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YoungBoy released his new mixtape on Friday (Jan. 21) and now working on his next album

After dropping his Colors mixtape on Friday (January 21), NBA YoungBoy is allegedly taking a six-month break from the public eye as he readies his third studio album.

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On Friday (January 21), YoungBoy’s producer and engineer Jason “Cheese” Goldberg shared via Instagram a message reading, “A select few songs probably (maybe) will drop from now until then but Top will not be seen or heard from into his album approximately #6months from now we have some amazing songs for you thank you for everything #HealingTime #RockPeace #ForeverBro.”

The Baton Rouge sensation dropped his project, Colors, on Friday. With 20 tracks and a sole feature from Quando Rondo, Youngboy unleashed a mixture of Emo-style and aggressive rap as is evident in his previous projects.

Five tracks are available from YoungBoy’s tape, on streaming platforms

NBA YoungBoy’s mixtape, Colors, failed to release on Friday as it was initially planned. The rapper and his team have moved the mixtape’s release date to next Friday (January 21). Reasons for the delay are currently unknown.

Several sources associated with the rapper have shared the new release date on social media.

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As fans wait for the project to drop, they can stream the mixtape teaser with five songs from the tape. The tracks on the teaser include the controversial “Bring the Hook,” “Fish Scale,” “Emo Rockstar,” “Emo Love,” and “Foolish Figure.”

YoungBoy stirred up the internet on Thursday (January 13), when he dropped “Bring the Hook,” a record that captures him dissing Chicago’s infamous neighborhood O’block, the gang, and their dead member and rapper, King Von.

“Ni**a, this that Squid Game, O-Block pack get rolled up, Murder what they told us, Atlanta boy get fold up,” Youngboy raps on the aggressive track. The rapper is seemingly referring to the infamous neighborhood in Chicago O’Block and Von who was killed in Atlanta in November 2020 by one of the crew members of YB’s associate, Quando Rondo.

Lil Durk appeared to be firing back in an Instagram post later on that day: “Don’t claim it if ain’t do it you still a bitch,” Durk captioned a photo of him beside Von’s mural.

NBA YoungBoy’s cover art for the project has been revealed

NBA Youngboy is known for his rapid output of new music and it’s the norm for him to drop multiple projects in a single year. The Baton Rouge native is already kicking off the year with a brand new mixtape titled, Colors, which drops this Friday (January 14).

On Wednesday (January 12), Youngboy’s record engineer Jason “Cheese” Goldberg shared on Instagram the mixtape artwork designed by graphic artist Trill Graphix, who’s previously worked with Youngboy himself and the likes of Toosii, Bleu, Yungeen Ace, Fredo Bang, and more. The artwork was also shared on the rapper’s label Never Broke Again LLC’s Instagram page.

“Colors Mixtape Friday,” Jason captioned the mixtape cover. “NBA YoungBoy • Colors • Project dropping Friday,” Trill Graphix added on his page. “Official Art by me.”

The project will mark Youngboy’s 16th solo mixtape (20th, including collab mixtapes). It follows up his joint tape with Birdman, From the Bayou, that dropped in December 2021. As of now, there are no further details about the mixtape including tracklisting, features, and production credits.

NBA Youngboy has been ruling YouTube charts since 2018

Louisiana rapper Youngboy Never Broke Again’s (NBA YoungBoy) life outside music might be complicated, but when it comes to his rapping craft, he has been excelling in numbers. The platinum-selling artist is the latest rapper to clock 10 million subscribers on YouTube.

Photos of the rapper flexing his plaques have surfaced.

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YoungBoy, 22, has been topping YouTube charts since 2018 thanks to his consistent video uploads. According to an estimation by Kworb.net, Youngboy currently has 8.5 billion total views on the platform.

At the time of this article’s publication, some of Youngboy’s most viewed videos on YouTube include “Genie” – 336M, “Untouchable” – 233M, “No Smoke” – 213M, “Outside Today” – 209M, and “Valuable Pain” – 206M. He also has 19 total videos with 100M views and above.

YoungBoy released his second studio album, Sincerely, Kentrell, in September 2021 while he was in jail, and it became his fourth No. 1 album on Billboard 200 with 137k album-equivalent units sold in the first week. He also became the third artist in history to have a No. 1 album while behind bars joining Lil Wayne and Tupac.

His other projects to top Billboard 200 are his 2020 album Top, and commercial mixtapes 38 Baby also released in 2020, and 2019’s AI Youngboy 2.

Youngboy is currently serving house arrest at his mansion in Utah. He released his collab mixtape with Birdman, From the Bayou, in December and has continued to steadily drop new music.

NBA YoungBoy remains present for his artists

Louisiana rapper NBA YoungBoy has been having a rough time as he continues to battle his legal problems but that isn’t stopping him from making moves with his Never Broke Again record label. On Wednesday (November 10), YoungBoy FaceTimed his crew to watch his artists’ performing rehearsals for an upcoming Never Broke Again showcase event.

A video surfaced online showing the “On My Side” rapper virtually watching one of his signees, Quando Rondo performing on stage. The date of the event hasn’t been revealed. 

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In September, while YoungBoy was still behind bars, his Never Broke Again label signed a distribution deal with Motown records but the 22-year-old rapper remains signed under Atlantic as a solo artist. A compilation album, Never Broke Again Vol. 1 was supposed to drop in October as the first release via Motown but it didn’t materialize. The new release date for the project is yet to be announced. 

Youngboy, real name Kentrell Gaulden, is currently on house arrest in Utah after he was granted a $1.5 million bond in his Louisiana gun charges. He also faces another gun case in California from the March arrest in Los Angeles. 

NBA YoungBoy’s case resumed this week and in one of the hearings, his attorneys asked the judge to release the 21-year-old rapper on bond so he can go live in Utah, where they want a recording studio built for him as well as security of former military personnel put on the ground, according to The Advocate. The judge is yet to issue a ruling on the Monday (October 18) hearing. 

Previously, Chief U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick had rejected a motion to release Youngboy, describing him as “inclined toward reckless, illegal, dangerous behavior” and couldn’t be granted bond even on certain conditions. 

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The chart-topping rapper whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, was arrested in Los Angeles March this year. The rapper was indicted for his possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm not registered to him in a federal database.