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NBA Youngboy maybe still be on house arrest in Utah, but he just dropped “Fish Scale.”

Kentrell Kicks The Year Off

Youngboy returned to the scene with a new single on Monday (Dec.5) called ‘Fish Scale’ and announced a mixtape coming in “less than two weeks.”

The track features dark subject matter, and the haunting, hard-hitting production Youngboy is also known for. Otxhello and Ambezza, known for producing tracks for hot artists like Lil Keed, Future, and Drake, teamed up for ‘Fish Scale.’

“Fish Scale, Draco with that kick real (it got grip)/ I got clientele coming through on my cell/ What you want, we sell.”

“We got verses plus some hittas get them bodies outta here / Hold on, bro be serving gas and hard and brought it straight from off the scale.”

NBA Youngboy Drops “Fish Scale,” Plans More

Fish Scale’ drops just 4 weeks after his last single ‘Black Ball’ and a couple of months after his release from jail for an outstanding federal warrant. The ‘Carter Son’ rapper is currently under a strict house arrest order that also includes a GPS monitor and 24/7 surveillance.

The music video’s description for ‘Fish Scale’ reveals the NBA Youngboy’s plans for a new project. “Youngboy Never Broke Again-new tape less than two weeks,” the caption reads.

While this reveal doesn’t give a specific calendar date, fans of Youngboy can expect to be fed by mid-January.

Clearly, Youngboy’s house arrest isn’t stopping him from also making headlines. In early December, the controversial rap star caught attention for dropping his collaboration album From the Bayou with Birdman. In addition to the new joint album, fans were also stunned by his recent interest in emo-style makeup. The heavy black eyeshadow and lipstick debuted in the ‘Black Ball’ video.

The artist then quickly explained his affinity for dark makeup in a clubhouse room with DJ Akademiks.

“I like painting my face, putting makeup on,” NBA Youngboy said. “I like to look in the mirror and see everything black like my eyes and shit. That’s one hundred percent real! That’s me being myself. I feel comfortable that way. That’s some shit from MAC [Cosmetics] I made my engineer go buy. It give me like the goth feeling, like rockstars.”

With a new rockstar look and also some piercing hard rock style vocals on this new track, ‘Fish Scale,’ NBA Youngboy is stepping into a new era.

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The Streaming Graveyard

It is not uncommon for artists to be removed from streaming services. Back in August, legendary rapper Fat Joe’s What Would Big Do 2021? disappeared from streaming sites. Rappers like Boosie Badazz, Azelia Banks, and Lil Reese have all had content removed. However, these were due to controversies and various social cancellations. So far as anyone can tell, YoungBoy’s content was simply taken down without comment. The account itself was a major money-maker for NBA, so it seems unlikely that he would have removed his own videos.

NBA Youngboy fans after seeing all of his music videos deleted pic.twitter.com/70gCmCYdYN

— ⩜ (@giovxnni444) November 27, 2021

YoungBoy in Autumn

Prior to this, November had been a good month for YoungBoy. He put out a compilation album entitled Never Broke Again: The Compilation, Vol. 1, featuring rappers like Meechy Baby and P Yungin. And just last week, he released a new single, “Safe Then Sorry (Interlude)”, which had already racked up a million views on YouTube at the time of removal.

Last month, the “Bandit” rapper was released from prison, following him posting $1.5 million in bail, relocating from Louisiana to Utah. He remains under house arrest in Utah, facing numerous federal weapons and drug charges stemming from an incident in Los Angeles, California earlier this year.

Garrett C. Owen