved Atlanta, Georgia, settling in Kirkwood (also known as "Lil Mexico"). Scooter was a childhood friend with fellow Atlanta rapper Future, and decided to pursue a career in music after being charged with drug trafficking in 2008.
While his first mixtape Plug Talkin did not receive much attention, with his second release Finessin and Flexin' he made a name for himself, already collaborating with Future.
Scooter's real breakthrough came in January 2013, when he released his mixtape Street LotteryStreet LotterySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks1Intro1:232Jugg Season2:523Juggathon2:244Colombia2:495Street Lottery3:376Work4:427Dollar Signs4:118Street Lights4:049Run Ya Bands Up4:1410Listen To The Street4:0711Julio3:3012On It3:0813Beautiful Day4:1014Nothin Important Than Money4:0215Made It Threw The Struggle4:2416Before Rap4:2617Situation4:0218Streets Ain't The Same2:4519Count Up2:5620Migo3:3521Finessin3:4722Come Get Ya Hoe3:25. SPIN named it "Rap release of the week" and XXL featured it on its "Best mixtapes of January" list. Eric Diep of XXL called Scooter "one of the hottest street rappers coming out of Atlanta" and wrote that tracks like the single "Colombia" and "Street Lottery" (featuring Bun B) are "proof of his undeniable talent". The tape was also a viral success gaining over 100,000 downloads on DatPiff.
The official video for "Colombia", directed by Decatur Dan, premiered on MTV on January 31. The song became a hit in the south, especially in Scooter's hometown Atlanta. Brandon Soderberg of SPIN classified it as a mix of Rick Ross' "Hustlin'" and Future's "Tony Montana". By the end of the month, an official remix with rappers Rick Ross, Birdman and Gucci Mane was released. Lil Wayne also covered the song for his mixtape Dedication 5. The rapper's recent success prompted OnSmash to state "the buzz for Scooter is at an all-time high."
Musical style
Scooter was known for his freestyle type of rapping, without writing down his lyrics, similarly to Gucci Mane. He defined his style as "count music", and explained it in an interview with Complex: "I don't really care what I say on a beat as long as it's about some money. When you try to think hard and write it out, that's when it's gonna be fucked up."
Scooter's lyrical themes were largely about money and drugs. David Drake of Complex compared his "populist, kingpin rapping" to that of Young Jeezy, although he noted that Scooter doesn't have the "all-encompassing grandiosity" of his fellow Atlanta rapper.
Scooter listed his influences as Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Sean Combs.
Legal issues
On April 8, 2013, Bailey was arrested for probation violation during a traffic stop in DeKalb County, Georgia. According to HipHopDX, Bailey shared a jail cell with frequent collaborator Gucci Mane, who was arrested for probation violation on April 12, 2013. Bailey spent six months in custody before being released in mid-October 2013. On March 2, 2015, he was released off probation.
Death
Bailey died on March 28, 2025, his 39th birthday, in Atlanta, Georgia, while attempting to flee from the Atlanta Police Department. Authorities responded to a 911 call reporting a dispute involving gunfire and a woman whom Bailey had forcibly brought back into a house. Once officers arrived, Bailey and another man fled. While trying to escape, Bailey accidentally penetrated his thigh and severed his femoral artery after jumping over two fences. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died. The cause of death was exsanguination as a result of the injury.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 18 | 95.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 9 | 24.5th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (19 release groups · 18 studio albums)
Albums · 18
2011 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:09:35
1Intro0:522BMG Intro2:123FreeBandz4:064Flex Finesse4:175Money Thru Wit U3:186Clientele3:567Spoil Myself3:558Can't Get Enough3:589How U Get Your Bandz3:3410Annoying4:0511Get Your Ass Out the Streets4:1212I Do What I Want3:3913Black Migo Story4:0314Run Yo Bandz Up3:3215Pledge Allegiance2:5216Doin Numbers3:1817Paper Chase2:5418Rite3:3419Boosie3:0820President4:102012 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:20:28
1Intro1:302Married to the Streets3:033Thanks to My Connect2:594Esse4:17577 Birds4:346Last Dollar4:097Ain’t Seen What I’ve Seen3:488Shut Up and Listen4:269Down Bad3:0810Mistake3:2611Order3:2012Cash Money2:5613Letter to the Streets3:3514Decisions4:1115Hardest Thing in Life4:1516Ice3:5317Everything (Hollywood)2:4018What You Want Me to Do3:1419Finessin Like a Fool3:1220Black Migo4:0621Outro5:3522Thumb Thru That Check4:112013 · DJ-mix
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:18:33
1Intro1:232Jugg Season2:523Juggathon2:244Colombia2:495Street Lottery3:376Work4:427Dollar Signs4:118Street Lights4:049Run Ya Bands Up4:1410Listen To The Street4:0711Julio3:3012On It3:0813Beautiful Day4:1014Nothin Important Than Money4:0215Made It Threw The Struggle4:2416Before Rap4:2617Situation4:0218Streets Ain't The Same2:4519Count Up2:5620Migo3:3521Finessin3:4722Come Get Ya Hoe3:252014 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:02:04
1Loyalty3:052Street Lottery2:553Nuttin' About It3:584Chances3:345Count Jug3:586Over Wit2:447Cooking2:498Money4:079My Boys4:0110Real Street Nigga3:5211Rite Mind4:1212Running Outta Money3:4813Straight Been3:0914Been Threw So Much4:0015Roadrunner 22:1216What Happen To Me2:3917100 Real Niggas3:5218Essay3:092014 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 20 tracks
