{"id":43710,"date":"2026-08-14T06:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43710"},"modified":"2026-08-14T06:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:09:50","slug":"nba-youngboy-reveals-heart-condition-says-he-has-one-more-tour-in-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43710","title":{"rendered":"NBA YoungBoy Reveals Heart Condition, Says He Has One More Tour in Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/nba-youngboy\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nba-youngboy\" data-tag=\"nba-youngboy\">NBA YoungBoy<\/a>, who in 2025 surpassed E-40 to become\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/music\/music-news\/nba-youngboy-rap-album-billboard-200-chart-history-1235093564\/\">the most decorated hip-hop artist\u00a0<\/a>in\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0200 history, sat down for a recent interview and in a revelation that may surprise fans, said that he has \u201cone or two\u201d albums and one tour left in his colossal career. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a special <em>Open Thoughts <\/em>podcast held in Korea, where YoungBoy now lives, host Funny Marco (known for his deadpan approach) asked if there was ever a time during his early performances that the artist felt like pulling back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cOn tour, a doctor told me the left side of my heart was swollen and I never told nobody,\u201d YoungBoy shared. \u201cI never told anybody. I just kept doing every show. I finished my tour out like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe 26-year-old rapper didn\u2019t disclose any further details about the specifics of his condition, but added that the issue hasn\u2019t completely faded. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cMy heart kind of still is enlarged on this little side,\u201d he continued, before alluding to the impact it has had on his songs. \u201cThat explains the music though, right?\u201d he continued, clutching the left side of his chest. \u201cShe\u2019s hurting.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Real Talk with NBA YoungBoy &amp; Funny Marco: Laughs, Life, and Truth\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JYn7fVw5Q-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn January, shortly after the release of his ninth studio album,\u00a0<em>Slime Cry<\/em>, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that YoungBoy earned<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/youngboy-never-broke-again-riaa-most-certified-rapper-1235500957\/\"> more certifications than any other rapper ever<\/a> \u2014 having made more Gold and Platinum songs and albums than Kanye West, Drake, Jay-Z, and anyone else in the genre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe LP after his August 2025 mixtape\u00a0<em>Deshawn<\/em>, hosted by DJ Khaled, further cemented YoungBoy\u2019s reputation for dropping new music at a dizzying speed, having put out at least dozens of other bodies of work (mostly mixtapes) and more than 100 singles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tEarlier in the interview with Marco, when asked how many more albums he had in him, YoungBoy replied, \u201cOne or two.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMarco followed up by asking if there were any tours in his future \u201cOne for sure,\u201d YoungBoy said. \u201cI go on tour one more time throughout my whole life and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA series of legal troubles have also followed Youngboy\u2019s rise in the music industry. In December 2024, the star pleaded guilty to one count linked to his<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/nba-youngboy-pleads-guilty-gun-cases-louisiana-utah-1235200182\/\"> 2020 gun-possession arrest<\/a> in Louisiana and a separate count tied to a gun charge filed in Utah. The rapper, born Kentrell Gaulden, was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/nba-youngboy-pleads-guilty-gun-cases-louisiana-utah-1235200182\/\">sentenced<\/a>\u00a0to 23 months in federal prison with credit for time served dating back to at least May 2024.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA month prior to his sentence, Youngboy also <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/local-news\/nba-youngboy-pleads-guilty-drug-fraud\/\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to his involvement in a fraudulent prescription drug scheme while he was on house arrest in Huntsville. As part of the deal,\u00a0his four felony charges were reduced to Class A Misdemeanors\u00a0and he avoided prison time in exchange for a $25,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn May 2025,\u00a0President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/trump-pardons-nba-youngboy-kentrell-gaulden-1235349853\/\">pardoned YoungBoy<\/a>. \u201cThis moment means a lot,\u201d YoungBoy said in a statement posted to Instagram Stories at the time. \u201cIt opens the door to a future I\u2019ve worked hard for and I am fully prepared to step into this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked on the podcast if he would consider moving back to the United States, Youngboy answered, \u201cNever in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA YoungBoy, who in 2025 surpassed E-40 to become\u00a0the most decorated hip-hop artist\u00a0in\u00a0Billboard\u00a0200 history, sat down for a recent interview and in a revelation that may surprise fans, said that he has \u201cone or two\u201d albums and one tour left in his colossal career. 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