Global InformationYoungBoy Never Broke Again information
YoungBoy Never Broke Again | |
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 Gaulden in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kentrell DeSean Gaulden |
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| Born | October 20, 1999 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Discography | YoungBoy Never Broke Again discography |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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Jazlyn Mychelle Hayes
(m. 2023) |
| Children | 11 |
| Website | youngboynba |
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again,[1][2] also known as NBA YoungBoy, or simply YoungBoy, is an American rapper. From 2015 to 2017, he released eight independent mixtapes and garnered a regional following for his work. He signed with Atlantic Records in the latter year to release the singles "Untouchable" and "No Smoke", both of which marked his first entries on the Billboard Hot 100. Released in January of the following year, his single "Outside Today" became his first to reach the top 40 of the chart, and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3][4] It served as both his mainstream breakthrough and the lead single for his debut studio album Until Death Call My Name (2018), which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200 despite mixed critical reception.
His 2019 single, "Bandit" (with Juice Wrld) became his first song to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.[4] In the following week, he released the commercial mixtape AI YoungBoy 2 (2019), which debuted atop the Billboard 200.[5] The release of its follow up, 38 Baby 2 (2020) and his second album, Top (2020) made Gaulden the second hip hop act to peak the chart thrice within a single year.[a][6] Released during an incarceration, his third album, Sincerely, Kentrell (2021) likewise peaked the chart and became the third project—behind Tupac Shakur's Me Against the World (1995) and Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being (2010)—by an imprisoned artist to do so.[7][8] His fourth album, The Last Slimeto (2022) peaked at number two on the chart and served as his final release with Atlantic.[9][10] Gaulden then signed with Motown to release his fifth and sixth albums, I Rest My Case (2023)[11] and Don't Try This at Home (2023), which were both met with trailing critical and commercial reception.[12]
Despite his success, Gaulden's career has been marked by a long history of legal issues that began in 2016. He has maintained a largely prolific output notwithstanding his incarcerations.[13]
- ^ C.M., Emmanuel (November 18, 2016). "The Break Presents: YoungBoy NeverBrokeAgain". XXL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "20 of the Best Lyrics From YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 'AI YoungBoy' Mixtape". XXL. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "NBA Youngboy Signs 5-Album Contract With Atlantic Records. Deal Worth $2M?". Kollege Kidd. August 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Achieves Third No. 1 Album in Less Than a Year on the Billboard 200 Chart With 'Top'". Billboard. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Earns Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Sincerely, Kentrell'". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Harris, Christopher (October 4, 2021). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 'Sincerely, Kentrell' takes Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' No. 1 spot on Billboard 200". Revolt. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "NBA YoungBoy Signs New Deal With Motown Records". Hypebeast. October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (October 24, 2022). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Signs With Motown". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Mamo, Heran (January 6, 2023). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops New Album 'I Rest My Case': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Price, Joe (April 21, 2023). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Unleashes 33-Track Album Don't Try This at Home f/ Nicki Minaj and Post Malone". Complex. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again's Federal Investigation and Legal Situation, Explained". Complex. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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