Rapper thanks Trump for pardon on gun conviction

A Louisiana rapper who was convicted connected weapon charges is present thanking President Donald Trump for pardoning him, saying helium is "giving maine the accidental to support gathering -- arsenic a man, arsenic a father, and arsenic an artist." 

NBA YoungBoy, whose existent sanction is Kentrell Gaulden, made the connection arsenic Trump issued a fig of pardons Wednesday.  

Last year, Gaulden was sentenced by a national justice successful Utah aft helium acknowledged possessing weapons contempt being a convicted felon. However, he reached an statement that resolved Utah authorities charges against him and settled 2 sets of national charges against him -- 1 carried a 23-month condemnation and the different ordered 5 years of probation and a $200,000 fine. 

"I privation to convey President Trump for granting maine a pardon and for giving maine the accidental to support gathering -- arsenic a man, arsenic a father, and arsenic an artist," Gaulden, whose signifier moniker stands for "Never Broke Again," wrote connected his Instagram. "This infinitesimal means a lot." 

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NBA YoungBoy performs astatine the Lil' WeezyAna Fest astatine Champions Square successful August 2017 successful New Orleans.  (Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

"It opens the doorway to a aboriginal I’ve worked hard for and I americium afloat prepared to measurement into this," Gaulden added. 

Gaulden was released from national situation successful March and sent to location confinement aft receiving recognition for clip served, his lawyer Drew Findling told the Associated Press. With location confinement finished past month, the pardon means helium won't person to travel the presumption of his probation, including cause testing, helium said. 

"From Louisiana to Utah the battles person been endless, and present helium tin ore connected archetypal and foremost his family, and then, of course, his astonishing career," Findling said successful a statement. 

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Rapper NBA YoungBoy performs successful Atlanta, Georgia, successful November 2018.  (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

The rapper has acknowledged that helium possessed a Glock 21 .45-caliber pistol and a Masterpiece Arms MPA30T 9mm handgun portion filming a rap video successful Baton Rouge. He has besides said helium had a Sig Sauer 9mm semi-automatic pistol astatine his location successful Huntsville, Utah. He had agreed to springiness up the guns. 

Gaulden had antecedently been convicted successful Louisiana of aggravated battle with a firearm, according to his connection released successful beforehand of the plea agreement. 

He had besides pleaded blameworthy successful November to his relation successful a medicine cause fraud ringing that operated retired of his location successful Utah. He had to wage a $25,000 good and was fixed nary situation time. 

NBA YoungBoy performs successful New Orleans successful August 2018. (Erika Goldring/Getty Images)

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Gaulden, who has achieved 4 No. 1 albums connected the Billboard 200 and 1 Top 10 deed connected the Billboard Hot 100, is present preparing to acceptable retired connected a large U.S. arena circuit aboriginal this year. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.