Featuring Lil Durk, it’s swiftly become his most-streamed song and the official music video, dropped in January 2021, has received over 40 million views. November saw the release of his biggest track to date, “Back in Blood”. Despite the pandemic holding back many rising artists throughout 2020, Shiesty remained productive, continuing to record new tracks and videos as the hype surrounding his music steadily grew. Less than a week later he dropped a single with Lil Baby, and started racking up YouTube views in the millions. His feature on Gucci’s single “Still Remember” served as an introduction to the rapper’s talents for many hip-hop fans across the globe and placed him squarely on the international stage. Shiesty made his label debut on the compilation Gucci Mane Presents: So Icy Summer. Aside from being headed up by one of hip-hop’s most famous faces, 1017 has released music from Young Thug, Asian Doll, Wacka Flocka Flame and Chief Keef, one of Shiesty’s primary influences. The rapper couldn’t believe what he was seeing: one of his all-time heroes reaching out to him and asking that he signs to The New 1017, Gucci’s record label. The track that Tay Keith worked on – “Main Slime” – caught the ear of legendary hip-hop artist Gucci Mane, who slid into Shiesty’s DMs the moment he heard it. The following year saw another three singles boost Shiesty’s profile and collaborate with rapper Moneybagg Yo and producer Tay Keith, known for co-producing Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” and working with Drake, Quavo, Miley Cyrus, Blocboy JB and Eminem. This was followed by a string of successful singles and videos throughout 2019, including “Shiesty Summer”, “Choppa Talk”, and “Day One”. What you’re hearing isexactlywho I am.Born and raised in Memphis, Tennesee, Shiesty kicked off his rap career in 2019 with the debut single “Hell Night”, featuring close friend and collaborator Big30. “I don’t want anybody to get the wrong image or anything,” he leaves off. It also set the stage for more to come.īy embracing his scars, Big Scarrgives hip-hop one of its realest storiesout there. The project would be plugged by the likes of Complex, UPROXX, and more. The video tallied 1.4 million YouTube views and Maintaining this momentum, he joined Pooh and Foogiano for “SoIcyBoyz” on the blockbuster compilation Gucci Mane Presents: So Icy Summer. We used to ride around in the car listening to him. It ain’t no question Wop is a legend,” he goes on. Meanwhile, Big Scarr’s cousin and fellow 1017 artist Pooh Shiesty shared the track with none other than Gucci Mane.Blown away, the icon signed Big Scarr. Inspired by the likes of Kodak Black and Boosie Badazz, he started to rap with encouragement from a day-one friend namedBaby K.A fiery freestyle powered his first-ever single “Make A Play.”Upheld by gruff flows, robust rhymes, and dynamic hooks,the intense music video generatedover 1.3 million YouTube views. Nevertheless, his music generated serious heat. I recovered and bounced back way quicker than I thought though.” My insides got messed up, and they had to remove my appendix, so I could walk again. “Thedoctors had to split me down the middle to save me. “I was moving, so the bullet kept movingtoo,” he recalls. He caught a bullet in the hip, yet it traveled up into his chest. Trouble still followed though with a near deadly shooting in 2020. After flying through the windshield, he walked away with scars on his eyes, nose, and the whole side of his face, inspiring his chosen name. At 16-years-old, he endured an intense car wreck. That’s my dawg right there.”Īlong the way, Big Scarr faced this environmenthead-on. Everything I know I learned from him-the streets,how to be disciplined,andaboutGod. “Hewasin the streets, but he was still always able to take care of me and my brothers and sisters and make sure we had what we needed. “Real talk, my dad showed me how to be a man,” he admits. Dad unlocked invaluable knowledge to navigate a dangerous world. After she passed from lung cancer, he moved in with his father. He lived with his grandmother until the age of thirteen. One of nine kids, he grew up in the Magnolia neighborhood of South Memphis. “What I’m rapping about is what’s going on where I’m from. Now, the Memphis rapper speaks on his life without fear or filteron a series ofupcomingsingles and projects. In under six months since hisdebut, he’sposted up nearly 5 million YouTube views independently and locked down a deal with Gucci Mane’s 1017/Atlantic Records. Big Scarr may carry the marks of life’s trials and tribulationson his face and body, but he emerges from those tragedies triumphantly.
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