Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again (or, simply, NBA YoungBoy), is an American rapper. He is best known for his songs "Untouchable", "No Smoke" and "Outside Today" which peaked at numbers 95, 61 and 39 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Kentrell DeSean Gaulden was born on October 20, 1999 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Gaulden broke his neck as a toddler, the injury requiring a head brace until the spine healed. The brace left three scars on his forehead. Gaulden was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother due to his father being sentenced to 55 years in prison He dropped out of 9th grade to focus on his music career and was soon arrested for robbery and sent to a detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana. While there, YoungBoy began writing lyrics for his debut project After being released from a detention center, YoungBoy grandmother died of a heart failure and YoungBoy moved in with his friend and fellow Baton Rogue rapper, 3Three. The two then used acts of criminality to begin to pay for studio time.