84-555: " My Window " is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again featuring Lil Wayne , released on September 11, 2020 as the seventh track from YoungBoy's second studio album, Top . Critics were particularly fond of Lil Wayne's verse. "My Window" is an "emotionally rich" record. The song's title refers to the rappers being "on full alert as they watch out for enemies". Lyrically, YoungBoy details his paranoia about his living conditions, with Lil Wayne's verse relating to it too. Consequence of Sound ' s Okla Jones named
168-420: A Family , to be released the same week as his twenty-first project, and his sixth release of the year (fifth solo). Just days later, the tracklist was released, announcing Nicki Minaj and Yeat as the mixtape's only features. On October 21, 2022, the mixtape was released and was presented as a DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz exclusive. Through Billboard , on October 24, 2022, it was announced that following
252-811: A Menace 3 on November 4, 2016 . Gaulden'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. In November 2016, Gaulden was arrested in Austin, Texas on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting . While in jail in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana , Gaulden re-released his two mixtapes, Before I Go and Mind of
336-501: A Menace 3 . Gaulden was released from prison in May 2017 after taking a plea deal and posting bail. A week after leaving prison, Gaulden released the single, " Untouchable ". In July 2017, Gaulden 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 . In August 2017, it was reported that after being scouted by Mike Caren , YoungBoy signed
420-458: A Thanksgiving buffet at Boil & Roux in Baton Rouge during his "Stop The Violence" movement in order to stop violence within black communities. Aye! Stop the violence. Look at me! I could promise you it's a bigger side of life. Stop the violence. You could be a rich nigga, ya heard me? I could promise you. I ain’t gon’ tell you what's in my bank account bitch but aye – stop the violence! Just
504-678: A collaborative mixtape with DaBaby . On April 1, 2022, Gaulden released the Last Slimeto Sampler . In May, it was reported that Gaulden rejected CEO Craig Kallman 's $ 25 million offer to renew his Atlantic deal, calling the label out on its artist integrity. The Last Slimeto was released as planned on August 5 as Gaulden's last release under Atlantic. The album was preceded by four singles, "Mr. Grim Reaper", " I Hate YoungBoy ", "Don't Rate Me" featuring Quavo , and " Vette Motors ". The album featured guest appearances from Kehlani , Quavo , and Rod Wave . The album debuted at number 2 on
588-526: 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. Gaulden was charged with two counts of attempted murder . Gaulden was in jail until May 2017 for attempted first degree murder. 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
672-550: A day prior to the official release of the album, on August 4, Gaulden shared the album's official tracklist, teasing features from Kehlani , Rod Wave , and Quavo . Upon the release of the album, Gaulden had taken to his Instagram to share a message regarding the album and the completion of his record deal with Atlantic Records: To be honest I really don’t care about this being my last album. I finally can say I completed something. I ain’t finish school. I never finish nothing but my smoke… but nah gangster I then shedded tears from
756-455: A day prior to the release of the mixtape, Gaulden released the track " Bitch Let's Do It " exclusively to his YouTube channel. The mixtape released as planned while Almost Healed was pushed back to release the following week. Richest Opp debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with 51,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The mixtape garnered attention due to a song titled " Fuck
840-502: A five-album record deal worth $ 2 million with Caren's Artist Partner Group and Atlantic Records while the music had been published under YoungBoy's own Never Broke Again . On August 3, 2017, he released his seventh mixtape, AI YoungBoy which charted at 24 on the Billboard 200, marking YoungBoy's first appearance on the chart. The single, "Untouchable", peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The second single from
924-470: A month later, in December, Gaulden partnered up with his long-time rivals Fredo Bang and TG Kommas alongside NAACP and Metro Health Education in order to give back to their community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to donate thousands of toys to the youth for Christmas alongside donating toys to the children's sector of Baton Rouge's Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. They also hosted
