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NBA YoungBoy has an estimated net worth of $10 million. Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, known professionally as NBA YoungBoy or YoungBoy Never Broke Again, is an American rapper and singer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who has become one of the most consistently chart-performing and certified hip-hop artists in the United States. Despite spending portions of his career under house arrest, on bond, or incarcerated, he produced multiple number-one albums and became the most RIAA-certified rapper in history by 2025 with 126 certified projects.
Updated March 2026: According to AP News, YoungBoy received a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump in May 2025 on federal weapons charges that had contributed to periods of incarceration. Following his release, he headlined the MASA Tour in late 2025, which grossed approximately $70 million, according to XXL.
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden was born on October 20, 1999, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His early childhood was marked by significant hardship. As an infant, he suffered a neck injury that required a brace and left visible scarring on his neck — a physical characteristic he has referenced in lyrics and interviews. His father was sentenced to 55 years in federal prison when Gaulden was a child, leaving him to be raised primarily by his grandmother, Subrina Fields, to whom he has expressed deep attachment in interviews and music. His grandmother died in 2010, which was a formative loss in his development.
Following his grandmother’s death, Gaulden was placed in a group home, where he has spoken of experiencing abuse. He enrolled at Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge but dropped out in ninth grade to pursue music. In 2014, at age 14, he was arrested for attempted murder in connection with a shooting and was detained in a juvenile facility. That experience, he has said in interviews, intensified his commitment to music as an alternative path.
NBA YoungBoy began recording music in his early teens, releasing mixtapes on YouTube and SoundCloud that built a grassroots following in Baton Rouge and across the South. His early mixtapes — including Life Before Fame (2014) and Mind of a Menace (2015) — established his signature melodic, emotionally raw style. He signed with Atlantic Records in 2017 for approximately $2 million.
His breakthrough single “Outside Today” (2018) reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, introducing him to a mainstream national audience. His debut major-label album Until Death Call My Name (2018) debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200. AI YoungBoy 2 (2019) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, his first chart-topping album.
YoungBoy’s output from 2019 to 2022 was exceptional in volume. He released three number-one albums in 2020 alone — a feat accomplished while under house arrest following a 2020 arrest in Utah. Sincerely Kentrell (2021) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 while he was incarcerated in Louisiana. In 2022, he reportedly declined a $25 million contract renewal from Atlantic Records, eventually moving his primary distribution to independent arrangements. By 2025, the RIAA had certified 126 of his projects — making him the most RIAA-certified rapper in the organization’s history.
In 2025, YoungBoy released MASA and Slime Cry, both of which reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200. His MASA Tour ran from approximately September to November 2025 and grossed approximately $70 million, according to XXL. He was announced as a headliner for Rolling Loud Miami in May 2026. His Spotify streaming figures surpassed 3 billion streams in 2025, with his YouTube channel accumulating over 15 billion total views.
NBA YoungBoy married Jazlyn Mychelle in 2023. Together they have three children, including a daughter born in February 2026. In total, YoungBoy has 13 children across multiple relationships, including sons Kayden, Taylin, Kacey, Kodi, and Kentrell Jr., and daughters Armani, Kiori, and Alice Nora (born 2021), among others. He has spoken in interviews about his commitment to financial provision for all of his children despite the complexities of multiple co-parenting relationships.
YoungBoy’s legal history has been extensive. He was arrested multiple times on charges including attempted murder (2016), assault (2017), and federal weapons charges (2020). He spent time incarcerated in Louisiana state custody in 2021. Federal weapons charges stemming from a 2021 arrest in Los Angeles resulted in a plea agreement and a sentence that he largely served under house arrest in Utah before periods of incarceration in Louisiana. In May 2025, President Trump issued a pardon on the federal weapons charges, as reported by AP News. In December 2025, he was stopped in a traffic incident; no charges were filed.
NBA YoungBoy’s net worth is estimated at approximately $10 million as of 2026. Despite generating tens of millions in touring revenue — including approximately $70 million in gross from the 2025 MASA Tour — his net worth reflects the impact of significant legal defense costs over many years, management and label fees, child support obligations across 13 children, and the typical gap between gross touring revenue and artist net income after production and venue costs.
In May 2025, President Donald Trump issued a pardon for YoungBoy on federal weapons charges that had been a source of legal jeopardy since his 2021 arrest in Los Angeles. The pardon was reported by AP News. Prior to the pardon, YoungBoy had served portions of sentences related to these charges in Louisiana. He was released from custody in early 2025 ahead of the pardon.
NBA YoungBoy has 13 children as of early 2026, with his most recent child — a daughter with wife Jazlyn Mychelle — born in February 2026. His children include sons Kayden, Taylin, Kacey, Kodi, and Kentrell Jr., and daughters including Armani, Kiori, Alice Nora, and Klemenza, among others born to multiple mothers. He married Jazlyn Mychelle in 2023, and they have three children together.