YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or simply NBA YoungBoy, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again
YoungBoy in October 2018
Background information
Birth name	Kentrell DeSean Gaulden
Also known as	NBA YoungBoy Lil Top YoungBoy YB
Born	(1999-10-20) October 20, 1999 (age 25) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop southern hip hop gangsta rap trap
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Never Broke Again Motown (current) Atlantic (former) APG
Children	10
Website	youngboynba.com

NBA Youngboy has a couple signed artists 0. Li Wavo 1.Lil Dump . 2.whogangdee 3.Quando Rondo 4.Herm the black sheep 5.Meechy Baby

Career

After releasing six independent mixtapes between 2015 and 2017, Gaulden was signed to Atlantic Records.

His January 2018 single "Outside Today" went to number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1] His first studio album Until Death Call My Name (2018) went to number 7 on the US Billboard 200. In October 2019, Gaulden released the single "Bandit" with Juice Wrld. It became his first top-ten single.^[2]

His 2019 mixtape AI YoungBoy 2 entered the Billboard 200 at number one. His April 2020 mixtape 38 Baby 2 became his second chart-topping project to top the Billboard 200. Gaulden's second studio album Top (2020) followed as his third chart-topping project in less than a year.^[3]

In September 2021, Sincerely, Kentrell was released during his incarceration. It topped the charts again. It made him the third artist to have an album at the top of the charts while incarcerated (after rappers 2Pac and Lil Wayne).^[4][5]  In August 2022, he released his fourth studio album, The Last Slimeto. It marked Gaulden's final studio album with Atlantic Records.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards	2021	"Bandit" (with Juice WRLD) (only on behalf of Gaulden himself)	Winning Rap Songs	Won	[7]
BET Hip Hop Awards	2019	"I Am Who They Say I Am" (with Kevin Gates and Quando Rondo)	Best Impact Track	Nominated	[8]
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards	2021	"Bandit" (with Juice WRLD) (only on behalf of Juice WRLD (posthumously) and Nick Mira)	Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	Won	[9]
Grammy Awards	2022	"WusYaName" (with Tyler, the Creator and Ty Dolla Sign)	Best Melodic Rap Performance	Nominated	[10]
BET Hip Hop Awards	2022	Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again	Best Duo/Group	Nominated	[11]
		DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again