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#17330850391651008-618: A new album that would drop on April 19. After releasing several singles in the first quarter of 2024, on March 17, Gaulden shared the official artwork and title for his next release, I Just Got a Lot on My Shoulders , expected to release in 2024. Following a series of leaks while incarcerated, consisting of music , music videos, vlogs, behind-the-scenes footage, and text messages, in November 2024, Gaulden released five music videos on YouTube: "Never Stopping", "Catch Me", "Missing Everything", "Sneaking", and "Killa Season". Alongside this, through
1092-406: A playlist than an album, it's definitely not monotonous, and the rapper's dedication to the game is unquestioned." Writing for HipHopDX , Scott Glaysher noted that, "as enjoyable as these five or six songs are on The Last Slimeto, its merely too long to appreciate" and that " The Last Slimeto can’t be enjoyed as a full “project” but instead a half dozen songs scattered across playlists that have
1176-482: A private dinner to provide food and gifts for people who recently lost their homes in house fires. Despite his success as a musical artist, Gaulden had been involved in numerous criminal run-ins and a civil lawsuit. In late 2014, Gaulden was arrested for robbery and sent to a detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana . He was released after serving 6 months. On November 28, 2016, U.S. Marshals arrested Gaulden before
1260-404: A promotional single leading up to his sixth studio album, Don't Try This at Home . Just days later on March 2, 2023, he issued another single, "Demon Party". Weeks later, through Motown Record's official Instagram, it was announced that the album would drop on April 21, 2023, and it would consist of thirty-three songs. Following the album's announcement, the album's lead single, " WTF " with
1344-518: A response to Lil Durk 's disstrack , " Ahhh Ha ", Gaulden released the album's second single, " I Hate YoungBoy ", produced by Jason Goldberg, K10Beatz, Horridrunitup, and Rellmadedat. It later peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 . On March 14, YoungBoy exclusively released the music video for the album's twenty-eight cut, "I Got the Bag". On March 17, YoungBoy released the music video for "Holy",
1428-494: A robbery charge, he began writing lyrics for his debut project. After he was released, Gaulden's grandmother died of heart failure in 2010 and he was sent to a group home in which he noted that he would get beat up: I used to get beat up inside the group home for no reason, the other boys would put their hands on me, and I would look up like, 'Why are you hitting me, bro? What'd I do?' It made me discover another side of me that I never glorified or liked. I found out how to be
1512-854: A sequel to his December 2018 Realer . However, the mixtape was not released according to plan. On September 6, 2022, at around 4 PM EST, the mixtape was released primarily to Gaulden's YouTube channel. Just a day later on September 7, the mixtape was added to all digital streaming platforms; despite Gaulden's departure from Atlantic Records, the mixtape was distributed through the label. On October 7, 2022, Gaulden released his twentieth mixtape, 3800 Degrees through Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records. The project pays homage to Juvenile 's 1998 400 Degreez and Lil Wayne 's 2002 500 Degreez . The mixtape features guest appearances from E-40 , Mouse on tha Track, and Shy Glizzy . The project marks YoungBoy Never Broke Again's fifth release of 2022 (fourth solo). On October 16, he announced another project, Ma' I Got
1596-438: A shelter for people in need while handing out food to the public. In August of the same year, while incarcerated, he and his team funded an annual "Back to School Drive" in order to give children school supplies, backpacks, clothes, alongside other necessities which may be hard for them or their families to acquire. Through a phone call from jail, Gaulden stated, "I hope everybody has fun. Thank you for coming". In 2020, following
1680-742: A single year. 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. His fourth album, The Last Slimeto (2022) peaked at number two on the chart and served as his final release with Atlantic. Gaulden then signed with Motown to release his fifth and sixth albums, I Rest My Case (2023) and Don't Try This at Home (2023), both of which were met with trailing critical and commercial reception. Gaulden has sold over 80 million digital copies in
1764-507: A sole guest appearance from Trippie Redd . On December 20, Gaulden released another mixtape, Realer , featuring guest appearances from Lil Baby and Plies . By January 2019, Gaulden was on YouTube 's Top Music Artists list in the United States for the previous 101 weeks, which made him the most-watched musician across all genres. This was mainly due in part to his consistency of releasing music regularly and exclusively on YouTube. He
