Nationwide — President Donald Trump has granted rapper NBA YoungBoy a full pardon, weeks earlier than his scheduled launch from jail in July 2025. The choice clears his file and permits him to maneuver ahead along with his first headlining tour this September. NBA YoungBoy, whose actual title is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, had been serving time for a gun possession case in Utah. He reached a plea deal that set his launch for July subsequent yr, however Trump’s clemency means he’s now free.
The White Home confirmed the pardon on Could 29, in response to Fox 8 Dwell. Eight others additionally obtained clemency, together with former Congressman Michael Grimm.
In an announcement posted to Instagram, NBA YoungBoy thanked Trump, felony justice reform advocate Alice Marie Johnson, and his lawyer Brittany Okay. Barnett.
“I wish to thank President Trump for granting me a pardon and giving me the chance to maintain constructing — as a person, as a father, and as an artist,” he wrote in an Instagram submit. “This second means rather a lot. It opens the door to a future I’ve labored arduous for and I’m totally ready to step into this.”
Often known as some of the streamed rappers worldwide, NBA YoungBoy has constructed an enormous fan base regardless of restricted mainstream publicity. He’s set to kick off his first headlining tour, the MASA Tour, on September 2. The tour consists of two back-to-back exhibits at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Middle on October 19 and 20.