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| Memphis rapper Big Scarr passed away from an overdose. |
Rough year for Gucci Mane.
The loss of Takeoff and now Big Scarr.
It appears that he may have died of a drug overdose. The rapper was a survivor of a car accident and a gun shooting incident.
Big Scarr, one of the newest signed acts to Gucci Mane's 1017 Records passed away at the age of 22. The rapper was closely associated with the late Young Dolph. He was supposed to go on tour with Key Glock.
The rapper’s death was confirmed in an Instagram post by Gucci Mane, the rapper and record producer who founded 1017 Records, WHBQ-TV reported. The musician’s cause of death has not been revealed.
“This hurts,” Gucci Mane posted on Instagram. “I’m a miss you.”
Big Scarr, whose real name was Alexander Woods, was born on April 7, 2000, in South Memphis. He reportedly got his nickname after being involved in a near-fatal automobile crash when he was 16, AllMusic reported.
He was known for his debut mixtape “Big Grim Reaper,” which was released in 2021, according to HipHopDX. The project featured notable tracks such as “SolcyBoyz 2″ and “Poppin,” according to music website XXL.
Woods also collaborated with record label colleagues Pooh Shiesty and Foogiano on several tracks, the website reported.
The up-and-coming rapper's uncle, Arthur Woods, tells us Big Scarr overdosed Thursday on prescription pills at his girlfriend's house in Memphis.
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| Gucci Mane mourns the loss of Big Scarr. |
Big Scarr's uncle says he did not know when his nephew got the meds ... but he says Big Scarr faced several traumatic experiences in his life, including being shot and suffering a serious car accident injury.
The rapper got his stage name from the car accident when he was 16. It left a big scar on his body when he was thrown through a windshield. In the 2020 shooting, Big Scarr was struck by a bullet that traveled up his spine, and he needed surgery to remove his appendix.
The uncle says Big Scarr also battled depression ... citing the death of the rapper's grandmother as something that he took very hard.
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