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. His 2013 mixtape Street Lottery was a breakthrough, landing on numerous year-end lists while downloads counted into the hundreds of thousands. In 2014 he released the single "DI$Function" featuring Future, Juicy J, and Young Thug. ~ David Jeffries