NBA Youngboy has reached another milestone in his career as he crossed the 4 billion stream mark for 2022.
He is now the only artist along with Drake to reach 4 billion streams for the year, beating out many seasoned artists like Kanye West, The Weeknd and others. The 22-year-old’s streams mainly come from his massive following in the United States, as his global streaming numbers are still very low.
The rapper, who released his fourth studio album ‘The Last Slimeto’ over the weekend, is also experiencing another milestone as his album earned the top album debut on both Spotify globally and in the US this weekend , according to Chart Data. A single from that album, “Free Dem 5’s,” also debuted at No. 1 on Apple Music’s global singles chart on Saturday.
The album, which has 30 new tracks, features artists Quavo, Rod Wave and Kehlani.
Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America announced that YoungBoy also broke another record with 100 certified gold and platinum titles.
The rapper’s achievement included songs and albums where he is the lead artist, proving that he is the dominant force behind his record-breaking airplay numbers.
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Just days before the RIAA’s announcement, YoungBoy also revealed that he has renewed his label deal with Atlantic for $60 million. Atlantic had initially offered the rapper $25 million, an increase from the $2 million they initially offered him for his first deal. However, the rapper had said in an interview for Akademiks that he was not interested in any agreement from Atlantic unless it was 100 million dollars.
It’s back-to-back wins for the Louisiana rapper, who was found not guilty last month of gunshot charges in Los Angeles in a 2021 incident. He faced 7-10 years in prison, but the judge found the evidence insufficient to link the rapper to the weapon in question, even though it was found in his car.
