NBA YoungBoy has reigned as one of the more popular acts on YouTube despite little to no radio airplay or a high number of monthly listens on streaming platforms such as Apple Music or Spotify.
But a recent search of his YouTube channel produces zero music videos, although no explanation was given for the scrub. The only placeholders are the audio recordings from projects such as Sincerely, Kentrell, Top, 38 Baby 2, AI YoungBoy 2 and others.
YoungBoy’s dominance on YouTube extends beyond his 10.1 million subscribers. In 2020, the Wall Street Journal referred to NBA YoungBoy as the “biggest artist on YouTube,” citing his release of 11 music videos from 2018 and 2019 alone, which cracked 100 million views on the platform. At present time, he’s still the No. 1 artist on the platform with the late Young Dolph, Rod Wave, Adele and Drake.
YouTube Won't Promote NBA YoungBoy's 'Sincerely, Kentrell' Album
The removal of YoungBoy’s videos on the popular streaming platform comes less than two months after his manager Alex Junnier claimed YouTube wouldn’t support Sincerely, Kentrell due to the Baton Rouge native’s image in the public eye. ‘
“YouTube told us they can’t promote YB because of his image,” Junnier wrote on his Instagram story in a since deleted post. “Weak ass platform. Your #1 artist 3 years in a row.”
Ah thank god. Make YouTube great again.
???Bwap Bwap….u sound just like Donald Dump??? your coment is so irrelevant
bro shut up he was making it just fine
This dude is dumb as a box of rocks but YouTube deciding to just remove people is messed up.
Any time an entity has too much power it ruins things for everyone.
If the mass want to listen to dumb dumb they have the right to do it.
YouTube needs to stay consistent and delete all rap that promotes violence and drugs if they do this to dumb face.
Y are u hating on a 21 year old for just rapping about his real life…how many rappers really go indetail…at least i can say nba youngboy keeps it 100 with his self…half of the world cant even do that…so keep doing you kentrell…(god was perfect and they still talk bad about the almighty…love you lil top??????
I feel sorry for YB and I feel sorry for the millions of fans that actually look up to him and consider him something good. Popular hip hop is a shame and disgrace to all of humanity and the fact it’s the most dominant music genre disturbs my brain cells. It’s just all sad.
Lmao why are you here? I wouldn’t even consider him mainstream even considering his success rn. I don’t hear him everywhere like I do a Lil baby, dabavy, but his fanbase is loyal asf. I live with a yb fanboy. And popular hip hop is a great thing I don’t know how anyone could hate on success, other than too look cool by saying you don’t listen to mainstream stuff.
Period put nba back on there let ppl decide what they want to view
Not an unknown reason. YouTube is run by
liberal ideals. And it’s clear they don’t like YB cause of the stuff around his name. They like many other companies are trying to be as PC as possible.
With all the stuff that is on YouTube it’s funny to see people think it’s some big conspiracy for some reason. His image is no worse than millions of other Lil Youngs
Agree with most here, you can’t be selective when seventy percent of rap artists’ have the same appeal to their audience. It’s something the culture has to change as a whole but (temporarily) removing one artist’s content isn’t going to do a lick of good. More like he’s on punishment if he still has access anyway.
Time for a new youtube twitter platform cancel culture real, trying to cancel that first amendments now u see y trumpers be mad. Cant blame em censuring first n 2nd amendments plus more
They planning to send him away for good
the whole thing rigged and fixed. only people getting that genocide dough is whitey – NOT YOUR INDIE LABEL.
revolution time coming