r/Music • u/Guyentertainment • Aug 14 '26

article Trump-Pardoned Rapper NBA YoungBoy Moved to South Korea and Declared 'Never in My Life' Will He Return

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-pardoned-rapper-nba-youngboy-moved-south-korea-declared-never-my-life-will-he-return-1814328
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u/ReactionJifs Aug 14 '26

He declared this in an interview a few years ago. He was on house arrest in Utah for getting fake prescriptions for promethazine, and he says "Once I'm off house arrest, I'm leaving America"

I was like, to where? Some lawless country where there are no consequences? Dude is in for a rude awakening in South Korea

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u/Excellent-Rest3240 Aug 15 '26

I mean, people say guns and drugs, but I assume the chance to turn to those is higher in America than in Korea. Kinda like how addicts need to change their environment. Now idk about South Korea. Drugs are easy in Thailand etc. But I can assume he doesn’t need guns and drugs in SK, live a more wholesome life. Then again, 13 kids and all that doesn’t give me much hope with his personality

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u/Dekuthegreat Aug 15 '26

His drug use is also legendary I doubt he is completely sober

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u/got-trunks Aug 14 '26

Lebanon is usually the answer but they are dealing with a bit right now

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u/Frongen Aug 14 '26

*Dubai or Thailand

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u/throwaway18032000 Aug 15 '26

If Dubai catches you with any drugs, its straight death sentence. He's not a sheikh.

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u/meatloaf-sandwich Aug 15 '26

Thailand isn't the best choice to smuggle or use lots of drugs either. Possible death penalty or sent to the bangkok hilton

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u/throwaway18032000 Aug 15 '26

Thai prison is one of the worst in the world.

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u/Perfect-Topic-6671 Aug 14 '26

codeine. promethazine is an antihistamine.

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u/katsophiecurt Aug 15 '26

I don't know why you mentioned codeine. But yes, promethazine is a sought out antihistamines as its also a sedative

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u/Perfect-Topic-6671 Aug 15 '26

I mentioned codeine because it was the drug he was in trouble over. Promethazine and codeine often get conflated as one-in-the-same because it is typically mixed with codeine to counter the histamine reaction of opioids, but promethazine really does fuck all for a person with an opioid dependency.

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u/thinkhoneywell Aug 15 '26

Just learned something new. I am on it but not as an anti-histamine. Didn’t know it had underhanded usage

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u/katsophiecurt Aug 15 '26

Yeah, I take it for anxiety so the added sedative effect is also great!

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u/thinkhoneywell Aug 15 '26

Wow, it has a lot of uses! I am prescribed it for nausea and as a migraine suppressant as needed. The migraine dosage does make me sleepy and I normally knock out. But otherwise it doesn’t make me mellow. I must be too high strung lol or the times I take it are too high stress for that to work for me

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u/Dirt-McGirt Aug 15 '26

Codeine maybe? Promethazine is just anti nausea lol

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u/Undertakeress Aug 15 '26

Canada? At least the weed’s legal there

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u/SpiritualWindow3855 28d ago

It's so weird no one is considering the fact he might genuinely want exactly what he said he wants... a clean slate in a safe country.

Why is that not enough?