Kenneth Campbell (born June 17, 1983) known by his stage name Young Scrilla, Scrilla, or Scrillz, is an American rapper from

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. Scrilla has been active since 2006, and is a member of the Atlanta-based entertainment group, No Line Gang. He is also a former member of

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's label CTE World. He posted via

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that he is no longer part of CTE World on December 31, 2012.

Early life

Scrilla was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up on Campbellton Road in Atlanta's zone 4. Scrilla started rapping at the young age of 11, and in 2007 Scrillz won the BMI Urban Showcase.

Career

''Ben Hill Beast'' In 2008, Scrilla made his debut mixtape ''Ben Hill Beast'' with direction from Franklin Family Entertainment, Don Music Group, and Nitti. ''Ben Hill Beast'' was a free release on the internet. ''Smoke & Mirrors'' On April 20, 2011, Scrilla released ''Smoke & Mirrors'' (host Black Bill Gates) on the internet for free, which featured the remix to "I Ball, I Stunt" featuring CTE World President

. Shortly after ''Smoke & Mirrors'' was released Scrilla signed to CTE World. ''The Demonstration'' On June 19, 2012, Scrilla had his first and only full-length release with CTE World ''The Demonstration''(host Bigga Rankin) which had production and feature collaborations with

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, SuperCed,

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, and more. On December 31, 2012, Scrilla announced via Twitter that he was leaving Jeezy's CTE World label, but he also expressed that there were "no hard feelings".

Influences

Scrilla states his influences to be artists such as

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, Jay-Z, Anthony Hamilton, and many others.

Discography

Mixtapes *''Ben Hill Beast'' (2008) *''Smoke & Mirrors'' (2011) *''The Demonstration'' (2012)

References

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