Youngboy Never Broke Again
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Birth proper noun | Kentrell DeSean Gaulden |
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Born | (1999-10-20) Oct 20, 1999 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.South. |
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Years active | 2015–present |
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Children | 9 |
Website | youngboynba |
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (built-in October twenty, 1999), known professionally every bit YoungBoy Never Bankrupt Over again [i] [2] (also known as NBA YoungBoy or simply YoungBoy), is an American rapper. Betwixt 2015 and 2017, he released half dozen contained mixtapes and steadily garnered a cult following through his piece of work. In belatedly 2017, Gaulden was signed to Atlantic Records. In January 2018, he released the single "Outside Today", which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3] The vocal became the pb single for his debut studio album Until Decease Phone call My Name (2018) which peaked at number vii on the US Billboard 200.
In October 2019, Gaulden released the single "Bandit" (with Juice Wrld), which became his first top-ten single.[iv] A calendar week later on, he released AI YoungBoy 2 (2019), which debuted at number i on the Billboard 200.[5] In April 2020, he released 38 Baby 2, condign his 2nd nautical chart-topping project on the Billboard 200. Later that twelvemonth, Gaulden released his second studio album Top (2020), which followed suit as his third chart-topping projection in less than a year.[half-dozen] In September 2021, Sincerely, Kentrell (2021) was released from prison, topping the charts once more, making him the tertiary creative person besides 2Pac and Lil Wayne to have a chart-topping album while incarcerated.[seven] [viii]
Despite his success, Gaulden's career has been marked by a long history of legal issues that began in 2016, and has released multiple projects during his incarcerations.[nine] On Oct 26, 2021, he was released from jail on a $1.five 1000000 bail after serving 7 months and was sentenced to pre-trial business firm abort in Utah.[10]
Early life
Kentrell Gaulden was born on Oct 20, 1999, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He broke his neck while wrestling as a toddler, the injury requiring a head brace until the spine healed. The caryatid left permanent scars on his brow.[xi] Gaulden was raised mainly past his maternal grandmother due to his father being sentenced to 55 years in prison house.[eleven] He dropped out of high school in ninth class and was arrested for robbery and sent to a detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana. While at that place, he began writing lyrics for his debut project.[1]
After he was released from the detention center, Gaulden's grandmother died of heart failure and Gaulden moved in with his friend and boyfriend Baton Rouge rapper, NBA 3Three (also known equally OG 3Three). The 2 then used acts of criminality to begin to pay for studio fourth dimension.[11]
Career
2015–2017: Career beginnings and AI YoungBoy
Gaulden first began producing music with a microphone he bought from Walmart when he was fourteen years sometime.[11] He released his first mixtape, Life Before Fame in 2015. A string of other mixtapes followed including Mind of a Menace, Mind of a Menace ii, and Before I Go. Gaulden attracted attending with his October 2016 mixtape, 38 Baby [1] [12] which featured fellow Baton Rouge natives, Boosie Badazz, Kevin Gates, and fellow rappers Stroke Tha Don and NBA 3Three.[thirteen] A week later, Gaulden released another mixtape titled Mind of a Menace three on Nov 4, 2016. Gaulden quick rise to popularity could besides be attributed to his "song-for-song rap beef" with young man Baton Rouge rapper Scotty Cain in December 2015, in which songs from both rappers included death threats. Although no real violence e'er occurred betwixt the two Billy Rouge rappers, their feuding attracted a lot of attention.[12] [thirteen]
In November 2016, Gaulden was arrested in Austin, Texas on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder in connection with an alleged bulldoze-past shooting.[12] [14] While in jail in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana,[12] Gaulden re-released his two mixtapes, Before I Go and Mind of a Menace 3. Gaulden was released from prison in May 2017 after taking a plea deal and posting bail.[15] A calendar week after leaving prison, Gaulden released the single, "Untouchable".[sixteen]
In July 2017, Gaulden released a video for his song, "41", that included cameos from notable artists including, Meek Manufacturing plant, Young Thug, 21 Barbarous, Boosie Badazz, and Yo Gotti.[17] On August iii, 2017, he released his mixtape, AI YoungBoy which charted at 24 on the Billboard 200.[18] The single, "Untouchable", peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 nautical chart.[nineteen] The 2nd unmarried from the project, "No Smoke", peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100.[20]
2018–2019: Until Death Call My Name and AI YoungBoy ii
