NBA YoungBoy has been quietly engaged on a documentary all through the MASA Tour.
The movie is about to be directed by Nico Ballestros and distributed by Basis Media Companions. Ballestros beforehand directed Kanye West’s In Whose Identify? documentary. Along with behind-the-scenes live performance footage, the mission will discover YoungBoy’s affect on the brand new wave of Hip-Hop and his impression past the stage.
Patrick Hughes, CEO of Basis Media Companions, spoke extremely of the Louisiana rapper’s cultural attain, “NBA YoungBoy isn’t just an artist, he’s a cultural power. By way of Nico’s imaginative and prescient, this movie captures that vitality truthfully and cinematically, whereas giving audiences an actual window into who he’s past the stage.”
The timing of the documentary couldn’t be higher. YoungBoy’s MASA Tour wrapped up with 45 complete stops and was broadly praised by each followers and critics. Throughout his Kansas Metropolis cease, the mayor declared Sept. 21 as “NBA YoungBoy Day,” highlighting the rapper’s rising affect. Birdman was additionally noticed on the highway with YB, taking day out to verify the younger star stayed centered on enterprise.
DJ Akademiks caught Birdman at one of many tour dates, the place Stunna praised High’s potential, “I feel this boy the one, I’m right here to verify he don’t f*ck up the cash.”
With a profitable tour behind him and cameras capturing each second, YoungBoy’s upcoming documentary is shaping as much as be a have a look at his rise, mindset and place in todays Hip-Hop world.
