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Photo: NBA Youngboy Shows Off Massive Plaque In Celebration Of His Platinum And Gold Records; Fans React

BY Edwin Lamptey March 13, 2024 11:54 AM EDT
Photo Source: Instagram/@nba_youngboy

Rapper Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, famed as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or better yet, NBA Youngboy, has achieved an enviable milestone and has been spotted in a photo flaunting this feat.

The rapper, according to the post “has the biggest plaque you can receive in the industry & he’s the youngest to ever achieve this in history”.

Rightly so, the plaque was to acknowledge the rapper for going gold and platinum and was presented the plaque by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

In a new development that has led to a fan debate about his actual popularity, the new photo making rounds online has led fans to debate his actual level of popularity

The artiste has released more than 30 individual projects which contain dozens and dozens of singles between them and fans have had their fill of almost all of it.

In the new photo that is making the rounds online, Youngboy is seen posing with a massive plaque celebrating a rare musical achievement. As the plaque itself reads, he reached 100 total Platinum and Gold certifications. Additionally, it is decorated with tiny gold records and the artwork for all of the albums and singles that helped him reach the achievement. 

According to the NBA Youngboy Daily fan page, he is the youngest artist to ever be awarded one of the 100 certification plaques. Unsurprisingly, the comments section is full of fans with divided takes on the accomplishment. 

In other news, Oluseye Desmond Sodamola would go down in history as the first Afrobeat DJ to grace the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival.

The Disc Jockey, the most internationally recognized Nigerian DJ in the Afrobeat genre and renowned as SPINALL, will proudly introduce Coachella to an Afrobeats vibe.

For DJs, producers, and musicians from Nigeria and Africa in general, this enormous announcement represents a critical turning point. DJ Spinall will be in charge of the Sahara Tent at Coachella, where Afrobeats will be the main event.

This stage is intended to push the limits of high-energy music and investigate the nexus between technology and art.

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