Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, professionally known as NBA YoungBoy, is an American rapper, songwriter, and singer. He was born on 20th October, 1999, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is widely popular as the YoungBoy Never Broke Again, NBA YoungBoy, or simply YoungBoy. This 20-year-old boy is 5ft 8” tall. His best-known songs, “No Smoke,” “Untouchable,” and “Outside Today” peaked on the Billboard hot 100 charts. NBA YoungBoy estimated net worth is USD 4 million.
Who is NBA YOUNGBOY?
NBA YoungBoy estimated net worth is USD 4 million. YoungBoy discography includes Mind of Menace, Life before Fame (2015), 38 Baby (2016), and Until Death Call My Name (2018). He released his first chart-topper Al Youngboy 2 in the year 2019. The album is a collection of singles like Make No Sense, Self Control, and Slime Mentality. The album peaked at the top position on the Billboard200 in the year 2019. He worked with rapper called Juice WRLD on Bandit, which becomes his first top ten songs and highest-charting single and it topped at number ten on Billboard Hot 100.
Personal Life
The rapper is an American and belongs to African- American ethnicity. His mother and maternal grandmother raised him. Legal issues have always surrounded his personal life; YoungBoy was arrested at a club for kidnapping, weapons violation, and allegedly committing assault.
He dated many girls, and the most recent of them was Jania Jackson, an Instagram personality. They ended the relationship in 2018 and revealed that they had a son in 2019. In 2016, he dated his ex-girlfriend Nisha and had a son. He also dated Starr Dejanee and Niya. He had a biological son from Niya too. All and all, he has four sons with three mothers.
How Does he Make Money?
NBA YoungBoy’s estimated net worth is USD 4 million, and most of his income comes from sales of individual tracks online as well as downloads of mixtapes and albums. He also tours to different places to support his music, and it provides an additional income stream.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is popular and has a strong social media presence. In the beginning, he was posting music under a YouTube channel called DAVID G. With a successful recording career, Atlantic records now have a YouTube channel that is dedicated to YoungBoy.
First Album
NBA Youngboy’s 13 track first studio album, Until Death Call My Name released in April 2018 by Atlantic Records in collaboration with Never Broke Again LLC. The album covers darker themes of rage, violence, and trauma. It was a great success, and the song entitled Overdose has 143 million views on YouTube. The deluxe edition of the album has seven extra songs, two of which feature Offset and Lil Uzi Vert.
Latest Mixtape
NBA YoungBoy was under house arrest for fourteen months, and that was due to probation violation. Because of this issue, he could only record videos and music inside his home, and the overall phase was the inspiration of his song “House Arrest Tingz,” released on YouTube with a video in September 2019. His social media usage was restricted when he was under house arrest and he later released the latest mixtape Al young boy 2 on Oct.2019, which was a huge success.
Career Achievements
First Release
YoungBoy released his first mixtape in the year 2015 titled ‘Life Before Fame’ and further additional mixtapes were also released shortly in the same year titled Mind of a Menace I, II and III, and Before I Go. The first release caught public interest in October 2016 called 38 Baby and Kevin Gates, and Boosie, the fellow Baton Rouge rappers appeared on the tape.
Second Mixtape
This had tracks like Homicide featuring NBA and Scotty Coin. Due to the popularity, he received co-signs from 21 Savage and Young Thug like artists.
Popular Videos
NBA YoungBoy’s popular videos like Dream, Untouchable, and Fact were popular over social media and attained a considerable amount of views on YouTube as well as the sound cloud. He released ‘Until Death Call My Name’ in 2018. This debut studio album was released with a label Atlantic records and Never Broke Again, LLC. The two singles of this album Outside Today and Diamond Teet Samurai featured Birdman, Future, and Lil Baby. There are more than 50 million views for Outside Today on YouTube.
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In 2019, YoungBoy NBA won the award of BET Hip HOP in the category of the best impact Track. YoungBoy was nominated under I Am Who They Say I Am. He has achieved a hit on social media platform rapidly. He has a million views on YouTube and millions of spins on sound cloud. He has over one million followers on Instagram and thousands of fans on Twitter and Facebook.
Net worth and Current Salary/Earnings
YoungBoy net worth is around $4million as of 2020. His networth has increased from thousands to millions. The biggest contributor to his income is his YouTube channel, which makes him among the youngest rich artists. His income will expectedly rise by his passion and professionalism in his career. YoungBoy picked himself and gained fame and an excellent career despite his harsh childhood. He preferred to keep his private life secret.
Interesting Facts about NBA YOUNGBOY
The interesting facts about YoungBoy are:
- YoungBoy never wants to marry. He only wants to date and living with different girls
- He broke his neck and got three permanent scars on his forehead. This incident happened when he was playing wrestling. Due to this, he had to wear the head brace until the injury completely healed
- The twenty-year young boy is a father of four sons with three different mothers. In 2018 he revealed that one of his sons is not his biological child, but he loves him like anything
- He was writing as well as performing music by the time he reached the 8th standard. He found that he cannot focus on studies and career simultaneously and thus dropped out the school. Shortly after this, he bought the first microphone and started recording songs on his own.
- YoungBoy has a huge fanbase, and it is growing exponentially. He is the most-watched artist with an average of 8 million views per day.
- YoungBoy was arrested in November 2016 just before his concert in Austin. He was suspected of a murder attempt and alleged that on the street in Baton Rouge, he came out of a vehicle and opened fire on people. He was sentenced to jail and served nine months there from December 2016 to August 2017.
- He was arrested because of allegations of assault, kidnapping and weapon involvement within less than 6 months after releasing from prison and given three years of probation and suspended ten-year prison term. Camera footage showed him throwing Jania-his ex-girlfriend to the ground and dragging her to a room. Eventually, in March 2018, he was released from prison after paying $75,000 bail.
- He violated his probation and served fourteen months of house arrest. The terms allow him to record music and video inside his house. He used this time as an opportunity to release his first single House Arrest Tingz in September 2019
- His favorite actor is Vin Diesel, and favorite actress is Jennifer Lawrence
- He loves to eat Mexican Cuisine