A few weeks ago, NBA YoungBoy made a plea to the justice system for his release from a Louisiana jail under the conditions he would relocate and remain under house arrest in Utah. In recent headlines, as of October 26, NBA YoungBoy has been granted his wish for freedom.
Details of NBA YoungBoy’s release
When the artist was first granted bail, he was still put under retention due to charges in California. But his legal team hoped that the California court would look at the Louisiana ruling and release the hold. According to Yahoo! Entertainment, the California justice system did agree with the Louisiana court’s decision.
“The Baton Rouge-bred hip hop prodigy walked out of custody around 3 p.m. local time after federal prosecutors on his pending California gun case agreed to the terms of the $1.5 million bail and home detention.”
However, YoungBoy will still have to appear in court for his future hearings, to which he has agreed.
Looking Forward
Things are looking up for the artist. YoungBoy has said he now plans to set his sights on making music in his Utah residence. That spells good news for fans, given the recent success of his album Sincerely, Kentrell. The album, which YoungBoy released while still behind bars without any features, finally knocked Drake’s juggernaut Certified Lover Boy from its No. 1 spot.
YoungBoy the Record-Breaker
What more can one expect from the artist who is breaking records in every sense of the word?
As Billboard notes,
“The prolific artist has charted a total of 18 albums on the Billboard 200 since making his debut in August of 2017. And he becomes the second act and only hip-hop artist with a No. 1 album in each of the last three years: 2021, 2020, and 2019.
For now, NBA YoungBoy is a free man, so to speak. But fans will have to wait to witness what magic YoungBoy can create in his career as a result of this experience.
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Written by Renae Richardson