{{Short description|American rapper}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Scorey | birth_name = Bakari Ward | alias = Scorey AKA Scorey Ayee | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|26}}{{cn|date=December 2025}} | birth_place = Syracuse, New York, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}} | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 2018–present | label = {{hlist|Columbia|ODA}} | image = frameless|750x750 | caption = Scorey in June 2021 | alt = Scorey }}
'''Bakari Ward''' (born November 26, 1998){{cn|date=December 2025}}, known professionally as '''Scorey''' or '''Scorey Ayee''', is an American rapper and singer from Syracuse, New York. He was the first artist signed to Only Dreamers Achieve Records in 2020, a record label created by Chicago rapper Polo G.<ref name="syracuse">{{cite news|title=Scorey Ayee, a Syracuse rapper who hit it big this year, buys 'a ton' of toys for Salvation Army|url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/12/scorey-ayee-a-syracuse-rapper-who-hit-it-big-this-year-buys-a-ton-of-toys-for-salvation-army.html|work=The Post-Standard|last=Lohmann|first=Patrick|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref> Scorey describes Polo G as a mentor to him<ref name="kazi"/> and he has been described as a protégé of Polo G.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite news|title=Polo G: Hall of Fame Album Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/polo-g-hall-of-fame/|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew|work=Pitchfork|date=June 18, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref> His second studio album "If You Feel Lost" released on March 21st 2025.
== Early life == Ward grew up listening to rappers such as Lil Wayne, G Herbo and 50 Cent. He mimicked their style and freestyled with his friends. He began recording music in 2018 and taking it seriously in 2019.<ref name="kazi">{{cite news|title=Get to know Capalot Record's Own Scorey|url=https://kazimagazine.com/editorial/get-to-know/get-to-know-capalot-records-own-scorey/|last=Maryse|first=Vayda|work=Kazi Magazine|date=May 24, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name="allhiphop"/>
During his childhood he enjoyed playing basketball and played on a basketball team either from a club or school.
Ward's music is often influenced by his deceased friends. This includes a friend named Leah, who is referenced multiple times in his songs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smallz |first1=DJ. |title=Scorey Quit Xanax, Percocet After Fentanyl Overdose From Fake Pressed Pill, Polo G Reaction (part 6) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJhXA_W4Fu4 |website=Youtube |date=June 21, 2021 |publisher=DJ Smallz |access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref> In addition, he references Zachary "Zuly" Holloway, who is featured in many of his early music videos. Ward's song "Victim" is filmed at a gathering for Holloway's passing.
When Ward was 21, he nearly died after taking fake Percocet pills that contained fentanyl. He was rushed to the hospital after he blacked out, and has since quit taking Percocet.<ref>{{Citation |title=Scorey Quit Xanax, Percocet After Fentanyl Overdose From Fake Pressed Pill, Polo G Reaction (part 6) | date=June 21, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJhXA_W4Fu4 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
== Career == Scorey's debut single "Freddy Krueger", released on September 1, 2019, caught the attention of rapper Polo G who saw it posted on a friends Instagram story who was signed to the same label as Scorey. From there Polo G contacted him on Instagram. Days later, Polo G invited him to perform with him at Webster Hall in New York City, as part of his ''Die a Legend'' tour, along with rappers such as Yungeen Ace, Luh Kel, and Toosii. It was at this point that he also quit his summer job at Green Lakes State Park as a janitor, which helped pay for his studio sessions and videomaking.<ref name="allhiphop">{{cite news|title=Syracuse Rapper Scorey Talks Signing To Polo G's Capalot Records & New Single "Dior You"|url=https://allhiphop.com/breeding-ground/syracuse-rapper-scorey-talks-signing-to-polo-gs-capalot-records-new-single-dior-you/|work=AllHipHop|last=Ju|first=Shirley|date=April 2, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref>
