NBA YoungBoy, real name Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, seems to be all set to welcome the thirteenth child in his family, and the third one with his wife, Jazlyn Mychelle. This was revealed when the 26-year-old Louisiana-born rapper held a gender reveal party on October 28, as shared by Mychelle on the Instagram handle @luvforjazlyn.
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While that’s a happy moment, the surprising part is that the musician is only 26, and he is already ready to welcome his 13th child. But how? Well, the answer is simple: The rapper has more than one baby mama, and he reportedly has 9 women with whom he shares his kids.
Per TMZ and PEOPLE, he has 12 children to date, with all these women. These include sons Kayden, 9, Kamron, 9, Taylin, 8, Kamiri, 8, Kacey, 6, Kodi, 4, Kentrell Jr., 4, Klemenza, 3, and daughters Armani, 4, and Alice, 4. Apart from them, he also allegedly fathered two children, including a daughter named Kiori, with two separate women in 2023.
Here’s a proper breakdown of who’s the mother of whom:
YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s first child, son Kayden, was born when he was only 16. He shares his eldest child with Nisha Keller. Although the two separated soon after their first child’s birth, their time together didn’t end just there. A few years later, the pair briefly reconciled once again, with her giving birth to his first daughter, Armani, in June 2020.
In between these two kids, numerous others were born. This includes his second son, Taylin, who was born in March 2017, and whom he shares with another ex-girlfriend, Nia. That year, after reuniting with his old ex Starr Dejanee, he welcomed his third baby boy, Kamiri, as well, in July 2017. The rapper also helps raise Dejanee’s son Kamron, whom he initially thought was his own son, but a DNA test later proved otherwise.
Then he got into a love affair with Jania Meshell, though this one landed him in some really hot water for how he allegedly treated her. For one, he was allegedly caught body-slamming his ex on camera in February 2018, before being arrested on a kidnapping warrant the same month.
He later worked out a plea deal with Meshell, pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of simple battery family violence. He was ordered not to have any violent contact with his then-girlfriend. However, the two eventually reconciled after a while, and even welcomed a son named Kacey in February 2019. Unfortunately, this union didn’t last for too long, and the two eventually broke up.
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Fast forward to the birth of Armani in June 2020, around five months later, Drea Symone, another one of NBA YoungBoy’s girlfriends, added another child to his family: Babygirl Kodi. Then, a few more months later, in January 2021, his ex, Yaya Mayweather, gave birth to his son, Kentrell Jr.
Finally, he tied the knot with Jazlyn Mychelle in 2023, and it seemed like the rapper was ready to settle down. The two didn’t exactly wait to start a family, though, as their first child was born soon after they started dating in 2020: A daughter named Alice, born in August 2021. Then, the following September, their son Klemenza was born.
That sums up all of the rapper’s reported children and their baby mamas to date – a record that pretty much puts him neck-and-neck with Nick Cannon, who has 12 children with six women. Though the difference between the two is that Cannon is 45, and NBA YoungBoy set the record at only 26. Oh, and also, that the younger one is all set to welcome a new baby to his family!
A Look at the Women Who Are Mothers to NBA YoungBoy’s 13 Children
NBA YoungBoy shares around 12 children with 9 baby mamas, and now that a thirteenth one is on the way, it seems like a good time to look at all the women who are mothers to the rapper’s children (via Bleu Magazine).
Nisha Keller
First off, there’s Nisha Keller, who is the rapper’s first baby mama. The two reportedly met when they were teenagers, and this was long before his rise to fame. While she gave birth to his first child back in 2016, Keller mostly prefers to stay lowkey.
Starr Dejanee
Then there’s Starr Dejanee, who was thought to be the mother of two of YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s kids, i.e., Kamiri and Kamron. However, it was later revealed through a DNA test that Kamron isn’t biologically the rapper’s son. Nonetheless, he reportedly chose to raise the young child like his own son.
Nia
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Next off in the line is Nia, who gave birth to the rapper’s third son in 2017. Unfortunately, not much is known about this couple’s time together. On the brighter side, she does have a pretty decorated Instagram profile along with a huge fan following, as she boasts more than 200,000 followers while regularly posting content. So, for those who want to know more about her, just go ahead and search up her Instagram profile @nia.babyyyy.
