Axe aka Axe God (born Samuel Scott Young in Jasper, AL) from Jacksonville, FL co-founded and pioneered the first battle rap leagues along with Philadelphia rapper Fam Nice in the late 1990s.
The most popular leagues being Sacred Society and The Chamber battle leagues.
Axe was nominated dozens of times for awards winning Supreme Lyricist twice and seven Esco Awards. He was inducted into the Battle Rap Hall of Fame in 2008. Axe has recorded 22 independent albums in various genres including heavy metal, jazz, rock, country, gospel, and electro funk under his label Axe Music, Inc. Young has since authorized dozens of romance novels and two childrens books.
Military Career
Young is also a former military survival equipment specialist and founded the veterans organization US Veterans Lighthouse in 2013 to help veterans with PTSD and other war related injuries. Due to his work, over one billion dollars of benefits and pay have been awarded to thousands of veterans and their families.
Ancestry: The Blood of Kings
According to the genealogy website Ancestry.com, Axe is the cousin of Axl Rose (leader singer of rock band Guns and Roses) and dynastical direct descendant of hundreds of kings of Scotland, Ireland, and Israel. His lineage has been traced all the way back to biblical King David (see: David vs Goliath). We wonder if that’s where the '‘Microphone Bully’' inherited his famous unwavering resolve from? Every generation of his maternal ancestors for thousand years has held some sort of royal, noble, or military title including Axe himself who served in a F/A-18 fighter jet squadron during the Iraq War.
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Sacred Society Battle League
- 3 Discography
- 4 Singles
- 5 Collaborative albums
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Overview[]
Axe is a co-founder of Sacred Society Battle League, which includes Jive Records artist and URL battle league coordinator Mickey Factz, 13adluck, Half Past Seven, Times Change and Novel Stevenson. Between 1998 and 2002 Axe also created several of the internets first battle rap websites which greatly increased the popularity of the rap battle scene. Battle leagues such as Ell Oh Crew, New Jerusalem, Sacred Society, Ground Zero, and The Chamber were extremely popular among rookie and veteran battlers in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1999 Axe participated in rap battle hosted by L.A. radio station KKBT (The Wake Up Show DJ's Sway and King Tech) in San Diego California.
While no longer a battle rapper he continues to manage the production of Sacred Society albums and mixtapes. Besides creating the artwork for Sacred Society albums several Sacred artists also feature his artwork on their covers including 13adluck'sSnortfolio Volume 2 and Franky Goya's Suck My Style.
On February 7, 2020, a Pittsburgh man impersonated Axe to get a battle in the highly popular Canadian battle rap league KOTD (King of the Dot). The man copied his look and style enough to temporarily fool KOTD and his rookie opponent Reek Havic. During the battle, The impersonator referred to events in Axe's music career and came off as doing Reek Havic a favor by accepting a battle against a rookie, however, was not able to completely pull off Axe's highly aggressive style as he gave a mediocre performance and clearly lost the battle. The undefeated Axe responded to his antics by saying, "this is the weirdest case of identity theft ever" and "this guy has reached Stan Level 9000" referring to the Eminem song "Stan" about a highly obsessed fan.
Sacred Society Battle League[]
In 1999, battlers Fam Nice and Axe who were members of Ell Oh Crew, branched out to create the forum style version of battle rap that is currently used today with their leagues Sacred Society (formerly known as New Jerusalem). Those sites conducted battle rap in both audio and text. However, it was first and foremost a battle league. Sacred Society had interviews, hip hop news, tournaments with rookie and pro levels known as the Boot Camp and the Gravel Pit and big yearly tournaments were known as Pay-Per-View. There was a cash pot and the winner took all. PPV 8 was the last of these tournaments. Battlers were also ranked and competed for the top position known as the "Supreme Lyricist" on a monthly basis. The "Esco Award" was given on a monthly basis as well for the emcee with the grimiest, darkest content and style. Axe was nominated dozens of times for these awards winning Supreme Lyricist twice and seven Esco Awards.[6]
Discography[]
|
61' Chevy [8] |
June 6, 2006 | Axe, Trappa Cell | Hip Hop/Hardcore Rap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome To The Choppin' Block [9] | 2009 | Axe | Hip Hop/Hardcore Rap |
| Dark Castle [10] | October 31, 2013 | Axe | Horrorcore |
| Monsters [11] | 2011 | Axe | Horrorcore |
| Tormented [12] | November 1, 2013 | Axe | Horrorcore |
| Beast Mode [13] | 2012 | Axe | East Coast Hip Hop |
| Beach Cruiser [14] | 2012 | Axe | West Coast Hip Hop |
| Gaslamp [15] | 2013 | Axe | Jazz |
| Arkadelphia [16] | 2013 | Axe | New Age/Electronic |
| The Devil Made Me Do It [17] | 2014 | Axe | Old School Hip Hop |
| High Voltage [18] | March 30, 2014 | Axe | Old School Hip Hop |
| Scott Young: The Higher Achievement [19] | 2015 | Axe | Rock/Soul/Funk |
Other Albums by Axe (Samuel Scott Young)
Out of this World, January 15, 2014 - Electro Pop
The Lost One, March 26, 2014 - Acid Jazz/Electro Pop
Soup Kitchen (Quadruple Album), September 16, 2014 - Various genres
Red Jacket Funk Destruction, January 16, 2016 - Funk
Bad Mutha Fukka, November 2, 2016- Electro Funk/Rock
Science, November 28, 2016 - Hip Hop/Rap
Master Chief, November 7, 2016 - Classic Rock/Heavy Metal
Civil War 2016, November 11, 2016 - Classic Rock/Heavy Metal
Toxixk Bokxs, December 2016 - Hip Hop/Rap
Iron Stripes, January 30, 2019 - Hip Hop/ Rap
Two. March 20, 2019 - Rock
Last Rites, 2023 - Various Genres/Rap/Rock/Christian
Alabama Dreams, 2024 - Country/Gospel, under his real name Sam Young
Singles[]
| Track | Year Released | Producer(s) | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Weed [21] | 2006 | Lil' C/Axe | Hip Hop/Hardcore Rap |
| As Long As I'm Alive [22] | 2012 | DJ Premier/Axe | Hip Hop/Hardcore Rap |
No Pedigree -2021
She Always Wants More - 2021
Collaborative albums[]
| Sacred Society - Ancient Philosophies Vol. 2 [24] | 2009 | Axe | Hip Hop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Society - Ancient Philosophies Vol. 3 [25] | 2011 | Axe | Hip Hop |
| Sacred Society - Cigar Room [26] | 2012 | Axe | Hip Hop |
| Sacred Society - Global [27] | 2012 | Axe | Hip Hop |
| Sacred Society - Seven Swordz [28] | 2013 | Axe | Hip Hop |
| Sacred Society - Catacombs [29] | 2014 | Axe | Hip Hop |