YoungBoy Never Broke Again

YoungBoy Never Broke Again
YoungBoy in 2017
Background information
Birth name Kentrell DeSean Gaulden[1]
Also known as
  • NBA YoungBoy
  • YoungBoy
  • YB
  • AI YoungBoy
Born (1999-10-20) October 20, 1999
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2014–present
Labels
  • Never Broke Again
  • Artist Partners Group
  • Atlantic
Associated acts
Website youngboynba.com

Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again[2][3] (also known as NBA YoungBoy or simply YoungBoy), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his song "Outside Today" which has peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4]

Early life

Kentrell Gaulden was born on October 20, 1999, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. YoungBoy broke his neck while wrestling as a toddler, the injury requiring a head brace until the spine healed. The brace left scars on his forehead.[1] YoungBoy was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother due to his father being sentenced to 55 years in prison.[1] He dropped out of ninth grade and told his mom he wanted to focus on his music career and was soon arrested for robbery and sent to a detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana. While there, he began writing lyrics for his debut project.[2]

After he was released from the detention center, Gaulden's grandmother died of heart failure and Gaulden moved in with his friend and fellow Baton Rouge rapper, NBA 3Three (also known as OG 3Three). The two then used acts of criminality to begin to pay for studio time.[1]

Career

YoungBoy first began producing music with a microphone he bought from Walmart when he was fourteen years old.[1] 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 2, and Before I Go. YoungBoy attracted attention with his October 2016 mixtape, 38 Baby[2][5] which featured fellow Baton Rouge natives, Boosie Badazz, Kevin Gates, and fellow rappers Stroke Tha Don and NBA 3Three.[6] A week later, YoungBoy released another mixtape titled Mind of a Menace 3 on November 7th, 2016. YoungBoy’s quick rise to popularity could also be attributed to his “song-for-song rap beef” with fellow Baton Rouge rapper Scotty Cain in December 2015, in which songs from both rappers included death threats. Although no real violence ever occurred between the two Baton Rouge rappers, their feuding attracted a lot of attention.[5][6]

In December 2016, YoungBoy was arrested in Austin, Texas on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting.[5][7] While in jail in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana,[5] YoungBoy released two mixtapes Before I Go: Reloaded and Mind of a Menace 3: Reloaded including "Win or Lose",[8] "Don't Matter",[9] and "Too Much".[10] YoungBoy was released from prison in May 2017 after taking a plea deal and posting bail.[11] A week after leaving prison, YoungBoy released the single, "Untouchable".[12]

In July 2017, YoungBoy released a video for his song, "41", that included cameos from notable artists including, Meek Mill, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Boosie Badazz, and Yo Gotti.[13] On August 3, 2017, he released his mixtape, A.I. YoungBoy which charted at 24 on the Billboard 200.[14][15][15] The single, "Untouchable", peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[16] The second single from AI YoungBoy, "No Smoke" peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100.[17] Also in August 2017, YoungBoy announced the A.I. YoungBoy tour.[18]

YoungBoy announced his debut studio album, Until Death Call My Name in January 2018.[19] The album was released on April 27, 2018.[20] He released the single "Outside Today" on January 6, 2018.[21] The song became Gaulden's highest charting song, peaking at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[17] Despite being arrested in February 2018, Gaulden promised a new mixtape.[22]

In November 2016, U.S. Marshals arrested YoungBoy before a concert in Austin, Texas, accusing him of jumping out of a vehicle and opening fire on a group of people on a South Baton Rouge street. YoungBoy was charged with two counts of attempted murder.[23][24] YoungBoy was in jail from December 2016 to August 2017 for attempted first degree murder.[25] Speaking on his incarceration, he said "I don't think they really target, but if you got a name, they know who you is, you do something, they gonna come get you, and whoever you’re with and whatever they do, you're accountable for it just because you got the biggest name. That's how that shit go."[26] On August 23, 2017, a Baton Rouge judge sentenced YoungBoy to a suspended 10-year prison term and three years of active probation for his involvement in a drive-by shooting.[24]

YoungBoy was arrested before a concert at The Moon nightclub in Tallahassee on February 25, 2018. YoungBoy had a warrant in the state of Georgia for allegedly committing assault, weapons violations and kidnapping.[27] Hotel surveillance footage leaked shortly following his arrest showing Gaulden assaulting his then-girlfriend Jania.[28]

On March 15, 2018, he was released from prison on $75,000 bail.[29]

Personal life

YoungBoy has three sons with three mothers. The children are named Kayden, Taylin and Kamiri.[1]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The teen rap prodigy worth rooting for". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  2. 1 2 3 C.M., Emmanuel (November 18, 2016). "The Break Presents: YoungBoy NeverBrokeAgain". XXL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "20 of the Best Lyrics From YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 'AI YoungBoy' Mixtape". XXL. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Weinstein, Max (February 1, 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Says He's Finding Himself in First Interview From Prison". XXL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Ivey, Justin (October 27, 2016). "NBA YoungBoy Drops '38 Baby' Mixtape Featuring Kevin Gates, Boosie BadAzz and More". XXL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ Coleman II, C. Vernon (December 10, 2016). "Details Emerge in YoungBoy Never Broke Again's Attempted Murder Case". XXL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (December 15, 2016). "NBA YoungBoy Premieres New Video For "Win Or Lose"". The Fader. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ Coleman II, C. Vernon (December 26, 2016). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops New Song "Don't Matter"". XXL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ Weinstein, Max (January 25, 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Releases New Song "Too Much"". XXL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ Berry, Peter A. (May 30, 2017). "Youngboy Never Broke Again Was Released From Jail After Pleading Guilty to Lesser Charges". XXL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  12. ↑ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (May 30, 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Returns With A New Video For "Untouchable"". The Fader. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  13. ↑ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (July 5, 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Levels Up In His "41" Video". The Fader. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  14. ↑ Craighead, Olivia (August 3, 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops AI YoungBoy Mixtape". The Fader. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  15. 1 2 Goddard, Kevin (August 4, 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again – AI YoungBoy [New Mixtape]". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  16. ↑ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Chart History – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  17. 1 2 "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  18. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (August 9, 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again announces 'A1 Youngboy' tour (album stream, dates)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  19. ↑ http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Announces "Until Death Call My Name" Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  20. ↑ Until Death Call My Name by YoungBoy Never Broke Again on Apple Music, 2018-04-27, retrieved 2018-02-26
  21. ↑ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops Outside Today Video - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  22. ↑ "NBA YoungBoy Promises New Mixtape Despite Legal Drama". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  23. ↑ "NBA YoungBoy Charged With Attempted First Degree Murder". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  24. 1 2 "Baton Rouge teen rapper Kentrell Gaulden lectured by judge, given probation in drive-by shooting". August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  25. ↑ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Released From Jail – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  26. ↑ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Gives His First Interview From Prison - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  27. ↑ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Arrested in Florida – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  28. ↑ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Seen Allegedly Assaulting Girlfriend, which a lot said was not true and his girlfriend stated "he was not hitting me thats just how we play". - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  29. ↑ "NBA YoungBoy released on bail". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
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