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#17330850391651848-488: 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 and Artist Partner Group 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 peak within
1932-428: Is his first project under a new artist deal with Motown Records. The album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200, marking Gaulden's lowest charting studio album. Through Billboard , on February 1, 2023, Gaulden was announced to appear on the magazine's cover which was released alongside an interview. Appearing on the cover marked his first in five years since his October 2017 appearance on The Fader . Through
2016-422: Is never less than entertaining. A bracing, defiant gesture, it finds NBA YoungBoy embracing freedom with both hands." Writing for Pitchfork , Alphonse Pierre described the 30-track long album as "overwhelming" despite naming it "the neatest YoungBoy album." Alphonse described some tracks as "They fluctuate between fickle emotions like pain, anguish, and paranoia, usually with a hint of bitterness" while describing
2100-449: The Billboard 200, moving 108,400 album-equivalent units in its first week, 400 margins less than the week's number one album, Bad Bunny 's Un Verano Sin Ti . Through Never Broke Again's Instagram page, it was announced that Gaulden had finally completed his contract with Atlantic Records. Gaulden was featured on The Game 's album Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind , on the track, "O.P.P", but
2184-424: The Billboard Hot 100. He announced his debut studio album, Until Death Call My Name on January 11, 2018. The album's second single " Diamond Teeth Samurai ", an interpolation of Lil Wayne 's October 1999, " Tha Block Is Hot " was released on April 2, 2018, just three weeks prior to the release of the album. The song peaked at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released on April 27, 2018. Following
2268-415: The Billboard 200 selling over 18,000 copies in its first tracking week. On January 3, 2023, Gaulden's label released the official artwork for his fifth studio album I Rest My Case on their Instagram. On January 4, 2023, Gaulden released a series of promotional singles, most notably " Black " which peaked at number 93 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released on January 6, 2023, and
2352-526: The Never Broke Again label that the entirety of the album was recorded while Gaulden was on house arrest, by Jason "Cheese" Goldberg and Khris "XO" James. During an interview, Goldberg went into depth about his recording process with Gaulden at his Utah home: I’m recording YoungBoy at his home in Utah at the moment, and because of house arrest restrictions, we can only work 14 hours a day from 7am to 9pm. In
2436-567: The top 40 of the chart, and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 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
2520-482: The "aptly titled" single " House Arrest Tingz ". On October 4, 2019, Gaulden released the song " Bandit ", with rapper Juice WRLD , released as the final new song by Juice WRLD as a lead artist before his death. The song reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming NBA Youngboy's highest-charting single. On October 10, 2019, Gaulden released his mixtape AI YoungBoy 2 , and debuted at number one on
2604-426: The 30-track long album "start[s] to cave under its unruly duration". He describes the album's entirety as "the album merely conjures a series of—albeit passionately relayed—images of love, lust, and violence." Paul Simpson from AllMusic stated that "Sitting through the entirety of The Last Slimeto is bound to be an exhausting experience to anyone but YoungBoy's many devout fans, but even if it seems to function more as
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2688-702: The 96.9 million on-demand streams in its first week. On August 20, 2020, Gaulden announced the release of his second studio album titled Top . The album was preceded by the Hot 100-carting singles, " All In ", " Kacey Talk ", and "Callin" featuring Snoop Dogg . The album released as plan on September 11, 2020, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Gaulden's third number-one album in under one year. Top sold 126,000 album-equivalent units (including 19,000 pure album sales) in its first week, accumulating 156.32 million on-demand US streams from all its tracks. The album marked YoungBoy's highest-selling album, until
2772-526: The Bayou (2021) with Birdman , Colors (2022), and Better than You (2022) with DaBaby . The album was first teased by Gaulden's in-house producer and engineer, Jason Goldberg through his Instagram , as he shared the album's official artwork. During the rollour of Colors , Gaulden expressed that Atlantic Records were attempting to blackball him form the music industry; it was later announced that The Last Slimeto would be Gaulden's last project under
