Southern Plug Magazine: Leaders of the New School ft Remy Ma Volume 2 Issue 1 C | Page 41

An improvisational rapper with a freestyle approach, Young Scooter
(Kenneth Edward Bailey) came to prominence on the mixtape
circuit, frequently collaborating with major-label artists while
resisting signing with one himself. Born in Walterboro, South
Carolina, Scooter was later raised in Atlanta, where he became
childhood friends with another future rapper, in this case, the
rapper named Future. Scooter began releasing his own mixtapes in
2011, then in 2012, his mixtapes began to feature major-label
artists, including Future, Gucci Mane, and Waka Flocka Flame. The
single "Columbia," also issued in 2012, became his biggest track to
that point. His 2013 mixtape Street Lottery was another
breakthrough, landing on numerous year-end lists while downloads
counted into the hundreds of thousands. By the end of 2016,
Scooter had released well over a dozen tapes -- mostly through his
Black Migo Gang label -- and had appeared on well over twice as
many tracks headlined by the likes of Gucci, E-40, and Young Thug.
Jugg King, highlighted by the Future collaboration "Can't Play
Around," followed in 2017.