Gaulden released the unmarried "Outside Today" on January 6, 2018.[21] The song became Gaulden's highest charting song, peaking at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[20] He appear his debut studio anthology, Until Death Call My Name on January 11, shortly after signing a joint venture deal with Atlantic Records.[22] The album was released on April 27, 2018.[23] Despite being arrested in Feb 2018, Gaulden promised a new mixtape.[24] Gaulden was released from prison on March 15, and his next mixtape Master The Day Of Judgement was released on May 19, 2018.[25] Throughout the summertime of 2018, Gaulden released a series of four EPs, each containing 4 tracks. The first of which, 4Respect, was released on August 24, followed by 4Freedom, 4Loyalty and 4WhatImportant on August thirty, September 6 and 14, respectively. In conjunction with the final part being released, all 4 EPs were combined into a 16-track compilation titled 4Respect 4Freedom 4Loyalty 4WhatImportant.[26] On September 7, Gaulden released his mixtape Decided, featuring a sole invitee appearance from Trippie Redd.[27] On December 20, Gaulden released another mixtape, Realer, featuring guest appearances from Lil Baby and Plies.[28]
By January 2019, Gaulden was on YouTube's Top Music Artists listing in the Usa for the previous 101 weeks, which made him the almost-watched musician beyond all genres.[29] This was mainly due in function to his consistency of releasing music regularly and exclusively on YouTube. He was also the 9th all-time selling artist on the 2019 Billboard Mid-Year Charts and was seventh in the top x artists ranked by on-demand audio streams without dropping a project in the outset six months of 2019.[29]
Gaulden was sentenced to 14 months on house arrest following a probation violation before in 2019. Due to the house arrest, he was unable to tape music from anywhere besides his firm.[30] On September 25, 2019, Gaulden released the "aptly titled" single "House Arrest Tingz".[31]
On October iv, 2019, Gaulden released the vocal "Bandit", with rapper Juice Wrld, released as the final new song by Juice Wrld as a atomic number 82 artist before his death. The song reached number ten on the USBillboard Hot 100, condign NBA Youngboy'south highest charting single.
On October 10, 2019, Gaulden released his mixtape AI YoungBoy 2, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.[v] The mixtape is a sequel to his 2017 breakout AI Youngboy and features 18 songs, including the previously released vocal "Slime Mentality".[30] Gaulden was able to get his first number one album on the Billboard 200 because the album had accumulated 144.7 million on-need audio streams during its showtime calendar week, becoming ane of the acme x biggest streaming debuts of 2019.[5]
2020-present: 38 Babe 2, Tiptop and Sincerely, Kentrell
In February 2020, Gaulden released his mixtape, Yet Flexin, Even so Steppin. It debuted at number ii on the United states Billboard 200, becoming his second-highest charting album afterwards his 2019 number-i album AI YoungBoy two.[32] On April 24, 2020, Gaulden released his mixtape 38 Baby ii, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200.[33] On August xx, 2020, Gaulden announced the release of his 2nd studio album titled Summit, which was released on September eleven. It includes the Hot 100 charting singles "All In", "Kacey Talk", and "My Window" featuring Lil Wayne.[34] [35] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became his third number-one album in under ane year.
On November 11, 2020, Gaulden released his fourth solo project of 2020, the mixtape Until I Return. It was released exclusively on YouTube, and was made available three days later to streaming services with four additional songs. The mixtape has no guest features.[36] On November 20, 2020, Gaulden released a collaborative projection with Rich the Kid, titled Nobody Rubber.[37]
On September 24, 2021, Gaulden released his third studio album, Sincerely, Kentrell from prison. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 making him the third artist as well 2Pac and Lil Wayne to take a number 1 album while incarcerated.[7] [8]
Following his release from jail in tardily October 2021, he released a number of singles starting time in November, including "Middle and Soul", "Alligator Walk", and "Banish". The singles led up to his collaborative mixtape with Birdman, From the Bayou, which released on Dec 10, 2021 after being announced in March 2018.[38]
Gaulden released another mixtape, titled Colors, on January 21, 2022.[39] This mixtape garnered attention due to the singles released previously, in which he dissed rappers King Von and NLE Choppa on the tracks "Bring the Hook" and "Know Like I Know", respectively.[twoscore]
Musical style
NBA YoungBoy has been noted for his melodic vocals and "signature aggressive punch and high energy".[41] He is known for his consistency in releasing music, with his work ethic described as being of a "rapid fire stride".[42] YoungBoy has released a total of twenty-half-dozen studio albums, EP'due south, and mixtapes since 2015.
