Atlanta rapper Younger Scooter was pronounced dead on March 28 following an altercation with Fulton County law enforcement officials. He was 39 years previous and it was his birthday.
In response to experiences, Scooter, whose actual title was Kenneth Bailey, fled the scene when police arrived in response to gunshots being fired in a residence. A girl was allegedly seen being dragged into the residence however officers discovered no hint of her upon arrival. Two males tried to go away the residence however solely Bailey continued to evade seize by hopping two fences. In response to police, he sustained a leg damage that he later succumbed to at a close-by hospital.
The South Carolina-born artist was most identified for being one of many first artists signed to Future‘s FreeBandz label and Waka Flocka Flame‘s Brick Squad Monopoly beneath Gucci Mane‘s 1017 Data. He typically collaborated with different Atlanta-based artists just like the Migos and Younger Thug, but additionally gained notoriety for his work alongside Rick Ross, Juicy J and Kodak Black.
Condolences and love for Bailey poured in from varied celebrities in addition to his family members and followers. Early Saturday morning, his son Kenneth Bailey, Jr., posted a sequence of tales about his father and admonished Atlanta police for his or her function in his dying.
“F**ok APD,” he stated. “I don’t want dis ache on no one. He ain’t deserve this s**t. Rattling, my greatest pal gone. Completely happy Birthday too. I do know precisely what to do [for sure though]. You already know I bought my sisters and brothers, [they’re] overly good. Yo son a hustla similar to you, watch.”
He continued with a message for many who’d reached out to share their love,
“I promise I’m gone get again to y’all,” he wrote. “Thank y’all. I’m simply tryna keep off this social media s**t. Received lame a** blogs mendacity and s**t man. I don’t even wanna see nunna dis s**t.”
Quavo, Waka Flaka Flame and Playboi Carti had been amongst these to pay public tribute to Scooter within the wake of his dying. Prayers up for Younger Scooter and his family members!