During the recording session for Scorey's single "Moods", Polo G asked him to join his startup record label Only Dreamers Achieve, a partnership with Columbia Records. He accepted and became the first artist signed to the label.<ref name="syracuse"/> His single "Dior You" was the first release under the record label, released on March 12, 2021.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} He later featured in Polo G's third studio album ''Hall of Fame'' released in June 2021.<ref name="rapup">{{cite news|date=June 3, 2021|title=Polo G Taps Nicki Minaj, Pop Smoke, & Roddy Ricch For 'Hall Of Fame'|work=Rap-Up|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/06/03/polo-g-hall-of-fame-tracklist/|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref>
== Discography ==
===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |+ List of albums, with selected details |- ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Album details |- !scope="row"| ''Help Is On The Way''
| *Released: December 9, 2022 *Label: Columbia, ODA *Format: Digital Download, Streaming | |- !scope="row"| ''If You Feel Lost'' | *Released: March 21, 2025 *Label: Columbia, ODA *Format: Digital Download, Streaming
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===Extended Plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |+ List of EPs, with selected details |- ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | EP details |- !scope="row"| ''Catch Me If You Can'' | *Released: October 29, 2021 *Label: Columbia, ODA *Format: Digital Download, Streaming |}
===Singles===
=== As lead artist === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles as lead artist |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album(s) |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br /><ref name=":0">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ddg/chart-history/hsi/|title=DDG Chart History: Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US R&B /HH<br /><ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ddg/chart-history/bsi/|title=DDG Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| "Letter to Mom" |rowspan="3"| 2019 | — || — | | rowspan="11" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"| "No Way Out" | — || — | |- !scope="row"| "Freddy Krueger" | — || — | |- !scope="row"| "Traffic" |rowspan="6"| 2020 | — || — | |- !scope="row"| "Pain Sicken" | — || — | |- !scope="row"| "Talk To Me" | — || — | |- !scope="row"| "Storm" | — || — | |- !scope="row"| "Victim" | — || — | |- !scope="row"| "Moods" | — || — | |- !scope="row"| "Die Young" | 2021 | — || — | |- !scope="Row"| "Cappers"<br/>{{small|(featuring Lil Roc4TS)}} | 2022 | — || — |- !scope="Row"| "Wicked Romance" | 2023 | — || — | | rowspan="5"| ''If You Feel Lost'' |- !scope="Row"| "Feeling Fine" | rowspan="3"| 2024 | — || — | |- !scope="Row"| "Wildlife"<br/>{{small|(featuring Sleepy Hallow)}} | — || — | |- !scope="Row"| "That's Hurt" | — || — | |- !scope="Row"| "Dead Roses" | 2025 | — || — | |}
=== As featured artist === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:24em;"|Title ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |- !scope="row"| "FINDERS KEEPERS"<br/>{{small|(Dro Kenji featuring Scorey and Internet Money)}} | 2021 | ''WITH OR WITHOUT YOU'' |- !scope="row"| "Two Face"<br/>{{small|(CHIBI LOL featuring Scorey)}} | rowspan="3"| 2022 | ''IF I STILL HAD A HEART'' |- !Scope="row"| "Legend"<br/>{{small|(Lil Spooki featuring Scorey and Stunna Gambino)}} | {{N/a|Non-album single}} |- !scope="Row"| "Grave Digger"<br/>{{small|(Shoebox Baby featuring Scorey)}} | ''The Kid That Came Outta Nowhere'' |- !scope="Row"| "Al Capone"<br/>{{small|(Segzo featuring Scorey)}} | 2023 | rowspan="7" {{N/a|Non-album single}} |- !scope="row"| "ROCK N ROLL"<br/>{{small|(AJ Curtis featuring Scorey)}} | rowspan="3"| 2024 |- !scope="row"| "Bankroll"<br/>{{small|(CALOUR featuring Scorey)}} |- !scope="row"| "Always"<br/>{{small|(KAGE featuring Scorey)}} |- !scope="row"| "Stayed For"<br/>{{small|(CALOUR featuring Scorey)}} | rowspan="3"| 2025 |- !scope="row"| "My Time"<br/>{{small|(Segzo featuring Scorey)}} |- !scope="row"| "NIGHTS LIKE THIS"<br/>{{small|(FLYKICKS featuring Scorey)}} |}
===Guest Appreances=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Other artist(s) ! scope="col"| Album |- !scope="row"| "Heartfelt" |rowspan="5"| 2021 | TOB Duke |''Skye'' |- !scope="row"| "Shoulders" | Lil Romo | ''So many losses'' |- !scope="row"| "Broken Guitars" | Polo G | ''Hall Of Fame'' |- !scope="row"| "Fell in Love" |SKG Tunez | ''Mr. Rixh@22'' |- !scope="row"| "Chanel Bag (Remix)" |KillBunk |''PILOT'' |- !scope="row"| "Fast Life" | rowspan="2"| 2022 | G Fredo | ''34 Baby'' |- !scope="row"| "Faceshot" | YungLiv | ''Before The Fame'' |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Living people Category:Rappers from New York (state) Category:21st-century African-American male rappers Category:21st-century American male rappers Category:21st-century American rappers Category:21st-century African-American rappers Category:1998 births