Kenneth Edward Bailey, because his name was Young Scooter, he made his debut as a rapper in 2012, when he signed a contract with FreeBandz record label. In 2013, he collaborated with Gucci Mane nad Mixtape entitled “Free Bricks 2”. In the same year he published another mixtape, where Gucci, Future, according to I Lil Boosie appeared. As New York Post informed, the artist died on his 39th birthday.
Young Scooter was hospitalized just before his death
The New York Post portal reports that on the day of his death the rapper was to suffer trauma of the leg. He got injured while escaping from the police. There was information that the 39-year-old was to be shot by the services. Lieutenant of the Police Department in Atlanta quickly denied these rumors. “To make it clear, the injuries that were suffered were not caused by officers at the scene of the incident”– he passed. Scooter after the accident was transported to the hospital and died there. The cause of death is still being examined. On the rapper's profile, it was swarmed with the comments of desperate fans. “It's terrible, I can't believe it”, “Has it really happened?”, “Rest in a brother's room”, “terrible news, my heart broke” – we read.
Young Scooter had an unusual approach to rap
Scooter was born in Walterboro, Southern Carolina, and in the nine age he moved to Kirkwood Community in Atlanta. He decided on his musical career in 2008 after accusing of drug trafficking. It was then that his first cooperation with Future took place. Although Scooter was not a titan of the charts, he played an important role in the American hip-hop. In an interview with Complex in 2013, the rapper told about his unusual flow. “I don't care what I will say for a beating, if it's about any money. When you think endlessly about what you want to convey and try to write it down, after all, it's a *******” – he explained. A year ago, Scooter released his 14th album “Trap's Last Hope”. Guest appeared on it, among others Future, Est Gee and Peewee Longway.