Rapper JayDaYoungan shot and killed in Bogalusa

Local rapper JayDaYoungan was shot and killed in Bogalusa Wednesday, according to the city’s police.

JayDaYoungan Shot in his Hometown

Who is JayDaYoungan

Javorius Tykies Scott, known professionally as JayDaYoungan, was an American rapper and singer.

He was best known for his singles “23 Island”, “Elimination” and “Opps”, which have received 49, 27 and 26 million respective streams on SoundCloud as of November 2020. Scott had released the mixtapes Forever 23 (2018), Endless Pain (2019), and his debut album Misunderstood (2019), which peaked at number 43 on the Billboard 200. He was first exposed to the mainstream with his mixtapes Ruffwayy and The Real Jumpman 23, which included the tracks “Sliding Freestyle” and “Muddy Situation”. Scott was shot and killed on July 27, 2022. He was 24.