Okay, so, the other day I was watching some NBA highlights, and YoungBoy’s name popped up in the comments. It got me thinking, I vaguely remember hearing something about his dad being in jail, but I couldn’t recall the details. So, I decided to do some digging.
First, I hit up Google, just a simple search like, “NBA YoungBoy dad jail.” The results were a bit all over the place, some news articles, some forums, it was kind of a mess. I skimmed through a few articles, and it seemed like his dad got a pretty long sentence. I also jumped on YouTube. That place is like a rabbit hole of NBA Youngboy videos.
I watched a few interview clips where YoungBoy talked about his dad. Man, that stuff is heavy. He doesn’t go into too much detail, but you can tell it affected him a lot. He mentions his dad being locked up since he was a little kid, like around eight years old.
After that, I went back to the articles and tried to piece together a timeline. This one article, I think it was from some local news outlet, mentioned his dad’s name and the charges. It was some serious stuff, a robbery gone wrong. Then I found another piece, I think it was in a blog, it mentioned a 55-year sentence.
I also found a very old local news report video on YouTube, and it just showed his dad was sentenced to 55 years for a robbery that led to a death. But the video was very short, and I needed more information, so I just searched his dad’s name on Google, and I got nothing.
Honestly, after spending a good chunk of time looking into it, I still don’t have all the little details. But here’s the gist of what I figured out:
- YoungBoy’s dad has been in prison since YoungBoy was a young child.
- He’s serving a 55-year sentence.
- The sentence is related to a robbery gone wrong.
It’s a sad situation, for real. But it’s also interesting how much of an impact his dad’s situation had on YoungBoy’s life and music. It gave me a new perspective on his songs, that’s for sure.
