Swarmz
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Biography
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. 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.
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.
Football career
Scott is a lifelong Arsenal supporter. 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. 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. In 2018, he quit football to pursue his music career.
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. His breakthrough single, "Lyca", was released later that year. After the single went viral, he was signed to Virgin Records. 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.
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. On 16 August, Scott released a diss track to promote the bout directly at KSI titled "KSI Diss Track." On 7 January 2023, Scott released "Redemption", a diss track aimed at YouTuber Ryan Taylor ahead of their bout on 14 January. On 10 May, Scott released a diss track aimed at YouTuber Deji Olatunji ahead of their bout on 13 May.
Boxing career
Swarmz vs KSI
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. 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.
Scott was scheduled to face British YouTuber Kristen Hanby on the undercard of X Series 002 15 October, but withdrew on 28 September as Scott required "more time to prepare."
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. On 10 February, it was announced that Scott had signed a multi-fight deal with Misfits Boxing.
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. Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda then entered the ring and called out Scott to a bout.
Survivor Tag
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. NichLmao defeated Swarmz, BDave and Johnston via points decision.
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. 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. Scott lost the bout via 1st round KO, just thirty seconds into the round.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | ||||||
| "Its A Lie" | 2017 | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Lyca" | 2018 | 55 |
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| "Next Up" (with Mixtape Madness) | — | |||||
| "Bally" (featuring Tion Wayne) | 2019 | 32 |
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| "Motorola" (with Da Beatfreaks and Deno) | 32 |
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| "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 | ||||||
| "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
| 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
| 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 | |
| Total | 445,000 | £4,450,000 | |||||
