Rapper Kentrell Gaulden

NBA YoungBoy

a.k.a. “Never Broke Again”

The rapper pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge and was sentenced to just under two years. He was pardoned in the big May 2025 batch. A separate Utah state conviction is untouched.

Rap sheet

Convicted of: Felon in possession of a firearm [1]
Court: District of Utah [1]
Sentenced: December 10, 2024: 23 months [1]
Granted: Pardon, May 28, 2025 [2]

The receipt

PARDONMAXXING NBA YOUNGBOY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Wiped off the books

Sentence and probation conditions [3] Gone

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Gold is money that was reportedly spent near the President’s orbit. Red is what the grant wiped away. We list what was reported and when. We don’t claim one caused the other. How we count.

Timeline

December 10, 2024 The law Sentenced on the federal gun charge. [1]
May 28, 2025 The pardon Pardoned. [2][3]

Detective’s notes

Commentary

His stage name stands for Never Broke Again. It turns out he doesn’t need to be broke or rich for this. He just needs to be famous.

Sources

Clemency grants by President Donald J. Trump, 2025–present (archived Sept. 20, 2026) U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney, via the Internet Archive
Signed clemency warrant: NBA YoungBoy U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney · May 28, 2025
Trump administration pardons rapper NBA YoungBoy, convicted in Utah on gun charges Utah News Dispatch · May 29, 2025