Swarmz

Brandon Scott (born 11 September 1996), known professionally as Swarmz, is a British rapper, singer and boxer.

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 26)
Eltham, London, England[2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • footballer
  • boxer
Years active2017–present
LabelsVirgin Records
Boxing career
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Madman, One Punch Man[Swarmz 1]
Weight(s)Cruiserweight[4]
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[5]
Reach76 in (193 cm)[5]
StanceOrthodox[4]
Boxing record
Total fights2
Wins1
Wins by KO1
Losses1

Early and personal life

Brandon Scott was born in the borough of Greenwich, London. He is of Barbadian and Jamaican descent.[6] 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.[7]

Football career

Scott is a lifelong Arsenal supporter.[8] 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.[9] 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.[9] In 2018, he quit football to pursue his music career.[10]

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.[10] 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.[11]

Boxing career

KSI vs Swarmz
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.[12] 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 ICB World cruiserweight title.[13]

Scott was scheduled to face British YouTuber Kristen Hanby on 15 October 2022,[14] but withdrew on 28 September as Scott required "more time to prepare."[15]

Taylor vs Swarmz

Scott fought British BMX YouTuber Ryan Taylor on 14 January 2023 at Wembley Arena in London, England.[16] Scott won by 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]

Discography

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[19]
"Its A Lie" 2017 — Non-album single
"Lyca" 2018 55
"Next Up"
(with Mixtape Madness)		 —
"Bally"
(featuring Tion Wayne)[20]		 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 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK[19]
"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
2 fights 1 win 1 loss
By knockout 1 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 1–1 Ryan Taylor TKO 1 (3) 0:49 14 Jan 2023 Wembley Arena, London, England
1 Loss 0–1 KSI KO 2 (3) 0:28 27 Aug 2022 The O2 Arena, London, England For ICB World cruiserweight title

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 [21]
Total 445,000 £4,450,000

Notes
    1. Scott, Brandon. "One Punch Man Twitter". Twitter. Swarmz. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

    References
    1. "10 Questions With Swarmz". Hunger TV. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
    2. "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". YTBoxRec. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
    5. Astbury, Matt (10 August 2022). "What channel is KSI vs. Swarmz? Live stream info, start time, how to watch on DAZN | DAZN News US". DAZN. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
    6. "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.
    7. "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.
    8. Bikolo, Gloria (13 February 2020). "Swarmz Talks Favourite Footballer, Arsenal & More With Conducta". GRM Daily. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
    9. Whitney, Steve (21 September 2017). "Whitehawk Bring In Cray Winger". The National League. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
    10. "Swarmz Interview: Cadet's Impact, Quitting Football for Music, Bally Chart Success and More". Amarudontv via YouTube. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
    11. "SWARMZ | full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
    12. 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.
    13. "KSI vs. Swarmz results: KSI stops Swarmz, then drops Luis Alcaraz Pineda 7 times in 2nd KO of the night". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
    14. Christ, Scott (15 September 2022). "Vitor Belfort vs Hasim Rahman Jr fight postponed, MF x DAZN card on Oct. 15 set otherwise". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
    15. Happy Punch Promotions (28 September 2022). "🚨 Swarmz has pulled out of October 15th fight vs Kristen Hanby due to needing more time to prepare". Twitter.
    16. Misfits Boxing (5 December 2022). "FIGHT CONFIRMATION: @ryantaylorbmx v @Swarmz__💥". Twitter.
    17. Sky Sports (15 January 2023). "KSI calls out Jake Paul for future fight after knock-out win over FaZe Temperrr at Wembley Arena". Sky Sports.
    18. Misfits Boxing (10 February 2023). "Welcoming to the Misfits Family 🤩🥊". Twitter.
    19. "Official Charts: Swarmz". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
    20. Oke, Tobi (12 January 2019). "Swarmz and Tion Wayne's "Bally" Is Already a Contender for Song of the Year". Complex. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
    21. A Davies, Gareth (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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