YoungBoy Never Broke Again | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Birth name | Kentrell DeSean Gaulden |
Also known as |
|
Born | Hopewell, Virginia, U.S. | October 20, 1999
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | |
Children | 10 |
Website | youngboynba |
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), nown professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or simply NBA YoungBoy, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He is from Louisiana, Baton Rouge
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]
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 |