Before Youngboy Never Broke Again topped YouTube's list of streaming artists and before his YouTube channel averaged nearly 250 million monthly views... Here is a synopsis of his life before becoming famous.
NBAYoungboy has more than 10.5 million Instagram followers, 3.6 million Twitter followers, and 11.4 million YouTube subscribers as at the time of this writing.
The most popular YouTube artist is YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and it's interesting to note that before turning 18, he had four kids with three different baby mamas.
He has remained in the top spot or close to it for more than five years, and he is currently the #1 artist on YouTube in the US. Across all genres, he is the performer who is most watched. And he has done it without the extravagance of pricey music videos or well-publicized song releases. He has established himself as the king of YouTube in the music industry, and in the current climate of fake rappers, people are responding favourably to his sincerity.
He has a long history of legal issues in addition to his singing career. Including time served, house arrest, and several baby mama scandals.
Young Boy Never Broke Again, also known as Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, was born on October 20, 1999, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He spent a lot of his time on the north side of the city, more especially at 38th and Chippawa street, where he shot the "What Chu Gone Do" song video. He was raised with an older sister and a younger brother.
He began writing his first music "For a reason" when he was 7 years old. He finished it in his first or second grade and it is actually on YouTube.
For a bungled theft, his father was arrested and given a 55-year prison sentence. As a result, he lived with his Grandma most of the time at Chipawa and 38th Street. Grandma's was tight on cash, and he described his surroundings as being in a shantytown. Additionally, he lacked nice attire and shoes. When asked where he was from, Youngboy responded, "I come from a weird location, it has a distinct culture, a unique vibe, and dishonest police".
Little Kentrell was left to care for himself while living with a friend when his granny died in 2010 of heart failure. In order to pay for studio time, he first found employment as a lawn mower before making money by stealing vehicle batteries from 18-wheelers and selling them. He also has friendships with rappers like Gee Money and Fredo Bang. His older mentor, Gee, got into arguments with him when Gee Money had an affair with his sister.
At some point, the young guy quit school in the eighth or ninth grade. Around this time, he came up with the stage name NBA, which stands for "Never Broke Again," but his rap career would have to wait since he would soon run into legal issues, get arrested for robbery, and end himself in juvenile detention. In order to start writing songs on his own, he bought a microphone from Walmart and downloaded recording software. He started to pursue his songwriting seriously after receiving a six-month term in Tallulah, Louisiana.
He was heavily influenced by Lil Phat at the time, and he wrote song after song to pass the time. These were the songs on his debut mixtape, "Life Before Fame," which he published in 2015. His friend's mother actually helped pay for the project that would ultimately change his life, which required studio time at Gus Studio or Stroke Studio.
"Before I Go," "Mind of a Menace," and "Mind of a Menace 2" were among the mixtapes in the following group. YoungBoy became well-known, after the music videos for the mixtape's lead single, "38 Baby," which was released in October 2016, went viral. At the time this article was being written, it had more than 300 million views.
After releasing a number of mixtapes, including Mind of a Menace, his career was on fire, but in December 2016, he was arrested on suspicion of attempting to commit first-degree murder in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting. Though a plea deal, he wouldn't be freed for more than five months.
He continued to put out new mixtapes while he was behind bars, and as soon as he was let go, he went back to work.
When he wasn't in jail or making music, YoungBoy, who had fathered four sons with three different mothers, enjoyed a good reputation among the ladies. He said that he was under a lot of strain as a young man. Saying, "I have fuckin' kids, I got a family who depend on me, I got a mother who don't want to work, I got a baby momma that got three kids, two of 'em from me, every one is reliant on me, I can't screw up. I'm not the only one suffering because of this. If someone offered me a billion bucks in exchange for life in prison, I would take it and give it to my family."
He had recently agreed to a $2 million contract with Atlanta Records, so money was on the way. He also avoided losing money by changing his stage name from NBA Youngboy to YoungBoy Never Broke Again due to copyright breaches by the NBA.
Since we've already discussed his early life, let's now discuss his success on YouTube. The bulk of his listeners are in the United States, which shouldn't be surprising considering the magnitude of his Texas fan base, but they also come from the North, East, West, and South; among his top 10 streaming cities, are Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, and Orlando.
He is young, certainly, but more importantly, he is sincere, and because of his I don't give a fuck or fuck with you attitude, people are buying what he is selling. His music videos have simple aesthetics without complex camerawork or expensive production. YoungBoy's desire to be alone is a recurrent theme in his videos. Additionally, he regularly makes his content available on YouTube before anywhere else.
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