Why do rappers like NBA Lil Pap and NBA YoungBoy use the NBA prefix in their name?

Rappers NBA YoungBoy and his former associate, NBA LilPap, have gained massive popularity among league circles. Their work has obviously had more to do with their recognition, but the prefix "NBA" has also drawn attention. However, it isn't linked to the National Basketball Association. YoungBoy uses the NBA as an abbreviation of "Never Broke Again," which is the name of his crew.

NBA YoungBoy wasn't blessed with wealth and fortune growing up. His father was sentenced to 55 years in prison. Due to that, his maternal grandmother had to raise him. The rapper dropped out of school in the ninth grade.

He got held in juvenile detention, where he worked on his music, writing lyrics for his debut projects. NBA YoungBoy linked up with rapper OG3Three Never Broke Again, a Baton Rouge native, where YoungBoy grew up as well. They worked on their projects together and paid for their production costs via acts of criminality.

NBA YoungBoy and his crew continue to be linked with various criminal offenses.

NBAYoungBoy has made headlines for the right reasons and for as many wrong reasons during his rapping career. He initially took that path to cover his production costs. Despite his steady rise and success, the rapper couldn't help himself from staying out of trouble.

He was charged with robbery and was sent to juvenile detention (2014) and charged with attempted murder (2016). In 2019, YoungBoy was charged with assault, carrying weapons, kidnapping, and battery lawsuit.

Over the last three years, he has been arrested for public shooting, gun and drug possession, and probation violations. Most recently, he was arrested on a federal firearms charge. NBA YoungBoy was released from jail for the offense in 2021 after paying $1.5 million as bail.

He was found not guilty in July 2022 for the offense after a lack of evidence linking him to intentionally possessing the weapons discovered. NBA LilPap, a former associate of YoungBoy, recently entered a plea deal with the prosecution to reduce the murder charge from 2017 to an accessory charge, with a reduced sentence of five years in prison.