He announced his debut studio album, Until Death Call My Name on January 11, shortly after signing a joint venture deal with Atlantic Records. The song became Gaulden's highest charting song, peaking at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gaulden released the single ' Outside Today' on January 6, 2018. 2018вЂ“2019: Until Death Call My Name and AI YoungBoy 2 The second single from the project, ' No Smoke', peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single, 'Untouchable', peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On August 3, 2017, he released his mixtape, AI YoungBoy which charted at 24 on the Billboard 200.

In July 2017, Gaulden released a video for his song, '41', that included cameos from notable artists including, Meek Mill, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Boosie Badazz, and Yo Gotti. A week after leaving prison, Gaulden released the single, ' Untouchable'. Gaulden was released from prison in May 2017 after taking a plea deal and posting bail. While in jail in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Gaulden re-released his two mixtapes, Before I Go and Mind of a Menace 3. In November 2016, Gaulden was arrested in Austin, Texas on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting. Although no real violence ever occurred between the two Baton Rouge rappers, their feuding attracted a lot of attention.

Gaulden quick rise to popularity could also be attributed to his 'song-for-song rap beef' with fellow Baton Rouge rapper Scotty Cain in December 2015, in which songs from both rappers included death threats. A week later, Gaulden released another mixtape titled Mind of a Menace 3 on Novem. Gaulden attracted attention with his October 2016 mixtape, 38 Baby which featured fellow Baton Rouge natives, Boosie Badazz, Kevin Gates, and fellow rappers Stroke Tha Don and NBA 3Three. A string of other mixtapes followed including Mind of a Menace, Mind of a Menace 2, and Before I Go. He released his first mixtape, Life Before Fame in 2015. Gaulden first began producing music with a microphone he bought from Walmart when he was fourteen years old. Career 2015вЂ“2017: Beginnings and AI YoungBoy The two then used acts of criminality to begin to pay for studio time. ДЄfter he was released from the detention center, Gaulden's grandmother died of heart failure and Gaulden moved in with his friend and fellow Baton Rouge rapper, NBA 3Three (also known as OG 3Three). While there, he began writing lyrics for his debut project. He dropped out of ninth grade and was arrested for robbery and sent to a detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana.

Gaulden was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother due to his father being sentenced to 55 years in prison. The brace left permanent scars on his forehead. Gaulden broke his neck while wrestling as a toddler, the injury requiring a head brace until the spine healed. Kentrell Gaulden was born on October 20, 1999, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 2.2 2018вЂ“2019: Until Death Call My Name and AI YoungBoy 2.In September 2021, Sincerely, Kentrell (2021) was released from prison, topping the charts again, making him the third artist besides 2Pac and Lil Wayne to have a chart-topping album while incarcerated. Later that year, Gaulden released his second studio album Top (2020), which followed suit as his third chart-topping project in less than a year. In April 2020, he released 38 Baby 2, becoming his second chart-topping project on the Billboard 200. A week later, Gaulden released AI YoungBoy 2 (2019), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. In October 2019, Gaulden released the single ' Bandit' with Juice Wrld, which became his first top-ten single. The song became the lead single for his debut studio album Until Death Call My Name (2018) which peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard 200. In January 2018, Gaulden released the single ' Outside Today', which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In late 2017, Gaulden was signed to Atlantic Records. Between 20, Gaulden released six independent mixtapes, and steadily garnered a cult following through his work. Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again (also known as NBA YoungBoy or simply YoungBoy), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

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