2856-586: The Bayou , which was released on December 10, 2021, after initially being announced in March 2018. The mixtape peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200. Gaulden released another mixtape, titled Colors , on January 21, 2022. This mixtape garnered attention due to the singles released previously, in which he dissed rappers King Von and NLE Choppa on the tracks " Bring the Hook " and "Know Like I Know", respectively. On March 4, 2022, Gaulden released Better than You ,
2940-477: The Industry Pt. 2 " in which YoungBoy called out multiple rappers including Drake , J. Cole , and Lil Yachty . On June 12, 2023, Playboi Carti gifted Gaulden an Opium chain which is a black diamond chain with an upside-down cross pendant and had taken to his Instagram after a long hiatus to show the rapper wearing the chain. The makers of the chain, Jewelry Unlimited took to their Instagram to announce that
3024-525: The Kid Laroi . The album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 after selling 60,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Furthermore, Gaulden became the youngest artist in Billboard history to chart 100 songs on the Hot 100 after " Big Truck " debuted at #100 on the chart. On May 8, 2023, Gaulden announced a mixtape titled Richest Opp and its release date of May 12, the original release date of rival Lil Durk's album, Almost Healed . Just
3108-748: The Never Broke Again Instagram page, it was announced that his seventh studio album, I Just Got a Lot on My Shoulders would be scheduled to release on December 6, 2024. Gaulden has been compared to several artists throughout his career including Boosie Badazz , Kevin Gates , Lil Wayne , and Tupac Shakur . Despite the several comparisons, Gaulden cited the late Lil Phat as his primary influence in his 2016 interview with The Fader . In December 2022, Gaulden cited Yeat , Young Thug , French Montana , Shy Glizzy , and Soulja Slim as his top five favorite rappers. Gaulden has been described as "one of
3192-498: The Remix God , JetsonMade , OG Parker , Southside , and Jason "Cheese" Goldberg who mixed and mastered the entirety of the record. The album serves as a follow-up to Gaulden's sixteenth solo mixtape, Colors (2022). The Last Slimeto received "generally favorable" reviews from music critics who applauded the album's content of "love, lust, and violence", whereas, some criticized the album's length. It debuted at number two on
3276-591: The Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj was announced. The track was released on April 7, 2023, just two weeks before the release of the project. The album's second and final single, " Rear View " with the Atlanta singer Mariah the Scientist was released on April 14, 2023. The album was released according to plan on April 21, 2023, featuring guest appearances from Mariah the Scientist , Nicki Minaj , Post Malone , and
3360-399: The US Billboard 200 chart, in which it earned 108,400 album-equivalent units , of which 4,600 were pure album sales. Fourteen of the thirty tracks from the album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album was supported by four official singles: "Mr. Grim Reaper", " I Hate YoungBoy ", "Don't Rate Me" featuring Quavo , and " Vette Motors ". On July 5, 2022, it was announced through
3444-476: The US Billboard 200 , becoming his second-highest-charting album after his 2019 number-one album AI YoungBoy 2 . On April 24, 2020, Gaulden released his mixtape 38 Baby 2 , a sequel to his October 2016 38 Baby . The mixtape debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 marking YoungBoy's second number-one album on the chart. The mixtape peak was a result of the 67,000 album-equivalent units (including 4,000 pure album sales) in its first week, subsequent of
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3528-557: The US Billboard 200. The mixtape is a sequel to his 2017 breakout AI Youngboy and features 18 songs, including the previously released song "Slime Mentality". The album earned 110,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 pure sales), accumulating a total of 144.7 million on-demand audio streams in its first week, becoming one of the top ten biggest streaming debuts of 2019. In February 2020, Gaulden released his mixtape, Still Flexin, Still Steppin . It debuted at number two on
3612-422: The United States, ranking him among the highest certified artists in the United States . He has garnered 15 billion views on his YouTube channel, also ranking him among the highest-viewed rappers on the site. Gaulden is also the youngest artist in Billboard history to chart 100 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . Gaulden has also been nominated for three BET Hip Hop Awards and a Grammy Award while being
3696-445: The album as a whole as " The Last Slimeto suppresses the knottiest and most uncomfortable aspects of his music." Mosi Reeves from Rolling Stone described the album as "overstuffed and overlong, but it’s also undeniably compelling." Charles Lyons-Burt from Slant Magazine describes songs on the album as "[a] namely melodrama marked by fatalistic romanticism and a flirtation with the specter of death", however, he also states that
3780-456: The album's twenty-seventh cut. The latter two tracks later officially appeared on the album. On May 1, Gaulden released the official music video for "Loner Life". The album's third single, "Don't Rate Me", featuring Quavo was released on May 5. In the months leading up to the release of the album, Gaulden released several non-album singles, "See Me Now" on May 14, "Proud of Myself" on May 23, and "Goals" on May 29. On June 9, Gaulden released
3864-419: The beats, contact the producers, and help Gaulden clear his mind before recording. Goldberg noted that they had over three hundred tracks to choose from during the album's selection process. Following the release of Gaulden's third full-length studio album, Sincerely, Kentrell , he was released from jail on a $ 1.5 million bail. Gaulden was released on house arrest in Utah and released three mixtapes, From
3948-467: The best releases of the week, Complex ' s Jessica McKinney noted the track for being emotionally driven and said Wayne delivers a "paranoid, quick-fire verse". Similarly, Alex Zidel of HotNewHipHop said "Wayne complements the track well, bringing lyrical wordplay to the Smash David production". Zidel called the track a "lyrical storm". Imogen Lawlor of Vinyl Chapters highlighted the song as one of
4032-698: The biggest name. That's how that shit go." Facing two counts of attempted first-degree murder, he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. On August 22, 2017, he was sentenced to a suspended ten-year prison term and three years of active probation. The Last Slimeto The Last Slimeto is the fourth studio album by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again , released on August 5, 2022, by Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records . The album serves as YoungBoy's final release in his contract with Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Kehlani , Rod Wave , and Quavo , alongside production from Bobby Raps , DJ Suede
4116-578: The chain was a gift from Carti ahead of the two's collaborative album which was hinted to be titled, 004KT . On the same day, record producer F1lthy, alongside the executive producer of Carti's upcoming solo album, Music had taken to Twitter to tweet, "004KT", further creating discussions about a new album between the two. On October 26, 2023, Gaulden released the music video for "Deep Down". A day later, on October 27, 2023, YoungBoy released two more singles, "Now Who" and "My Body". The singles would appear on YoungBoy's twenty-first mixtape, Decided 2 ,
4200-505: The completion of Gaulden's contract with Atlantic Records, he would sign a joint venture contract between Motown Records and his own label Never Broke Again . The joint venture deal was signed just over a year prior in September 2021, prior to the announcement of YoungBoy's addition to the label. On November 25, 2022, Gaulden teamed up with Never Broke Again signee, Quando Rondo for their collaborative mixtape, 3860 . The mixtape
4284-921: The death of his loved ones to broken relationships. Gaulden will often pay homage to his Louisiana roots in several of his songs. Gaulden's April 2018 track, " Diamond Teeth Samurai " samples Lil Wayne's " Tha Block Is Hot ", a southern hip hop track. Songs like "Carter Son", " On My Side ", and "Deep Down" will also incorporate Southern melodies and instrumentals. Gaulden has experimented with southern hip hop and hardcore hip hop sounds on his eighteenth solo mixtape, 3800 Degrees (2022), which pays homage to Juvenile 's 400 Degreez and Lil Wayne's 500 Degreez . Songs like " Toxic Punk ", "2Hoo", and " Bestie " are reminiscent of pop rock and rage songs, further embodied in Gaulden's experimental rage album, I Rest My Case (2023). Gaulden has also experimented with rap rock in songs like "Guitar Hero". In 2017, following
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#17330850391654368-417: The hardest working rappers" in the music industry due to his high musical output. He is known for his consistency in releasing music, with his work ethic described as being of a "rapid fire pace". He has released over twenty-six studio albums, EP's, and mixtapes since 2015. In 2023, he described his tendency to release music constantly as a "disease". The music is therapy, but I can't stop it when I want, and
