{{Short description|American rapper}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Multiple issues| {{advert|date=May 2016}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2016}} {{notability|Music|date=May 2016}} {{Unreliable sources|date=June 2025}} }} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Scotty ATL | image = | caption = | alias = Scotty | origin = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S. | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer}} | years_active = 2010–present | label = {{hlist |Cool Club|[[Label No Genre]]}} | website = {{URL|scottyatl.com}} }} '''Walter Scott Williams''', known professionally as '''Scotty ATL''', is an American actor, entrepreneur, rapper, record producer, and songwriter.
== Early life == ATL attributes his interest in hip-hop to both of his parents, noting that his mother would often play [[2Pac]] around the house.<ref name="pweiss2">{{cite web |last=Johnsen |first=Will |date=August 1, 2012 |title=Question in the Form of An Answer: Scotty |url=http://passionweiss.com/2012/08/01/question-in-the-form-of-an-answer-scotty-interviewed-by-will-johnsen/ |publisher=Passion of the Weiss |access-date=February 8, 2013 |archive-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213012605/http://passionweiss.com/2012/08/01/question-in-the-form-of-an-answer-scotty-interviewed-by-will-johnsen/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> As he grew older, he took a serious interest in music, along with a friend, King J, who was a rapper.<ref name="pweiss2"/> ATL created a recording studio in his family's basement and started to record CDs to sell at school.<ref name="xxlbreak2">{{cite web |date=July 6, 2012 |title=The Break Presents: Scotty |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/homepage-highlight/2012/07/the-break-presents-scotty/ |publisher=XXL Magazine}}</ref>
Upon graduating from [[Redan High School]] in Atlanta, Scotty attended [[Savannah State University]] to play basketball.<ref name="pweiss2"/> He rededicated himself to music and, as part of the group Monopoly Fleet that he had formed in high school, released an album titled ''2339 Underground Boyz.''<ref name="pweiss2"/> While still in college, Scotty and Monopoly Fleet signed a record deal following the release of ''2339 Underground Boyz'' and began traveling from Atlanta to Savannah to focus on recording a new album, though the deal ultimately fell through.<ref name="pweiss2"/> With the failed deal behind him, Scotty moved back to Atlanta and "got involved in the whole little street life," focusing less on music.<ref name="pweiss2"/>
== Career == Scotty ATL formed his own label imprint, Cool Club.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Tha Cool Club |url=https://www.thacoolclub.com/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Tha Cool Club}}</ref> He released projects such as ''In the Meantime'', ''The Jiffy Cornbread Experience'', ''F.A.I.T.H. (Forever Atlanta in the Heart),'' ''In the Meantime 2,'' and ''SPAGHETTI Junction''. In 2014, he joined forces with Grammy-nominated artist [[B.o.B]].'s [[Label No Genre|No Genre]] imprint and embarked on a nationwide tour billed as the Cool Club Tour. The following year, he was featured on the remix to Curren$y's "Cloud IX" and followed the appearance up with The Cooligan, a 16-track project hosted by DJ Scream and DJ Mike Mars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotty ATL |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/scotty-atl-mn0003178596 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> The mixtape featured collaborations with Curren$y, CyHi The Prynce, 8Ball, Devin The Dude, and B.O.B., with production credits to KE On The Track, DJ Burn One, and Drumma Boy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-17 |title='The Cooligan' by Scotty ATL |url=https://freemusicempire.com/2015/10/17/mixtape-review-the-cooligan-by-scotty-atl/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=FREEMUSICEMPIRE |language=en}}</ref>
Eventually he caught the attention of No Genre label president B.o.B. and was invited to perform with him on stage at the 20th anniversary of Hot 107.9's birthday bash in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-06-22 |title=B.o.B. #BirthdayBash20 Interview |url=https://hotspotatl.com/3469646/b-o-b-explains-why-he-signed-scotty-atl-what-birthdaybash20-means-to-him-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Hot 107.9 - Hot Spot ATL |language=en-US}}</ref> He also performed on the Next to Blow stage on the same day.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Gavin |date=2016-02-24 |title=Scotty ATL |url=https://audibletreats.com/scotty-atl/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Audible Treats |language=en}}</ref> He then hit the road for the No Genre Tour in 2015 and lent his talents to open for Big K.R.I.T. in 29 cities.<ref name="auto"/> Scotty ATL also appeared on the now-defunct BET program 106 & Park, where he did a backroom freestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=J.Good |date=2014-10-23 |title=Scotty ATL: 106 & Park The Backroom Freestyle (Video) |url=https://str8outdaden.com/2014/10/23/scotty-atl-106-park-backroom-freestyle-video/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Str8OutDaDen |language=en-US}}</ref>
Scotty ATL created the No Handouts Tour with a mix of established and emerging rappers in a number of key cities throughout the southeastern region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Tyler |title=A3C Spotlight: Scotty ATL Pushes the Boundaries of Southern Music |url=https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/a3c-spotlight-scotty-atl-pushes-the-boundaries-of-southern-music |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=blog.a3cfestival.com |language=en-us}}</ref> He is the owner of, [[Grillz by Scotty]], an Atlanta-based jewelry business that has supplied custom gold mouthpieces to rap counterparts such as [[Trinidad James]], [[Rich Homie Quan]], [[K Camp]], [[Killer Mike]], and [[T.I.|Trouble]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grillz By Scotty |url=https://www.grillzbyscotty.com/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Grillz by Scotty |language=en}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== EPs === *''OTR2SJ'' (2014) *''The Couch Potato EP'' (2024)
=== Mixtapes === *''Summer Dreams'' (2011) *''In the Meantime'' (2012) *''The Jiffy Cornbread Experience'' (2012) * ''F.A.I.T.H. (Forever Atlanta In The Heart)'' [2013] *''In The Meantime 2'' (2014) * ''SPAGHETTI Junction'' (2014) *''Traffic Jamz'' (2015) *''The Cooligan'' (2015) *''Live & Direct'' (with [[B.o.B]]) [2016] *''Unplugged: Scotty Live from Smiths Olde Bar'' (2016) *''Home Sick'' (2016) *''Who shot Cupid?'' (with [[Drumma Boy]]) [2017] *''OTW'' (2018) *''It's Time'' (2018) *''Streams'' (2019) *''Trappin Gold'' (2021) *C''andler Road to Melrose'' (2022)
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{Twitter}}
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