JayDaYoungan •

Javorius Tykies Scott † (July 15, 1998 - c. July 27, 2022 [aged 24]), better known online as JayDaYoungan, was an American rapper and singer 
==History==
Scott was born on July 15, 1998, in Bogalusa, Louisiana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXCAz_hVjM Scott played on his high school’s basketball team and wanted to go to the NBA, but was eventually kicked off the team due to poor grades. He dropped out in his senior year to pursue a career in rapping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ0WrYQTpYk 
In February 2017, Scott released his mixtape Ruffwayy, which became a regional success and gave him local recognition. His song "Interstate" broke 4 million views on his channel in under a month. He was then considered for a spot on the XXL freshman list in 2018. https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/jaydayoungan-pitch-2018-xxl-freshman/ 
After the project Scott released the mixtape The Real Jumpman 23, which had 13 tracks totaling 32 minutes. https://www.last.fm/music/JayDaYoungan/The+Real+Jumpman+23 
His first nationwide hit came with the song "Elimination" on the mixtape 23, which has over 69.1 million streams on Spotify. He was interviewed by the lyric company Genius to break down the meaning of the song. https://genius.com/a/jaydayoungan-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-elimination 
On January 3, 2020, Jay reached number 36 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Chart. https://www.billboard.com/artist/jaydayoungan/chart-history/aaf/ 
==Death==
On July 27, 2022, Scott and his father, Kenyatta Scott, were sitting on the front lawn of their Bogalusa home when a black truck arrived, and three armed gunmen got out. Scott and his father tried running inside the home, but two additional gunmen came from the side of the house and opened fire. Kenyatta produced his own firearm and shot back in self-defense. Scott was shot at least eight times and died at a local Bogalusa hospital not too far from the scene of the shooting. Kenyatta was shot twice in the arm and was in stable condition. https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/31/rapper-jaydayoungan-ambushed-five-gunmen-dad-details-fatal-shooting/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/rapper-jaydayoungan-fatally-shot-louisiana-rcna40386 
As of 2024, Scott's murder has not been solved.
==Discography==
===Albums===
*Baby23 (2020)
*Forever 23 2x (2023)
===Extended Plays===
*Scarred (2022)
*All Is Well (2022)
===Mixtapes===
*YOUNGANimal (2016)
*RuffWayy (2017)
*The Real Jumpman 23 (2017)
*Wake Up (2017)
*Taking Off (2018)
*23 (2018)
*Forever 23 (2018)
*Endless Pain (2019)
*Can't Speak on It (2019)
*Misunderstood (2019)
*23 Is Back (2021)
==References==
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