Future Mourns The Loss of His Friend Young Scooter
On April 2, Future mourned the loss of his longtime friend and collaborator, Young Scooter, on Instagram. The two Atlanta rappers shared more than just a few collaborations — they shared history, brotherhood, and a bond rooted deep in their backgrounds and music.
“Life will never be the same without you, my brother,” Future wrote in a quiet, emotional moment and posted it on his Instagram Story. The words floated over a video of the two backstage, shoulders bumping, the kind of raw moment that feels mundane until it becomes a memory. “I love you. This sh—t unreal.”
In the hours that followed, he shared more — photos of them kicking it, snapshots that now read like tributes in still life. A few days later, Future returned to social media, this time on X (formerly Twitter), with a cryptic but clearly heartfelt message: “I can hear you loud and clear my brother(street)…we got you, kid.”
Future and Young Scooter
The loss has hit Future hard. And for good reason. Scooter wasn’t just an artist signed to his Freebandz label. He was one of the first. One of the real ones. The pair collaborated on multiple records over the years, including the hazy standout “Jet Lag” from Wrld on Drugs. Also, they had a joint project with the late Juice WRLD — “Doh Doh” off Beast Mode 2 and the gritty “Hard to Handle.”
But the mourning of Scooter, born Kenneth Bailey, has been complicated by confusion and controversy.
The rapper died over the weekend — tragically, on his 39th birthday. Initial chaos online led to a wave of misinformation. Since some of the social media users claimed Atlanta police had shot him. The rumors spread so widely that the Atlanta Police Department held a press conference to shut them down.
With the release of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s report, the picture has become clearer — and no less tragic.
“Mr. Bailey sustained a penetrating injury of his right thigh that created marked blood loss,” the coroner confirmed to Rolling Stone. “This injury was not a gunshot wound. Mr. Bailey injured himself on organic (wooden) fencing material and/or woody debris after vaulting at least one fence.”
The tragic cause of death adds a detail serving as another layer of pain to an already devastating loss — a man bleeding out from a wound on his thigh just hours after turning 39.
Young Scooter may not have had the same level as some of his peers, but he was a staple in Southern rap. He was known for his no-nonsense delivery, street poetry, and unshakable loyalty. And to Future, he was more than a collaborator. He was a friend.
Now, the music he left behind — and the memories shared with those who knew him — carry the weight of his absence.
“Life will never be the same,” Future said. And it won’t be — not for those who knew Scooter, not for those who listened, and not for the scene he helped shape from the inside.
