Louisiana Rapper NBA Youngboy Gets Nearly 2 Years in Jail for Gun-Related Charges

Louisiana Rapper NBA Youngboy Gets Nearly 2 Years in Jail for Gun-Related Charges
NBA YoungBoy performs at the Lil' WeezyAna Fest at Champions Square in New Orleans on Aug. 25, 2017. Amy Harris/Invision/AP
The Associated Press
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LOGAN, Utah—A federal judge in Utah sentenced Louisiana rapper NBA Youngboy to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges after he acknowledged having possessed weapons despite being a convicted felon.

The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, reached an agreement that resolved Utah state charges against him and settled two sets of federal charges against him—one carries a 23-month sentence and the other orders five years of probation and a $200,000 fine.