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Trump pardoned NBA YoungBoy. Now the rapper has added a 2nd Phoenix concert
Chart-topping rapper NBA YoungBoy, who recently made headlines when President Donald Trump pardoned him on federal gun charges, has added 13 shows to his highly anticipated 2025 MASA TOUR, including a second metro Phoenix concert.
A new date has been added at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. That's in addition to the previously announced show at PHX Arena on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
The Louisiana rapper, also known as YoungBoy Never Broke Again, was serving a 23-month sentence for federal gun charges when he received a presidential pardon in May.
The MASA Tour is short for the Make America Slime Again Tour.
In December, a federal judge in Utah sentenced NBA YoungBoy to 23 months in prison on gun-related charges with credit for time served followed by 60 months of probation and an additional $25,000 fine after the Louisiana rapper acknowledged possessing weapons despite being a felon, agreeing to give up the guns.
Before reaching a plea agreement, he was facing maximums of 10 and 15 years each on two separate gun charges — one for being in possession of two guns while filming a music video in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the other for having a semi-automatic pistol in his Utah home.
In late March, the rapper was transferred from a federal prison in Alabama to halfway house in Phoenix.
Officially released on probation in April, he received a pardon from President Donald Trump in May.
NBA YoungBoy was taken into custody after a raid on his Utah home turned up a semi-automatic pistol in his bedroom and evidence pointing to his role in what prosecutors alleged was a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring.
NBA YoungBoy has no No. 1 his. He has, however, topped the Billboard album charts with four releases — two mixtapes and two studio releases.
Tickets to the second NBA YoungBoy concert will be available starting with an artist presale on Wednesday, June 4.
The general on-sale will start at 10 a.m. Friday, June 6, at
VIP packages, which include premium tickets, a behind-the-scenes backstage tour, an invitation to the pre-show VIP Lounge, a VIP gift pack and more, are available at
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more. He did the same in Pittsburgh for more than a decade. Follow him on X and Instagram @edmasley and on Facebook as Ed Masley. Email him at
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