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Young Scooter premieres his latest music video "Bag It Up" featuring Future and guest appearances by Shekina Jo (VH1) and Meelah Williams (R&B Divas). The track is already boasting over 1.5 million downloads. It's no secret that the South reigns supreme in hip-hop. With Atlanta as its focal point, the South has given birth to some of hip-hop's major players of the last decade. East side Atlanta-based heavy spitter and affiliate of fellow Atlanta rapper Future's Freebandz crew, Young Scooter has risen to be one of that chosen few. With his latest mixtape 80's Baby, featuring heavyweights like Waka Flocka Flame, and 2 Chainz, Young Scooter is poised to take his rightful place as the crowned prince of trap music. Check out the video here:
"Everyday everybody has a 'bag and sell' hustle, for that matter a 'tag and sell' hustle. You can bag and sell anything, grocery store clerks bag and sell groceries, real estate agents bag and sell homes, everybody got a product to sell...it's a way of life. So whatever your hustle is, 'bag it up and sell it.'"
Paying homage to the era of his birth, Young Scooter enlisted the prowess of producer Zaytoven (Nicki Minaj, Usher, Young Jeezy) and production team Chophouze (Jadakiss, 2 Chainz) to create the sonic bed for the lion's share of his new offering.
The mixtape also unveils Young Scooter's new vainglorious concept in trap: count music. Aligning his unique cadence with tailor made trap drums, count music is less of a contrivance and more of a natural progression.
"Count music is money making music. You can count money and hustle to it. If you're in the streets, it's self explanatory," he says. "But you can bag and tag anything. Even clothes."
The song is already a hit at more than 30 radio stations across the country. These days, Young Scooter's hustles involve reinforcing his Black Migo Gang brand.
"My stock rises every time I drop a mixtape," he says of his elevating status as a hip hop heavyweight.
With his Twitter and Instagram followings at well over 200k each and a major label bidding war on his hands, it's safe to say that he's on the right track. He remains unshakably confident in his rising stock as a recording artist, his unique gift as a lyricist, and his lofty future in hip-hop.
Young Scooter's first Atlanta alliance was Future. The two developed a strong camaraderie as Future showed Young Scooter the ropes around the town. As the two progressed into adolescence, Future's penchant for music began to flourish while Young Scooter became engrossed with the trappings of street dreams. Still, Future steadily encouraged his friend to put his hard knock life experiences to music.
"I was rapping about the struggle and my life in the streets," he said. "There's a lot of people still out here in the streets. Everybody ain't got money. Some folks can't pay their rent. You struggle in all different types of ways. You can struggle with the music, going through whatever you're going through."
The release of his mixtape Street Lottery struck a chord with the streets and trap music fans far and wide. While the title track featured Houston hip-hop legend Bun B, it was the single "Columbia" that took off like a rocket. YouTube views for "Columbia" clocked in at well over two million. The song continued to take on a life of its own, prompting an official larger than life remix featuring Gucci Mane, Cash Money co-founder Birdman, and Maybach Music impresario Rick Ross.
It wasn't long before the accolades came rolling in: mainstream music outlets all confirmed Young Scooter's status as hip hop's next major figure and the savior of the South. Street Lottery made XXL's Best Mixtapes list that January and called him "one of the hottest street rappers coming out of Atlanta."
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