NBA YoungBoy Donates to Dallas Non-Profit Ahead Concert Start

NBA YoungBoy (Photo: MOTOWN RECORDS)

YoungBoy Never Broke Again gave back to Dallas for selling out two opening concerts on his comeback tour. Ahead of his first performance on Aug. 31, YoungBoy whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, donated $50,000 to local nonprofits Manifest Freedom, co-founded by his lawyer Brittany K. Barnett, and anti-gang violence nonprofit Urban Specialists.

The Baton Rouge rapper, who's currently on his Make America Slime Again (MASA) Tour, begins his multi-city trek on Monday, Sept. 1 and Tuesday, Sept. 2 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. In an interview with Fox 4 News, he said that his philanthropic efforts were meant to "help try to stop the crime." 

"You know, a lot of people be getting hurt, so it ain’t really cool at this point to me, so I just want to help in any way I [can]," he said.

The MASA tour makes this YoungBoy's first performance outing in five years after legal issues involving firearm possession and obtaining prescription drugs through identity fraud. In May, the 25-year-old was granted clemency by President Donald Trump after previously serving a 23-month sentence for a federal gun charge.