Swarmz
Brandon Scott (born 11 September 1996), known professionally as Swarmz, is a British rapper, singer and boxer.
Swarmz | |
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 Scott on Mixtape Madness in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brandon Scott[1] |
| Born | 11 September 1996 (age 26) Eltham, London, England[2] |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Virgin Records |
Early and personal life
Brandon Scott was born in the borough of Greenwich, London. He is of Barbadian and Jamaican descent.[4] During his childhood, Scott was heavily inspired by the music his family was listening to, including a variety of Jamaican artists. By the time he was attending school, he and his friends had started rapping.[2]
On 24 May 2020, Scott was involved in a car crash near London's Trafalgar Square. A Ferrari 488 rented for a music video shoot crashed into a London bus on Northumberland Avenue. After the crash, he posted videos of the smashed car onto his Instagram account. No injuries were sustained and no arrests were made.[5]
Football career
Scott is a lifelong Arsenal supporter.[6] During his teenage years, Scott was a talented footballer and played for the youth academies of Fulham, Charlton Athletic and Southend United. While at Southend, he had a short loan spell at National League South club East Thurrock United.[7] He was then released by Southend in 2016. After being released, Scott signed for Isthmian League side Cray Wanderers. In 2017, Scott signed for National League South club Whitehawk.[7] In 2018, he quit football to pursue his music career.[8]
Music career
2017–2022: Early releases and breakout
Scott started making music as a hobby alongside his youth football career. He originally started making freestyles on SoundCloud, where he went by the name Swarmzy-B, which he later shortened to Swarmz when he started making music professionally. He released his first video, titled "Money" in 2017 which picked up over 200k views on YouTube. He then released another single, titled "Murda" in early 2018.[8] His breakthrough single, "Lyca", was released later that year. After the single went viral, he was signed to Virgin Records.[2] The artist then proceeded to become a well-known name after releasing tracks such as Bally and Motorola which were brought to light after encouragement from friend Red Jackson.
In March 2020, Scott featured alongside Tion Wayne in KSI's single "Houdini", which reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart.[9]
2022–present: Break and boxing diss tracks
In August 2022, Scott was scheduled to face KSI in a boxing match after Alex Wassabi withdrew, thus leading to Scott taking an indefinite break from his music career.[10] On 16 August, Scott released a diss track to promote the bout directly at KSI titled "KSI Diss Track."[11] On 7 January 2023, Scott released "Redemption", a diss track aimed at YouTuber Ryan Taylor ahead of their bout on 14 January.[12] On 10 May, Scott released a diss track aimed at YouTuber Deji Olatunji ahead of their bout on 13 May.[13]
Boxing career
KSI vs Swarmz
On 27 August 2022, Scott started his boxing career in a bout against YouTuber KSI at The O2 Arena, in London, England as the opener for MF & DAZN: X Series 001.[14] Originally, KSI was scheduled to face Alex Wassabi, however, due to a concussion, Wassabi was replaced by Scott whom had previously called out KSI on a TikTok live. KSI defeated Scott via 2nxd round knockout and won the MF cruiserweight title.[10]
Scott was scheduled to face British YouTuber Kristen Hanby on the undercard of MF & DAZN: X Series 002 15 October,[15] but withdrew on 28 September as Scott required "more time to prepare."[16]
Taylor vs Swarmz
On 14 January 2023, Scott fought British BMX YouTuber Ryan Taylor at Wembley Arena in London, England on the undercard of MF & DAZN: X Series 004. Scott won by TKO after Taylor suffered an eye injury and was forced to withdraw.[17] On 10 February, it was announced that Scott had signed a multi-fight deal with Misfits Boxing.[18]
Deji vs Swarmz
On 13 May, Scott fought KSI's younger brother, Deji Olatunji at Wembley Arena in London, England on the undercard of MF & DAZN: X Series 007 as the co-feature bout. Scott lost the fight to Olatunji by unanimous decision.[19] Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda then entered the ring and called out Scott to a bout.[20]
Discography
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| UK [21] | ||||||
| "Its A Lie" | 2017 | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Lyca" | 2018 | 55 | ||||
| "Next Up" (with Mixtape Madness) |
— | |||||
| "Bally" (featuring Tion Wayne)[22] |
2019 | 32 | ||||
| "Motorola" (with Da Beatfreaks and Deno) |
32 | |||||
| "Mojo Jojo" | — | |||||
| "Freaky" (with Dappy and Poundz) |
2020 | 62 | ||||
| "How Do You Want It" (with Krept and Konan and Bandokay) |
61 | |||||
| "Payslips" (with Bugzy Malone and M24) |
2021 | 76 | ||||
| "Reload" (with Deno) |
— | |||||
