Swarmz
Scott on Mixtape Madness in 2018
Scott on Mixtape Madness in 2018
Background information
Birth nameBrandon Scott[1]
Born11 September 1996 (1996-09-11) (age 27)
Eltham, London, England[2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • footballer
  • boxer
Years active2017–present
LabelsVirgin Records
Boxing career
Other namesThe Madman
Statistics
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights4
Wins1
Wins by KO1
Losses3

Brandon Scott (born 11 September 1996), known professionally as Swarmz, is an English rapper and professional boxer.

He released his breakout single "Lyca" in 2018 which lead him to sign with Virgin Records. He was featured on "Houdini" with KSI and Tion Wayne which reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. He then began releasing diss tracks to coincide with his boxing career starting with "KSI Diss Track."

He made his boxing debut as a last minute replacement for KSI at MF & DAZN: X Series 001 and lost via 2nd round knockout. He returned and fought Ryan Taylor at X Series 004 and won via 1st round technical knockout. He then fought Deji Olatunji at X Series 007 and lost via unanimous decision. He then fought BDave, NichLmao and Ryan Johnston in a survival tag match at X Series 008. He was scheduled to rematch Taylor at X Series 10 – The Prime Card, but on October 11 2023, Taylor was reportedly arrested, forcing him to pull of the fight, and leaving Ed Matthews to step in as a last-minute replacement. He lost via knockout in the first round.

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

Swarmz vs KSI

Main article: KSI vs Swarmz & Luis Alcaraz Pineda

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 2nd round KO and won the MFB cruiserweight title.[10]

Scott was scheduled to face British YouTuber Kristen Hanby on the undercard of X Series 002 15 October,[15] but withdrew on 28 September as Scott required "more time to prepare."[16]

Swarmz vs Taylor

On 14 January 2023, Scott fought British BMX YouTuber Ryan Taylor at Wembley Arena in London, England on the undercard of X Series 004. Scott won via 1st round 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]

Swarmz vs Deji

On 13 May, Scott fought KSI's younger brother, Deji Olatunji at Wembley Arena in London, England on the undercard of X Series 007 as the co-feature bout. Olatunji defeated Scott via unanimous decision.[19] Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda then entered the ring and called out Scott to a bout.[20]

Survivor Tag

Main article: NichLmao vs. Swarmz vs. BDave vs. Ryan Johnston

On 14 June, it was announced that Scott will complete in a survivor tag team bout against Singaporean YouTuber NichLmao, American YouTuber BDave and Canadian YouTuber Ryan Johnston as the headliner for X Series 008 on 22 July at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, US.[21] NichLmao defeated Swarmz, BDave and Johnston via points decision.[22]

Swarmz vs Matthews

On 23 September at X Series 009, it was announced that Scott would rematch Ryan Taylor on the X Series 10 – The Prime Card preliminary card.[23] However, on 11 October, Ryan Taylor was forced to pull out of the fight. On 12 October, it was announced that British TikToker Ed Matthews would step in as the replacement.[24] Scott lost the bout via 1st round KO, just thirty seconds into the round.[25]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[26]
"Its A Lie" 2017 — Non-album single
"Lyca" 2018 55
"Next Up"
(with Mixtape Madness) 		—
"Bally"
(featuring Tion Wayne)[28] 		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 Certifications Album
UK
[26]
"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

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
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

Professional

4 fights 1 win 3 losses
By knockout 1 2
By decision 0 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
4 Loss 1–3 Ed Matthews KO 1 (3) 0:30 14 Oct 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England MF-Professional bout
3 Loss 1–2 Deji Olatunji UD 4 13 May 2023 Wembley Arena, London, England MF-Professional bout
2 Win 1–1 Ryan Taylor TKO 1 (3) 0:49 14 Jan 2023 Wembley Arena, London, England MF-Professional bout
1 Loss 0–1 KSI KO 2 (3) 0:28 27 Aug 2022 The O2 Arena, London, England MF-Professional bout

Survivor Tag

1 fight 0 wins 1 loss
By decision 0 1
No. Result Record Opponents Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Loss 0–1 Ryan Johnston PTS 4 22 July 2023 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, US NichLmao won on points; No fighter was eliminated.
BDave
NichLmao

Pay-per-view bouts

United Kingdom
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 [29]
Total 445,000 £4,450,000

Notes

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Swarmz | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
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  9. ^ "SWARMZ | full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b "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.
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  12. ^ "Swarmz gears up for Ryan Taylor fight with new diss track "Redemption"". GRM Daily. 7 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Swarmz delivers an "Execution" in new diss track aimed at Deji". GRM Daily. 10 May 2023.
  14. ^ 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.
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  17. ^ "KSI calls out Jake Paul for future fight after knock-out win over FaZe Temperrr at Wembley Arena". Sky Sports. 15 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Welcoming to the Misfits Family 🤩🥊". Twitter. 10 February 2023.
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  21. ^ "MF & DAZN: X Series 008 heads to Nashville on July 22". DAZN. 14 June 2023.
  22. ^ Bissell, Tim (22 July 2023). "Misfits Boxing X Series 008 results and highlights: NichLMAO wins bizarre 'survivor tag' fight". Bloody Elbow.
  23. ^ "'Must watch' - Misfits Boxing Prime Card now features 11 fights fans are looking forward to". talkSPORT. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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  29. ^ Davies, Gareth A (6 September 2022). "Per Sources: @dazngroup @DAZNBoxing @ksi #KSISwarmz event had 445,000 buys on Aug 27 at @TheO2". Twitter. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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