YoungBoy Never Broke Again Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What is the Net Worth of YoungBoy Never Broke Again?

The rapper and songwriter known as YoungBoy Never Broke Again, or NBA YoungBoy, has amassed a net worth of $10 million. His rise to fame began between 2015 and 2017 when he released a total of six independent mixtapes. His popularity soared after the release of the single “Outside Today,” which is from his debut album titled “Until Death Call My Name.” The year 2019 saw him achieving even greater success with the top-ten single “Bandit” and the chart-topping album “Al YoungBoy 2.”

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, better known as YoungBoy Never Broke Again, was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1999. Due to his father’s lengthy 55-year prison term, his upbringing was primarily in the care of his maternal grandmother. As a young child, he suffered a neck injury from wrestling, which necessitated wearing a head brace and resulted in forehead scars. After dropping out of high school as a teenager, he faced legal troubles, including a robbery charge that landed him in a detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana, where he began writing lyrics. Shortly after his release, his grandmother had passed away, prompting him to move in with his friend and fellow rapper NBA 3Three, with whom he engaged in criminal activities to finance their studio time.

In 2015, Gaulden debuted with his first mixtape titled “Life Before Fame.” This was soon followed by a series of other mixtapes, including “Mind of a Menace,” “Before I Go,” and “38 Baby,” the latter featuring collaborations with rappers Stroke Tha Don and Boosie Badazz. Gaulden gained considerable notoriety due to a very public dispute with rapper Scotty Cain, during which they exchanged death threats through their music. His legal issues escalated when he was arrested in Austin, Texas, under suspicion of first-degree murder. While incarcerated in East Baton Rouge Parish, he re-released two of his earlier mixtapes.

“Al YoungBoy,” “Until Death Call My Name,” and More Mixtapes

After the release of the high-profile video for “41,” Gaulden put out a new mixtape, “Al YoungBoy,” in August 2017. This mixtape marked his biggest success, reaching number 24 on the Billboard 200 and spawning singles like “Untouchable” and “No Smoke.” In 2018, he achieved even higher acclaim when the single “Outside Today” climbed to number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. This success led to the release of his debut studio album, “Until Death Call My Name,” which peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200.

In 2018, Gaulden also dropped a mixtape titled “Master the Day of Judgement.” During the summer of that year, he released a collection of four EPs, each featuring four tracks. Following these, he launched two more mixtapes titled “Decided” and “Realer.” By January 2019, Gaulden was recognized as one of YouTube’s Top Music Artists, thanks to his continuous and unique releases on the platform.

Additional Hit Singles and Albums

After spending 14 months under house arrest, during which he was unable to produce new music, Gaulden made his comeback to the charts in October 2019 with the single “Bandit,” a collaboration with rapper Juice Wrld. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Gaulden’s highest-charting single to date.

To date, shortly after this, he launched his mixtape “Al YoungBoy 2,” which marked its debut at number one on the Billboard 200. With approximately 144 million on-demand audio streams in its initial week alone, the album emerged as one of the year’s most significant streaming debuts.

Following the success of “Al YoungBoy 2,” Gaulden put out another successful mixtape, “Still Flexin, Still Steppin.” In April 2020, he then released the mixtape “38 Baby 2,” which also debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, making it his second album to achieve this feat. Later that year, yet another chart-topping album titled “Top” was released; it featured charting singles on the Hot 100 such as “Kacey Talk,” “All In,” and “My Window.” Gaulden then dropped the mixtape “Until I Return,” which initially was made available exclusively on YouTube before arriving on various streaming platforms.

In subsequent years, Gaulden released “Sincerely, Kentrell” in 2021, “The Last Slimeto” in 2022, and in 2023, he launched “I Rest My Case,” “Don’t Try This At Home,” and “Richest Opp.”

Criminal Activity

Throughout both his personal life and professional career, Gaulden has been repeatedly engaged in criminal behaviors. One notable incident occurred in November 2016 when he was arrested in Austin, Texas, for jumping from a vehicle and firing at a crowd of pedestrians. This led to his incarceration on two counts of attempted first-degree murder. After pleading guilty to a lesser charge of aggravated assault with a firearm, he received a 10-year prison sentence—though three years of active probation accompanied it, with the prison term being suspended. In early 2018, he faced arrest and imprisonment for alleged assault, kidnapping, and weapons offenses; he was soon released on bail.

While serving his probation in 2019, Gaulden returned fire when shot at by a suspect in a black Cadillac Escalade. Although the shooting charges were ultimately dismissed, he was determined to have violated his probation due to his association with Trulondrick Norman and Ben Fields. Consequently, he received a 90-day jail sentence and was prohibited from performing for 14 months while on house arrest. Additional charges were brought against Gaulden in September 2020, when he was one of 16 individuals arrested in Baton Rouge for offenses such as drug manufacturing and distribution, as well as possession of stolen firearms. The following year, he was apprehended again under a federal warrant, having attempted to evade this by fleeing on foot when federal agents attempted to stop his vehicle. In July 2022, he was acquitted of the federal firearms charges. By March 2023, the restrictions from his house arrest were loosened, permitting more than three visitors at once without a curfew.

Personal Life

Gaulden is the father of eleven children with nine different women, and two of his sons, Kacey and Kayden, feature in the music video for his single “Kacey Talk.” In January 2023, he wed his long-time girlfriend, Jazlyn Mychelle Hayes, who is also the mother of two of his children.

He has expressed a desire to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints once he has removed his ankle monitor.

Real Estate

Upon relocating to Utah, YoungBoy settled into a home in Salt Lake City valued at $5.2 million. As of this writing, it remains uncertain whether he purchased the home or rented it from the new owner. Ultimately, it was revealed that he did buy the home, likely after an initial rental period. The exact purchase price was not disclosed, but the acquisition took place in 2022. By March 2024, he had listed the property for sale at $5.9 million. Here’s a video tour: