2025 has been a hell of a year for NBA YoungBoy. He’s released three projects this year—More Leaks, MASA, and DESHAWN—and taken his MASA tour all across the country. And his relentless drive to drop music, coupled with his dedication to his diehard fanbase, just paid off in a major way. We already determined that he might be a candidate for this generation’s “Big 3,” but his latest achievement just raised his odds to nearly undeniable status.
Below, we’ll break down how YB just separated himself from the pack.
NBA YoungBoy’s MASA Tour Just Did Crazy Numbers
YB’s MASA Tour was already making headlines left and right. The sheer volume of fans pulling up to every sold-out show, the sheistys, and some unfortunate incidents and cancellations made for a chaotic few months. But every fan video of the concert proved one thing: YoungBoy’s music connects with people in a major way.
Starting on September 1, 2025, the tour was initially scheduled to span 27 shows over two and a half months, but demand was so high that YB and team added 18 more concerts. On November 5, 2025, it was reported that the first 23 had been fully sold out, resulting in $39M in revenue. With that report only accounting for roughly half of the tour, those numbers indicated that something special was going on.
When the final show wrapped on November 12, YB closed as the first artist from Baton Rouge to ever sell out more than 40 arenas in a single tour. And the numbers were historic: according to The Wall Street Journal, the MASA Tour is on pace to gross $70 million—placing NBA YoungBoy in the Top 10 highest-grossing rap tours of all time, currently sitting at No. 8.
Being in the Top 10 is impressive on its own, but how he did it is what really sets him apart. The other artists on that list—Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent—are superstar veterans. And the solo acts who cracked it all needed 50+ shows. YB did it in 42.
But the real story is this: YoungBoy didn’t just sell tickets—he finally met years of pent-up demand. After nearly a decade of hits and almost no chance to perform them (thanks to legal troubles, house arrest, and travel restrictions), this tour became his version of an Eras Tour.
Reaching elite status wasn’t just about the grosses—it was about proving the power he’s built without ever being fully outside. Now that he finally is, the ceiling just got a whole lot higher. It’s why critics and artists alike have compared his rise to cultural giants like 2Pac and Michael Jackson.
NBA YoungBoy’s Other Biggest Milestones
YoungBoy, who turned 26 in October 2025, has an insane list of achievements under his belt. We already discussed how his first arena tour put him in conversation with the big dogs, but the numbers his music does has a few veterans looking up as he climbs past them. As of 2025, YB has accomplished the following:
- 100B streams across various platforms
- The youngest artist to chart 100+ songs
- Four #1 albums on Billboard
- 100+ RIAA Gold and Platinum certified hits
- Three albums with 1B streams on Spotify
If that isn’t enough, YB has the most charting projects of ANY rapper, and he’s sold over 100M records in the US alone.
And he isn’t even close to being done yet. One of the youngest rappers doing it this big is keeping the ball rolling, with not one, but TWO more projects dropping in November. On November 14, YoungBoy and Boosie BadAzz dropped a collab mixtape, 225 Business. Then he plans to release his 9th studio album, Slime Cry, on November 28.
NBA YoungBoy is on a run we haven’t seen before, and it doesn’t look like it’s stopping any time soon. We’ll be tapped in and keeping you updated on what the 26-year-old rap superstar does next.