4452-475: The interview, it was noted that Gaulden's sixth full-length studio album titled Don't Try This at Home was in the works. On February 24, 2023, Gaulden appeared as a feature on Yeat 's third studio album Afterlyfe on the second track, " Shmunk ". Weeks later, on March 17, 2023, he would appear as a feature on "I Don't Mind", the fifth track on Lil Pump 's third long-awaited studio album, Lil Pump 2 . On February 27, 2023, Gaulden released " Next ",
4536-409: The label and that he allegedly turned down $ 25 million to re-sign. On March 20, the Never Broke Again label officially shared the album's artwork, noting that it would be available for pre-order on April 1. The Last Slimeto Sampler —a seven-track sample of the album—was released on April 1 while teasing a total of thirty tracks to be released officially on August 5, the album's release date. This
4620-596: The lifestyle is just a big distraction from your real purpose. His musical creativity and lyrical content derive from his own lived experiences, including his criminal history, as well as past relationships. In his music, Gaulden is "brutally honest, which is a result of what he's seen and experienced at a young age". His music is described as "raw" and "spiritual" due to the way he "evokes emotion". Gaulden has been noted for his melodic vocals and "signature aggressive punch and high energy". Gaulden's often praised by music critics for his vulnerability in his music, ranging from
4704-458: The mixtape Until I Return , a sequel to his June 2016 Before I Go . It was released exclusively on YouTube and was made available three days later to streaming services with four additional songs. The mixtape has no guest features and peaked at number eleven on the Billboard' 200 . On November 20, 2020, Gaulden released a collaborative project with Rich the Kid , titled Nobody Safe . Gearing up for
4788-636: The music video for " Vette Motors ", before it was officially released on June 10 as the album's fourth and final single. It was produced by Jason "Cheese" Goldberg, JetsonMade , OG Parker , and Beezo. The track peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was followed by several more non-album singles such as, "Feel Good" on July 2, "I Don't Talk" on July 18, "Change" on July 25, and "She Want Chanel" on July 27. The Last Slimeto received generally positive reviews from music critics. Robin Murray from Clash stated "At times frustrating, 'The Last Slimeto'
4872-496: The past we worked 24 hours a day. I’d fly to where he was, set up the studio there and then we’d work for two weeks straight. I sleep in the studio, because I want to be ready to go whenever he is. He loves working early in the morning. So if he comes into the studio at 4am, ready to work, he’ll say, "Let me hear something," and I play him things until he says, "Pull that up". The tracks on the album were recorded in several spontaneous areas in his home, including his garage—where "Proof"
4956-423: The person that you don't want to do that with. [Before then], I never understood all the evilness or wrong because I was showered by so much love from this one person. He later moved in with his friend and fellow Baton Rouge rapper, OG3Three Never Broke Again. The two then used acts of criminality to begin to pay for studio time. Gaulden first began producing music with a microphone he bought from Walmart when he
5040-559: The project, " No Smoke ", peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100. YoungBoy's eighth mixtape, Ain't Too Long was released on October 7, 2017. The mixtape peaked at #173 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking YoungBoy's second appearance on the chart. Just a month later, in November 2017, YoungBoy appeared as a guest on 21 Savage 's Numb The Pain Tour . Gaulden released the single " Outside Today " on January 6, 2018. The song became Gaulden's highest-charting song, peaking at number 31 on
5124-437: The recipient of one ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Award and one BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Award . Gaulden founded the record label Never Broke Again in 2015, which has signed artists including NoCap and Quando Rondo . 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. Kentrell DeSean Gaulden
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#17330850391655208-460: The release of "Villain" on June 21, 2018, YoungBoy released a reloaded version of Until Death Call My Name which featured guest appearances from Offset and Lil Uzi Vert on June 28, 2018. Despite being arrested in February 2018, Gaulden promised a new mixtape. Gaulden was released from jail on March 15, and his next mixtape Master The Day Of Judgement was released on May 19, 2018. Throughout
