A truly awful story is being reported out of Atlanta tonight as it was revealed that Young Scooter is now dead at the age of 39. Today was his birthday. Details are still very scarce as it pertains to this story, however, fans are already on social media paying homage to Scooter. If you remember, he was an artist who signed to Future's Freebandz imprint back in 2012, and he was also on Gucci Mane's 1017 Records. Additionally, the news was confirmed moments ago by DJ Akademiks.
The news of Young Scooter's passing lit up social media as fans were in complete and utter disbelief regarding the incident. He was an artist who was at the forefront of early and mid-2010s trap music, and had some iconic features on big records from Future, Gucci Mane, and a whole host of others. Quite frankly, it is unfathomable to think this could have happened. Playboi Carti has already taken to social media with a message regarding Scooter, saying "I GREW UP ON DIS SHIT SMH RIP. ATLANTA LEGEND."
Ralo is another artist who knew Young Scooter, and he posted a broken heart emoji on his Instagram story. The reactions from Scooter's peers just goes to show that he was incredibly respected in the music world. Overall, he was someone who supported his friends and was well-respected all throughout Atlanta.
This is a horrible loss and our thoughts go out to Young Scooter's family and friends during this very difficult time. We cannot imagine what they must be going through right now. This remains a developing story and we will make sure to update you with news and information.
Reneé Rapp is seen as a “huge inspiration” by SZA.
The 25-year-old artist performed SZA’s Good Days in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, accompanied by two acoustic guitarists and a harp player. SZA, 35, was deeply moved by the rendition.
She posted a short video of the moment on Instagram Stories and wrote: “Renee is a HUGE inspiration, energy, voice spirit.”
During her chat with the BBC, Renee shared her thoughts about the track. She said: “I mean, I love SZA. I mean, she was one of my favorite artists in high school. And she's remained one of my favorite artists to this day. I think she's amazing. She's also, I mean, she's an incredible songwriter, but I think because she has so much swag. People don't realize how good of a singer she is. She's a fantastic vocalist and is really, really, really articulate. And I don't cover a lot of songs anymore. So I wanted to cover something that was, like, slightly challenging and also really vocally impressive, and frankly, hard for me to do.”
Renee is currently in the middle of promoting her second album, Bite Me, and opened up about how much more enjoyable it was to create compared to her first project.
She explained: “I mean, I feel like everything was incredibly different. I stopped listening to people that don't make music, because if you don't make music, then why the hell am I listening to you. And I also think the biggest difference, I think I just got a lot better. I think I have just become a better songwriter. I think I understand how to make pop music now in a way that I didn't really before. And I was very sure about what this album was and thematically, what it needed.
“So I felt like I was quite like, headstrong in like, what was gonna work and what wasn't. Because, nobody knows something better than yourself. I think a lot of things were different. I also just, like, had a lot of fun making it, like, I made it with like, three people, mostly, like, it was always like, four of us in the studio all the time, and we got so close, and some of us were already so close. So it was also just like a mess. It was such a mess, like we were just tweaking every day. It was so fun. And I don't think I enjoyed making the first one as much.”
