Swarmz
Swarmz | |
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 Scott on Mixtape Madness in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brandon Scott[1] |
| Born | 11 September 1996 (age 25) Eltham, London, England[2] |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Virgin Records |
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Brandon Scott (born 11 September 1996), known professionally as Swarmz, is a British rapper, singer and former semi-professional footballer from Eltham, London.
Early and personal life[]
Scott was born in the borough of Greenwich, London. He is of Jamaican and Bajan 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 even further.[8]
Music career[]
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 2020, Scott featured alongside Tion Wayne in KSI's single "Houdini", which reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart.[9]
Discography[]
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | ||||||
| "Its A Lie" | 2017 | - | Non-album single | |||
| "Lyca" | 2018 | 55 | ||||
| "Next Up" (with Mixtape Madness) |
- | |||||
| "Bally" (featuring Tion Wayne) |
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 | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
As featured artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[10] | ||||||
| "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 | Non Single Album | |
| "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 Album |
References[]
- ^ "10 Questions With Swarmz". Hunger TV. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Swarmz | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Swarmz Links Up with Conducta to Cop Wavey Football Shirts in the Latest Episode of 'The Jersey Store'". Complex. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "SWARMZ talks his new single 'Bally', The success of 'Lyca' and His upcoming EP". LDNRBS via YouTube. 30 January 2019.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve (21 September 2017). "Whitehawk Bring In Cray Winger". The National League.
- ^ a b "Swarmz Interview: Cadet's Impact, Quitting Football for Music, Bally Chart Success and More". Amarudontv via YouTube. 20 March 2019.
- ^ "SWARMZ | full Official Chart History". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Official Charts: Swarmz". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Black British male singers
- Black British male rappers
- Singers from London
- People from Greenwich
- English people of Jamaican descent
- English people of Barbadian descent
- People from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Southend United F.C. players
- Cray Wanderers F.C. players
- East Thurrock United F.C. players
- Whitehawk F.C. players
- English footballers