Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, known professionally as
YoungBoy Never Broke Again, also known as
NBA YoungBoy, or simply
YoungBoy, is an American rapper. From 2015 to 2017, he released eight independent mixtapes and garnered a regional following for his work. He signed with Atlantic Records in the latter year to release the singles "Untouchable" and "No Smoke", both of which marked his first entries on the
Billboard Hot 100. Released in January of the following year, his single "Outside Today" became his first to reach the top 40 of the chart, and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It served as both his mainstream breakthrough and the lead single for his debut studio album
Until Death Call My Name (2018), which peaked at number seven on the US
Billboard 200 despite mixed critical reception.