NBA YoungBoy, a Baton Rouge based rapper famous for chart-topping hits like “Outside Today,” is officially outside of federal custody after President Donald Trump granted him clemency Wednesday, according to the rapper’s social media account and multiple news websites.
The president’s decision came as part of eight other pardons, including former GOP Congressman Michael Grimm and real estate entrepreneurs Todd and Julie Chrisley, as being granted clemency.
YoungBoy, whose legal name is Kentrell Gaulden, has been in and out of jail and house arrest since he was arrested in 2020 for federal gun possession charges while filming a music video in Baton Rouge.
The 25-year old was currently serving time at a residential reentry management office in Phoenix — part of the Bureau of Prison’s system, that operate halfway houses and manage detainees as they prepare for supervised home confinement or release.
He is the latest rapper to be pardoned by the President, joining Kodak Black, Lil Wayne, and A$AP Rocky.