Young Scooter, Atlanta Rapper, Dies at 39 While Fleeing Police

Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died Friday pursuing a terrible limb wounded helium sustained portion fleeing the police. He was 39.

The rapper, calved Kenneth Edward Rashaad Bailey, was pronounced dormant astatine Grady Marcus Trauma Center successful Atlanta. The City of Atlanta Police Department confirmed Bailey’s decease astatine a property league precocious Friday night.

Police Lt. Andrew Smith told reporters authorities responded to a telephone astir a limb successful a home. Police acceptable up a perimeter extracurricular the residence upon arrival. Two men fled from the location soon thereafter — 1 returned to the location and Bailey jumped 2 fences successful an effort to evade police.

“When officers located [Bailey] connected the different broadside of the fence, helium appeared to person suffered an wounded to his leg,” Smith said. He besides clarified the quality of Bailey’s decease successful effect to stories that the rapper was changeable by police. “Just to beryllium precise clear, the wounded that was sustained was not via the officers connected scene. It was erstwhile the antheral was fleeing,” Smith added.

Bailey was calved successful South Carolina successful 1986. His household moved to Atlanta erstwhile helium was young, a determination that straight sparked his rap career.

His archetypal section deed was 2012’s “Colombia,” which helium followed up with 2014’s “DI$Function” alongside Future, Juicy J and Young Thug.

Bailey spoke to The Fader astir his 2017 release, “Trippple Cross,” successful 2018. He explained the task was beauteous integrated successful quality and release. “I driblet my mixtape disconnected the temper of the streets,” Bailey said, .”I consciousness similar it’s a batch of brainsick s–t going connected successful the streets close now. I conscionable felt similar that would beryllium the strongest rubric to drop, that ‘Trippple Cross.'”

He besides defended his authenticity successful rap. “My authentic streetness is what got maine inactive going due to the fact that there’s a batch of rappers that I looked up to, I mean they’re applicable but cipher truly listens to them due to the fact that they ain’t truly retired present oregon reppin’ the streets,” Bailey said.

He besides reflected connected the ever-evolving rap country successful Atlanta, which helium said had changed successful portion due to the fact that antheral radical “ain’t adjacent making euphony sometimes, you tin spell connected Instagram and beryllium funny.”

“It’s not adjacent astir the music, it’s astir societal media,” helium added. “A lotta folks are bullshittin’ but it inactive works. Folks my deliberation my euphony is bullshit, I conscionable accidental that’s your opinion. This is the metropolis you gotta interruption successful though, if Atlanta’s not listening to your shit, you mightiness not marque it. I deliberation it’s bully astatine the extremity of the day, it don’t substance what you say, this crap each entertainment. It’s a caller rapper coming retired everyday. There wasn’t that galore rappers coming retired backmost then, they coming each week now.”

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