YoungBoy Never Broke Again, the American rapper hailing from Louisiana, has revealed that his fifth studio album, titled “I Rest My Case,” is scheduled for release this Friday, January 6th. This album marks his debut under Motown Records, following a deal he inked with them in October. The rapper also unveiled the album’s sultry cover art.

YoungBoy has established himself as one of the most commercially successful rappers in recent years. With six projects under his belt, including five solo albums and one collaborative mixtape with DaBaby titled “Better Than You,” he has achieved the remarkable feat of having four of his releases land in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart in 2022, a feat unmatched by any other artist that year. He wrapped up the year with “The Lost Files,” a 21-track mixtape released in November, following a series of album releases such as “The Last Slimeto,” “Realer 2,” “3800 Degrees,” and “Mа I Got a Family.”

“The Last Slimeto,” which peaked at No. 2 on the albums chart, fulfilled YoungBoy’s final contractual obligation with Atlantic Records, his label of five years. The 23-year-old rapper made the transition to Motown after what was reported as a fiercely competitive signing process.

Since bursting onto the scene in 2015, YoungBoy, whose real nаme is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, has seen 24 of his albums chart on the Billboard 200, with 11 of them reaching the top 10 and four claiming the No. 1 spot. Despite his musical success, he has often courted controversy, using his prolific rhymes and social media presence to voice grievances against other rappers, notably Lil Durk, and the music industry at large. At the beginning of last year, he publicly accused Atlantic Records of obstructing or removing his “Colors” mixtape from an Apple Music chart.

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