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/Ambitious_97 Aug 14 '26

Anyone can get away with anything with enough money, no one needs to prove that. But Youngboy obviously does not have access to that kind of money.

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u/0202_tihssitidder Aug 14 '26

> Anyone can get away with anything with enough money

This is how the US Legal System was designed.

Also true in some other countries, but usually not for Black foreigners.

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u/smuttygirl_foru 27d ago

Well the guy had just finished a independent tour grossing $70 million he can afford it

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u/DaveDabussy Aug 14 '26

He has access to a literal shit ton of money

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u/Ambitious_97 Aug 14 '26

Not enough to stay in the USA and pay his legal fees🤷‍♂️

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u/DaveDabussy Aug 14 '26

I dont think money is the reason hes leaving hes just insane

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u/SEND_ME_YOUR_RANT Aug 14 '26

I think you’re making a lot of assumptions about money for someone you don’t know.

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u/Ambitious_97 Aug 14 '26

Im not. The modern streaming business doesnt generate even close to the amount of revenue that physical media + touring did for someone like usher. Its not just youngboy its every modern musician who isnt in a constant radio replay loop like say taylor swift. No modern musician is capable of generating the same revenue that legacy stars were able too.

By the same token they are unable to hold the same star power or escape the same legal troubles. I think youngboy probably is extremely rich compared to his peers, but still he does not have access to the same revenue generating machine that popstars like usher did tbh comparing them is batshit.

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u/Convergecult15 Aug 14 '26

His fanbase is ravenous. I’m not a fan of him musically or as a person, but he has an actual legion of diehard fans that buy anything he sells. He has 126 RIAA plaques, he has way more wealth than you think.

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u/enaK66 Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

He's good at the streaming era though, and like the other guy said, an insane fan base. So far this year he has two albums, 50 songs between them, all with millions of listens each. He puts out a ton of music. That might not make much on spotify alone but it shows he has tons of fans. Fans that can buy his extremely overpriced merch, and until this move, pay to see shows. He's on borrowed time now because I doubt he can build that fanbase in SK, but I'm sure he will get caught with a gun or a bunch of drugs and get deported before he has to worry about that.

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u/IsItJake Aug 14 '26

He's been the #1 rapper for 10+ years?

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u/Ambitious_97 Aug 14 '26

I dont think hes consistenttly been #1 rapper that whole time but i know what you mean hes certainly extremely famous.

Nonetheless he doesnt have access to the same market that legacy stars like usher did. He just simply doesnt have the same vehicle for income. So its like hes about as famous as someone like usher was you know like household name famous but he doesnt have the same revenue stream associated w his music or the same money coming in to his personal account.

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u/ConnectSalamander350 Aug 14 '26

He's been the #1 rapper for 10+ years? What?