NBA YoungBoy On Pace To Finish With Top-10 Grossing Rap Tour Of All Time

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NBA YoungBoy: MASA TOUR - Atlanta, GA
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 15: NBA YoungBoy performs onstage during the MASA TOUR at State Farm Arena on October 15, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)
NBA YoungBoy is cementing his status as one of the true rap stars of this generation, if he hadn't in your eyes already.

NBA YoungBoy has been filling up arenas across the United States each and every night. Sometimes, his Make America Slime Again tour has run into some problems and setbacks. Shows have been canceled due to safety reasons and fans have gotten a little too rowdy, leading to violence. But people keep showing up and it's got the Louisiana rapper on pace to achieve an honorable feat.

Per DJ Akademiks and Touring Data, the 26-year-old will more than likely finish inside the top 10 for highest grossing rap tours. He has a great chance to sell over 500,000 tickets, which equates to $70 million and counting across 42 shows.

It seems like adding those extra tour dates back in June was a smart move on the part of YB.

If NBA YoungBoy does achieve this, he will join some exclusive company. Artists like Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar immediately come to mind. Not bad for your first-ever headlining tour.

Folks in the comments section are happy for YB's success and others are imagining what numbers he could do album sales wise if his fans purchased physical copies. "Now imagine if them fans actually bought his music and not stream it?" one user points out.

NBA YoungBoy NLE Choppa Beef

This closing stretch for him will be important as just a handful of performances remain. NBA YoungBoy is off today but will be back onstage tomorrow night in Oklahoma City. After that he's heading to Anaheim, Glendale, San Diego, Las Vegas, Portland, and then Seattle.

In other news, YB was recently challenged to a rap beef by NLE Choppa. The Memphis rapper shockingly took aim at him via a new single released on October 30 called "KO." On it, he samples Tupac's "Hit 'Em Up" and calls out YB for negatively impacting the youth among other things.

Sherhonda Gaulden, the mother of the Louisiana native, reacted dismissively to the lyrical threats. "I would be upset if this was coming from someone who matters like someone people actually listen [three clown emojis] like someone who is not in the closet."

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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