Legal issues
On Nov 28, 2016, U.S. Marshals arrested Gaulden before a concert in Austin, Texas, accusing him of jumping out of a vehicle and opening burn on a group of people on a South Baton Rouge street. Gaulden was charged with two counts of attempted murder.[43] [44] Gaulden was in jail until August 2017 for attempted offset degree murder.[45] Speaking on his incarceration, he said "I don't think they really target, only if you lot got a name, they know who you is, you lot do something, they gonna come get you, and whoever yous're with and any they practise, you're accountable for it just because y'all got the biggest name. That's how that shit go."[46] Facing two counts of attempted first-caste murder, he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated attack with a firearm. On Baronial 23, 2017, he was sentenced to a suspended 10-twelvemonth prison term and three years of active probation.[44]
Gaulden was arrested before a concert at The Moon nightclub in Tallahassee on February 25, 2018. Gaulden had a warrant in the State of Georgia for allegedly committing set on, weapons violations and kidnapping.[47] Hotel surveillance footage leaked presently following his abort showing Gaulden assaulting someone.[48] On March fifteen, 2018, he was released from prison on $75,000 bail.[49]
While Gaulden was on probation, on May 12, 2019, he was involved in a shooting in Miami in which he returned fire afterwards a shooter in a black Cadillac Escalade opened burn down, injuring Gaulden'due south girlfriend and killing a eyewitness.[l] Though Gaulden'due south charges for the shooting itself were dismissed, he was found to be in the company of Ben Fields and Trulondrick "Boomer" Norman, which violated a special status of his probation; for this violation, the judge ordered him to spend ninety days in jail, banned him from performing for the next 14 months, and sentenced him to house arrest with electronic monitoring for the remainder of his probation.[51] On December xiii, 2019, the judge officially terminated Gaulden's probation for two counts of attempted murder.[52] He was sentenced to a year of probation on December xviii, 2019 for the example that he had against his ex-girlfriend Jania.[53] He is currently living in Los Angeles.
On September 28, 2020, Gaulden was among 16 people arrested in Billy Rouge, Louisiana on various charges, including distribution and manufacturing of drugs and possession of stolen firearms. His lawyer denied whatever guilt, stating "There was no indication that he had any guns or drugs on him at the time of the abort".[54] Equally news of his arrest surfaced, Gaulden deleted all of his social media, including his Instagram and Twitter accounts.[55]
On March 22, 2021, Gaulden was arrested by federal agents executing a federal warrant. Officers attempted to stop a vehicle with Gaulden in it to serve the warrant when Gaulden took off on foot. Later a search that involved using a K9, Gaulden was plant and booked on federal criminal charges.[56] On Oct 26, 2021, he was released from jail on a $1.5 million bail.[57]
Personal life
At 22 years old, Gaulden is the father of vii children with half dozen different women.[58] [59] [sixty] Two of his sons, Kayden and Kacey, appeared in the video for his single, "Kacey Talk".[34]
In a 2017 contour for The Fader, Gaulden named Kamron every bit one of his sons. Kamron was born in July 2016 to Starr Thigpen just weeks later on Kayden.[61] However, a Dna test afterwards confirmed that he was non the biological father.[62]
In April 2021, it was reported that he is expecting his eighth kid with a seventh woman, Jazlyn Mychelle.[63]
Discography
Studio albums
- Until Death Call My Proper noun (2018)
- Top (2020)
- Sincerely, Kentrell (2021)
Awards and nominations
See also
• List of highest-certified music artists in the United States
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External links
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again on SoundCloud
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again on YouTube
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