NBA YoungBoy

NBA YoungBoy was born as Kentrell DeSean Gaulden on October 20, 1999 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As a toddler, Gaulden broke his neck due to which he wore a temporary head brace for short period of time. The brace left three permanent scars on his forehead. After Gaulden’s birth, his father was sentenced to 55 years in prison. Subsequently, he was raised by his maternal grandmother. Gaulden continued with his studies until 9th grade, after which he dropped out to focus on his music career.

What led to his name change is unknown but when he set his foot on the music scene, Gaulden was known by his aliases NBA YoungBoy or YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was while working for his music career that YoungBoy was arrested for robbery and sent to a detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana. At Tallulah that he began his tryst for writing lyrics. Upon his release, YoungBoy moved in to live with his friend 3Three, as his grandmother had passed away. The two got involved in criminal activities to pay for studio time. YoungBoy then actively involved himself to make a career out of music. Talking of YoungBoy’s relationship status, it is alleged that NBA YoungBoy has four sons out of his relationship with three women. His children include Kamron, Kayden, Kamiri and Taylin.

A phenomenal American rapper, NBA YoungBoy first began producing music when he was merely fourteen years of age. In 2014, he released his first mixtape, ‘Life Before Fame’ as NBA YoungBoy. He followed it with a string of mixtapes including ‘Mind of a Menace’, ‘Mind of a Menace 2’, and ‘Mind of a Menace 3’. In 2016, YoungBoy first came to limelight with his super hit mixtape ’38 Baby’, which received millions of view on YouTube. He followed it with a ‘song-for-song rap beef’ with fellow Baton Rouge rapper Scotty Cain. The song attracted a lot of attention due to its ‘death-threatening’ lyrics.

Just when his music career was soaring upwards, YoungBoy faced a blip in his personal life—he was arrested in Austin, Texas on suspicion of first-degree murder. While in jail, YoungBoy released several songs including ‘Win or Lose’, ‘Don't Matter’ and ‘Too Much’, all of which were big hits. ‘Win or Lose’ went viral and made YoungBoy a household name.

In May 2017, YoungBoy was released from jail. The following week, he released the super hit song ‘Untouchable’. The single peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He followed it with a video for his song ‘41’. In August 2017, YoungBoy released the mixtape ‘AI YoungBoy’, which charted at 24th position on Billboard Hot 200. The single from the album ‘No Smoke’ peaked at number 61 on Billboard Hot 100.

In 2018, YoungBoy’s career took a meteoric rise as his single ‘Outside Today’ became the highest charting song of his career, peaking at number 35 on Billboard Hit 100. YoungBoy’s upcoming releases include his debut studio album ‘Until Death Call My Name’ which is expected to release in April 2018. Recently, in February 2018, YoungBoy was arrested before a concert at The Moon nightclub in Tallahassee on the charges of committing assault, weapons violations and kidnapping.