| "Deliveroo" (with Kwengface) |
2022 | — | ||||
| "KSI Diss Track" | — | |||||
| "TKO" | — | |||||
| "Everybody Hates Kris" | — | |||||
| "Blessing" | — | |||||
| "Redemption" | 2023 | — | ||||
| "One Punch" | — | |||||
| "99 Problems" (with Holly Molly) |
— | |||||
| "Execution" | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[21] | ||||||
| "Bang Like a Drum" (Donel featuring Swarmz) |
2018 | - | Non-album single | |||
| "Pumpy" (Da Beatfreakz featuring Swarmz, Deno, Cadet & AJ) |
- | |||||
| "Drive By" (Tion Wayne featuring Swarmz) |
2019 | 57 | T Wayne's World 3 | |||
| "Houdini" (KSI featuring Tion Wayne and Swarmz) |
2020 | 6 | Dissimulation | |||
| "Naughty Naughty" (Predz Uk featuring Swarmz, S1mba & Noizy) |
- | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Money" | 2018 | None | Riley JH Presents Warm Up EP 1 |
| "Don't Let Go (Love)" | Bastille, Craig David, Kianja | Other People's Heartache (Pt. 4) | |
| "Home Alone" | 2019 | D-Block Europe, Deno | Home Alone |
| "Keisha & Becky (Remix)" | Russ Millions, Tion Wayne, Jay1, Aitch, Sav'o | T Wayne's World 3 | |
| "Telescope" | The Plug, Polo G, Anine | Plug Talk | |
| "Roley" | 2020 | Cadet | The Rated Legend |
| "Get Out Of My Head (Remix)" | 2021 | Shane Codd, S1mba | Non Single Remix |
Boxing record
| 3 fights | 1 win | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Loss | 1–2 | Deji Olatunji | UD | 4 | 13 May 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Ryan Taylor | TKO | 1 (3) 0:49 | 14 Jan 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | KSI | KO | 2 (3) 0:28 | 27 Aug 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For vacant MF cruiserweight title |
Pay-per-view bouts
| No. | Date | Fight | Billing | Network | Buys | Revenue | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 August 2022 | KSI vs Swarmz | 2 Fights 1 Night | DAZN | 445,000 | £4,450,000 | [23] |
| Total | 445,000 | £4,450,000 | |||||
Notes
References
- "10 Questions With Swarmz". Hunger TV. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Swarmz | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Swarmz Links Up with Conducta to Cop Wavey Football Shirts in the Latest Episode of 'The Jersey Store'". Complex. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "SWARMZ talks his new single 'Belly dancing chickens ', The success of 'I pee the pool' and His upcoming EP I seen the d". LDNRBS via YouTube. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Rapper Swarmz 'involved in £250,000 Ferrari crash with London bus'". Sky News. 25 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Bikolo, Gloria (13 February 2020). "Swarmz Talks Favourite Footballer, Arsenal & More With Conducta". GRM Daily. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- Whitney, Steve (21 September 2017). "Whitehawk Bring In Cray Winger". The National League. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Swarmz Interview: Cadet's Impact, Quitting Football for Music, Bally Chart Success and More". Amarudontv via YouTube. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "SWARMZ | full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "KSI vs. Swarmz results: KSI stops Swarmz, then drops Luis Alcaraz Pineda 7 times in 2nd KO of the night". www.sportingnews.com. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- "Swarmz sends for KSI in new diss track". GRM Daily. 16 August 2022.
- "Swarmz gears up for Ryan Taylor fight with new diss track "Redemption"". GRM Daily. 7 January 2023.
- "Swarmz delivers an "Execution" in new diss track aimed at Deji". GRM Daily. 10 May 2023.
- W, Courtney (7 August 2022). "Swarmz Announced As KSI's New Contender After Alex Wassabi Is Forced To Pull Out". GRM Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- Christ, Scott (15 September 2022). "Vitor Belfort vs Hasim Rahman Jr fight postponed, MF x DAZN card on Oct. 15 set otherwise". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- Happy Punch Promotions (28 September 2022). "🚨 Swarmz has pulled out of October 15th fight vs Kristen Hanby due to needing more time to prepare". Twitter.
- Sky Sports (15 January 2023). "KSI calls out Jake Paul for future fight after knock-out win over FaZe Temperrr at Wembley Arena". Sky Sports.
- Misfits Boxing (10 February 2023). "Welcoming to the Misfits Family 🤩🥊". Twitter.
- Hiergesell, Dan (13 May 2023). "Misfits Boxing 7 highlights! Deji shines in return, too powerful for Swarmz | KSI vs. Fournier". MMA Mania.
- Netherton, Alexander (13 May 2023). "Luis Pineda briefly tease undertaker appearance at DAZN X MF event". DAZN.
- "Official Charts: Swarmz". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- Oke, Tobi (12 January 2019). "Swarmz and Tion Wayne's "Bally" Is Already a Contender for Song of the Year". Complex. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- A Davies, Gareth (6 September 2022). "PER SOURCES: @dazngroup @DAZNBoxing @ksi #KSISwarmz event had 445,000 buys on Aug 27 at @TheO2". Twitter. Retrieved 6 September 2022.