How YoungBoy Never Broke Again Hit No. 1 From Jail: Fans Had His Back

The New York Times, October 5, 2021: How YoungBoy Never Broke Again Hit No. 1 From Jail: Fans Had His Back

“YoungBoy Never Broke Again, one of the most popular rappers in the country, is by some measures still obscure: At 21, he has almost no mainstream profile, his songs receive barely any radio play and he has never performed on television.

In and out of jail since he was a teenager, YoungBoy, or YB to his most dedicated fans, is also currently incarcerated in his home state of Louisiana, awaiting trial on charges that he possessed a gun as a felon. Federal prosecutors have called him ‘a danger to the community.’”

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