Earl Swavey

Earl Hatton was born on December 8, 1995, in Compton, California. His father died when he was a two years old, so he was raised by a single mother. While still young, Swavey was inspired by his brother rapping; his cousin was also rapper Jay Rock.^[1][2][3]

Swavey ventured into the rap scene by first releasing the mixtape Business Before Pleasure (BBP) in 2013. One of its songs, "Beef", led to A$AP Yams getting in touch with him and mentoring him. In 2021, he dropped three albums, Unphuckwithable, Gangland 4, and The Dirtiest.^[1][2][3][4]

Swavey was influenced by the artists T.I., Rick Ross, and 50 Cent.^[1][2][3]

Swavey died on January 9, 2022. An autopsy report later stated that he was driving a car with multiple passengers outside a party in Downtown Los Angeles when he was shot in the back but an unknown assailant and crashed into a parked motorhome. The head trauma Swavey sustained from the collision was a contributing factor in his death along with the gunshot wound. A detective for the Los Angeles Police Department stated that it was most likely that a passenger in Swavey's vehicle shot first before others fired back, in gang-related activities.^[5][6]