5292-466: The release of Gaulden's seventh solo mixtape, AI YoungBoy , he gave away $ 20,000 in cash in the neighborhood he grew up in. Just a year later, in October 2018, he gave a fan what seemed to be $ 10,000 for graduating high school in order to push more of his younger fans to stay in school. In April 2019, Gaulden headed down to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his hometown, to feed the homeless in the area and set up
5376-552: The release of his chart-topping sophomore studio album, Top , on behalf of the artist due to his legal circumstances, Gerald Gaulden, Cameron Brown, and Monique, all who have been around Gaulden since his childhood would donate school supplies funded by Gaulden to Capitol Elementary in Sacramento, California. In November 2022, while on house arrest Gaulden partnered up with NAACP in order to donate 500 turkeys to Baton Rouge families in need for Thanksgiving . Furthermore, he funded
5460-479: The release of his third studio album Sincerely, Kentrell while incarcerated, YoungBoy released the singles " Toxic Punk ", " White Teeth ", " Nevada ", " Life Support ", and " On My Side ", all of which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. On September 24, 2021, Gaulden released his third studio album, Sincerely, Kentrell from prison. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 making him
5544-598: The release of the album, the term "YB Better" had gone viral in social media as fans heavily commented the term on social media, subsequently, just four days following the album's release, a deluxe edition, Sincerely, Kentrell > (pronounced "better") was released which featured an additional two songs. Following Gaulden's release from jail in late October 2021, he released a number of unofficial singles beginning in November, including "Safe then Sorry", "Heart and Soul" and "Alligator Walk", and "Black Ball". The singles led up to his collaborative mixtape with Birdman , From
5628-431: The removal of the mixtape from Gaulden's YouTube channel. Gaulden further noted that Quando respected his wishes for the mixtape to not be released, however, Atlantic Records proceeded to release the project. On December 23, 2022, Gaulden released the compilation album Lost Files which purely consisted of leaked songs from 2018 onwards. The project marked his final release of the year. The project peaked at number 45 on
5712-471: The same album cover." The Last Slimeto debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, (earning 108,400 album-equivalent units [including 4,600 pure sales]) around 400 margins less than the week's number one album, Bad Bunny 's Un Verano Sin Ti . The album also accumulated a total of 161.92 million on-demand streams of the album's songs. In its second week, the album dropped to number five, moving an additional 50,000 units. In its third week,
5796-625: The sequel to his September 2018, Decided , which was later released on November 10. At the end of 2023, YoungBoy became the most streamed rap artist on YouTube for the fifth year straight in the United States and was the second most streamed artist overall behind Peso Pluma . YoungBoy was the sixth best-selling artist in the US in 2023 with 4.2 million album units sold. During Gaulden's Million Dollaz Worth of Game interview, he stated that his next full-length release would be his last with Motown. On January 27, 2024, Gaulden took to his Instagram to tease
5880-408: The song "one of the project's high points", praising the chemistry between the two artists as "powerful, in part due to the strong Louisiana connection that they share". Jones stated that "Wayne shows up in rare form here as well, demonstrating why he is considered one of the best to ever touch a microphone". Tom Breihan of Stereogum also complimented Wayne for bringing his "A-game". Listing it among
5964-477: The summer of 2018, Gaulden released a series of four EPs, each containing four tracks. The first of which, 4Respect , was released on August 24, followed by 4Freedom , 4Loyalty , and 4WhatImportant on August 30, September 6, and 14, respectively. In conjunction with the final part being released, all four EPs were combined into a 16-track compilation titled 4Respect 4Freedom 4Loyalty 4WhatImportant / On September 7, Gaulden released his mixtape Decided , featuring
6048-402: The third artist besides 2Pac and Lil Wayne to have a number-one album while incarcerated. The album marked YoungBoy's highest-selling album, overtaking Top as it sold 137,000 album-equivalent units (including 10,000 in pure sales) in its first week, acquiring 186.29 million on-demand streams across all of its tracks. The debut marked YoungBoy's fourth number-one album on the charts. During
6132-460: The timely release of his third studio album. However, with AI YoungBoy 2 , 38 Baby 2 and Top , he became the first rapper in the history of the Billboard 200 to accumulate three number-one albums in ten months, with the latter two peaking atop the chart within six months, one month behind the previous record held by DMX between 1998 and 1999, and the fastest for a rapper. On November 11, 2020, Gaulden released his fourth solo project of 2020,
