NBA YoungBoy Says He Flushed His Drugs and Is Aiming for Six Months Sober
NBA YoungBoy announced on his Instagram Stories that he flushed his remaining drugs down the toilet and plans to attempt six consecutive months of sobriety. "I wanted to get high last night I just flushed the sh-- down the toilet," he wrote, adding, "I'm trying to see if I really can make it to 6 months." The posts were reported by Billboard on 20 August 2026.
The 26-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, now lives in South Korea — a country with strict drug laws that apply to him following his relocation there, as AllHipHop has noted. South Korea's narcotics legislation is widely described as unforgiving, with possession and use carrying penalties that can include prison time.
This is not the first time YoungBoy has spoken openly about substance use. He told the podcast host Bootleg Kev in 2023 that he had checked himself into a rehab facility for a weekend, according to Billboard. The latest Instagram posts suggest a renewed, self-directed effort rather than a formal treatment programme.
In the same Instagram Stories, YoungBoy hinted at a new album, telling followers: "Hope yall ready for my album." The forthcoming record is titled All Dogs Go to Heaven. No release date has been confirmed.
The album tease comes alongside signs that YoungBoy is winding down his output. In an interview with the comedian and interviewer Funny Marco, he said he has "one or two" albums left in him and hinted at retirement. He also said he plans to tour one final time: "I'll go on tour one more time throughout my whole life and that's it."
When asked about returning to the United States, his answer was blunt. "Never in life," he told Funny Marco, adding: "It's nothing there for me at all." His children remain in the US, but he framed the distance practically: "That's what they got planes for." All of these remarks were reported by Billboard.
What makes the sobriety pledge sit differently from a typical celebrity announcement is the jurisdiction YoungBoy now lives in. A failed drug test or possession charge in South Korea carries consequences far beyond what an artist based in the US might face, where rehab stints and relapses, while serious, rarely carry criminal penalties of the same severity.
YoungBoy has been one of the most prolific rappers of his generation, releasing dozens of full-length projects since breaking through in the late 2010s. If "one or two" albums truly is all that remains, All Dogs Go to Heaven could mark the beginning of a closing chapter — told, as he has done before, in his own words on his own terms.