Jania Meshell
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As mentioned before, Jania Meshell and NBA YoungBoy’s relationship was very publicly messy, especially putting into consideration all the legal troubles the rapper went through. Plus, this pair’s ‘situationship’ played out in front of millions on social media as well. Like, in 2022, she took to her X handle to air out frustrations about being a single mom. But he didn’t take too long to clap back with his own not-so-subtle shade, per the source.
Drea Symone
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Next in line is Drea Symone, who is also the mother of one of the rapper’s cutesy daughters. Symone pops out every now and then on social media with the cutest mom content ever, but other than that, she prefers to strictly keep her business off the timeline. Plus, she’s also a YouTuber who shares vlogging, makeup, and lifestyle content.
Yaya Mayweather
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There’s also Yaya Mayweather, the daughter of boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. The two’s relationship has reportedly been straight-up chaotic from the jump. She was reportedly arrested after allegedly stabbing one of the rapper’s other baby mamas during an altercation at his Houston home. Yaya later pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to six years of probation in late 2022 (via KPRC Houston).
Jazlyn Michelle
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Last off, there’s Jazlyn Michelle, who is the current queen of the castle and NBA YoungBoy’s wife. The mother of his two kids, with a third one currently on the way, her relationship with the rapper seems peaceful and private, for now, and we do hope it stays this way.
Meanwhile, Charleston White is Criticizing NBA YoungBoy Over His Ever-Growing Family
While the 26-year-old rapper, on the one hand, is happily awaiting the birth of his third child with his wife and his thirteenth child overall, comedian Charleston White recently went after NBA YoungBoy’s parenting skills. He bashed the rapper to DJ Akademiks, calling him out for allegedly being an “absent father” who has “13 children out of wedlock.”
In the clip that has since gone viral, White also called YoungBoy’s children “b*st*rd babies,” claiming that such a behavior was frowned upon in the Black community. He said (via @chatnigga101 on X),
That’s the truth. I’m a Christian believer…so 13 b*st*rd babies and children born out of wedlock. He got 13 children born out of wedlock. As a father, that’s looked down upon in the Black community for Black fathers and mothers with moral standards.
Akademiks, meanwhile, cut in to try and defend the rapper, flipping the situation back to White as he questioned whether everyone in his family only had children with their spouses. “Hold on, hold on, hold on. So you’re saying your grandma, your grandpa, everybody had just one woman, come on now,” Akademiks said. He also accused White of judging YoungBoy.
Continuing, White proceeded to claim that the rapper’s kids faced “more childhood trauma with an absent father,” arguing that his prolonged absence while he was “in and out of jail” must have affected his children. For those who might not know, Kentrell DeSean Gaulden was released from prison in March 2025 and was pardoned by President Donald Trump this May (via 6ABC Philadelphia).
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That’s not all. The comedian also accused Akademiks of trying to get him to “idolize” the young rapper, but the media personality countered by explaining that his intention was to make White understand the rapper’s situation, claiming that he wouldn’t really be criticizing the father of 13 if he had been allowed to enter the rapper’s concert.
For context, earlier this month, an X post from @SaycheeseDGTL claimed the NBA YoungBoy’s team revoked Charleston White’s backstage pass to his ongoing MASA Tour after the latter bashed the tour in a new interview.
In the interview with SAY CHEESE! in question, White reportedly mocked the rapper’s fans for becoming emotional during his concerts, and even accused them of idolizing the 26-year-old after he had just gotten out of prison. He said,
Now, I heard you say a lot of good sh*t. Grown men coming together crying. They were not no g*dd*mn crying in no m*therf*ck*ng NBA concert. That was a mentally r*t*rded male. A mentally r*t*rded male trapped in a grown man’s body, still embracing his childhood boy decisions.
To sum it up, it sounds like Charleston White has some real bad blood with NBA YoungBoy, considering everything he has had to say about the rapper. As YoungBoy Never Broke Again awaits the birth of the next member in his family, it remains to be seen how he reacts to all these comments from the comedian.
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