6216-447: The top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. In the following week, he released the commercial mixtape AI YoungBoy 2 (2019), which debuted atop the Billboard 200 and received 18 gold certifications by the RIAA for each of its songs. The release of its follow-up, 38 Baby 2 (2020) and his second studio album, Top (2020) made Gaulden the second hip hop act to peak the chart thrice within
6300-610: The tracks off Top "that demonstrates the depth of NBA YoungBoy's hip hop knowledge", "conveyed overtly through lyrics such as " I be where it's grimy, steady keepin' it real ". Billboard ' s Jason Lipshutz opined: "for an artist still lacking a crossover hit, 'My Window,' [...] might just be it". Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. YoungBoy Never Broke Again Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or NBA YoungBoy ,
6384-428: The way y’all been doing me but it’s all for the better tell li Dave and my grandma I completed something and I’m doing fine On the day of the album's release, the official music video for the album's intro, "I Know" was released. The music video for the album's fifteenth cut, "Digital" was released on August 7, soon followed by the official music video for "Proof" on August 8. The album's lead single, "Mr. Grim Reaper"
6468-444: Was also the ninth best-selling artist on the 2019 Billboard Mid-Year Charts and was seventh in the top ten artists ranked by on-demand audio streams without releasing a project in the first six months of 2019. Gaulden was sentenced to 14 months on house arrest following a probation violation earlier in 2019. Due to the house arrest, he was unable to record music from anywhere besides his house. On September 25, 2019, Gaulden released
6552-512: Was born on October 20, 1999, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Sherhonda Gaulden and Jeffery Staden. He broke his neck while wrestling as a toddler, the injury requiring a head brace until the spine healed. The brace left permanent scars on his forehead. Gaulden was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother, Alice Gaulden, due to his father being sentenced to 55 years in prison. He dropped out of high school in ninth grade. While in juvenile detention for
6636-450: Was fourteen years old. 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 . Gaulden attracted attention with his October 2016 mixtape, 38 Baby which featured fellow Baton Rouge natives, Boosie Badazz , Kevin Gates , and fellow rappers Stroke Tha Don and NBA 3Three. A week later, Gaulden released another mixtape titled Mind of
6720-499: Was later removed, a week after the album's released on August 12, 2022, over a clearance fee of $ 150,000 ordered by YoungBoy, causing the track to be remastered without his contributions and thus, the album to be re-released. On September 4, 2022, Gaulden released the YouTube exclusive single "Purge Me". On September 5, 2022, through DJ Akademiks it was announced that he would release a surprise mixtape titled Realer 2 , presented as
6804-406: Was preceded by four singles, "Give Me a Sign", Cream Soda" (performed by Quando Rondo), "Keep Me Dry", and "It's On". Despite the project being uploaded to Gaulden's YouTube channel, on the day of the mixtape's release, he revealed that he did not want the mixtape to be released due to his past disputes with Atlantic Records, the label under which the mixtape was released under, subsequently leading to
6888-402: Was recorded, his Tesla —where " Umm Hmm " was recorded, alongside several other areas such as Gaulden's Bentley Continental GT and his patio, "[Gaulden] was just looking over the mountain, giving me that record on a microphone with no booth". Goldberg stated that he would record songs wherever Gaulden sought comfort and felt free to express himself. He also stated that he'd be the one to choose
6972-412: Was released alongside the official music video for "4KT Baby", the album's twentieth cut. During the rollout of the album, Gaulden's label and music collective Never Broke Again released their compilation album, Green Flag Activity on June 10. Aiding the album's hype, on July 15, Gaulden was found not guilty in one of his two federal firearm charges, after which he noted that he's "feeling great". Just
7056-471: Was released on February 8, 2022. On February 14, Gaulden released the non-album single, "Superbowl", an ode to the Super Bowl LVI ; in the song's bio on YouTube , he hinted at the release of the album: "I’m stalling into the album (get ready) I’m gone keep dropping". On February 22, he dropped the non-album single, "Opposite", in which he teased the release of his mixtape, Realer 2 . On February 22, as
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