Young Scooter and The Next RICO
Two young Black men died Friday in Lakewood. One adds to our list of lost artists. The other may add to our list of indicted ones.
When the headline reads “Atlanta rapper dies after running from officers,” it entices the reader to reduce the incident to a sign that street life in Atlanta carries lethal dangers; to simplify it and then to dismiss it.
But Kenneth Bailey, the rapper Young Scooter, did not lead a life that sho…