1Intro280's Baby3What I Rap About4Life Support5Chiraq6Please God7Ghetto Gold8Bag It Up9Hector10Real Street Nigga11Drugs12Off13Nobody14Partner15World Wide16My Kids17My Nigga18Streets Dirty19I Don't Bang20Money Can't Change Us2015 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 19 tracks
1Intro2Cocaina Mota3On The Radar4Pots And Stove5Count Up6Don't Call My Phone7All With Me8G59Show You Right10Millions11Never Hide12Real Diamonds13Real OGs14Same Life15What's Wrong With The Streets16Talk Down17In Loving Memory1880's Baby (Bonus)19Trap On Wheels (Bonus)2015 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 5:56
1Intro2Hit It Raw2:453Melrose4Overseas5Irrelevant6Dirty Game7Play With Them Keys3:118Cant F ck With You9Juggathon10Own Shit11Young Scooter I Aint Worried Bout It2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:21:14
1Married 2 the Streets3:562Thanks to My Connect3:023Esse4:25477 Birds4:005Last Dollar4:126Ain’t Seen What I Seen3:587Shut Up & Listen3:038Down Bad3:419Order3:5510Cash Money4:1511Letter 2 the Streets3:4412Decisions4:1313Hardest Thing in Life4:2114Ice3:5715Everthing Change2:4716What U Want Me 2 Do3:1817Finessin’ Like a Fool3:2618Black Migo4:1019Championship3:0820Fake Rappers3:2121Free Bands3:1222No Deal3:102015 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 49:10
1Married To The Streets3:102Daily Job3:133Lifestyle3:274Never Flop3:175Recession Back4:136Whole Hunnid [Prod. By Chophouze]3:517No Rules3:038We Ready [Prod. By Chophouze]3:309Large Amounts3:4910Niggaz Aint Real [Prod. By Chophouze]3:3811Last Strike [Prod. By Chophouze]4:1512Broke Bitch3:2513Sacrifices3:2514Bills [Prod. By Chophouze]2:542016 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
1Doin' Numbers2Rarri's & Bentleys3Made It Out Da Hood4For My Hustlas5The Grind Don't Stop6True Story7Real8Ass Shots9Bob Marley10In The Bricks11Lil Mexico City12Ice Game13The Recipe14Live Or Die15Can't Get Enough16MCCB2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:06
1Shut the Streets Down3:242Bird Call3:143Charges3:264Thunderstorm3:215Ride3:536Dream Team3:527Survivor3:298Scooter Real3:399Don’t Trust Her3:0410Sincerely Ralo2:442017 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:02
1Black Migo Story1:272Can’t Play Around3:273Burglar Bars and Cameras3:114Jugg King3:305Hustlin’4:076Diamonds4:337OG Snoop3:028Cook Up3:409Used to Ballin’3:0610Time4:3911Life3:0412Streets on Fire3:2213Traphouse3:2514Outro2:292018 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 53:13
1P.C.E.0:212Millions2:553Dope Boy Swag2:36480's2:445Sackin Dope'1:516Trust2:477Trained To Go3:438Jugg King3:279Snitchin'2:3510Count Up3:1111Love Gettin' Money3:1512Large Amounts3:4113933:1914G53:0815Gangsta Shit2:4516Truck Loads2:5917Cash2:4718On The Radar2:0519Designer Drugs3:042018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 50:27
1Bread Crumbs4:112Do It Big3:543Zone 6 Took da Rap Game3:044Drug Deals3:115Play Wit Millions4:506I Know3:127Trippple Cross3:108Plug Lingo2:459Both Sides4:2810Real Talk4:0311Dirty World3:0212Bail Out3:5613Death Row3:1214Jugg King3:292018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:56
1Intro1:522Never Broke Again2:563No Killa2:594Sushi3:025No Features3:286New Hunnids3:437Ride Waves2:558No Flaws3:039Money to Blow3:3710Fast Living3:2411Road Runner3:0412Seven Days a Week3:2713I Need a Real B*tch4:4914Wearing Wires3:1115Fake Love3:262019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 44:09
1Certified Vet2:542Drug Lord3:123Don't Reach for My Chain4:074Trap Til the Door Fall3:035Trap Motivation2:376Ride & Jugg3:037No More Stressing2:588Money Change Niggas2:489Trap Museum4:2710Petty2:5911Trap Bars3:1412No Handouts3:0313Neighborhood NIP2:4514Profit2:592020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 43:43
1Doin Numbers Reloaded2:342All We Doin2:593Hustler3:144Mudd4:165Struggle4:276Packs4:4472 Life Sentences2:348My Story3:409Really Real3:0710Recession4:1311What3:0112Money Can’t Change Us3:0313Left1:512020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 37:42
1Dope Boyz & Trap Godz3:272Black Migo3:293Trap Slow2:584Stop Taking Molly3:125Stadium2:566Zone 62:227Pound Packing3:578Pressure3:259Beat Cry3:411024 Hours3:0711Want More3:1312Jugging on Zay Street1:55
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ColumbiaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:081Columbia2:58 2Columbia (remix)5:10 | 24 October 2012 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Young Scooter head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 18 | 95.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 9 | 24.5th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Migo Gang(band) | — | present | |
| FreeBand Gang(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young_Scooter_2018_August.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/876eaf5b-e416-44a2-824e-52ec90580fdcdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/876eaf5b-e416-44a2-824e-52ec90580fdccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8058407genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8058407seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Scooterbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Scooter
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Wikidata: Q8058407 · MusicBrainz: 876eaf5b-e416-44a2-824e-52ec90580fdc
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