Donald Trump Officially Pardons NBA YoungBoy & Commutes Larry Hoover’s Sentence

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Donald Trump had a long list of pardons released earlier today and NBA YoungBoy was on it. Larry Hoover is also getting a shorter sentence.

Donald Trump is definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but he's making a lot of folks happy today. Thanks to a tweet from Pat Ward, Senior White House Editorial Producer, he shared that NBA YoungBoy is officially pardoned among a laundry list of other folks. A White House official also announced that the POTUS signed off on a commutation of Larry Hoover's federal sentence of six life terms.

Let's start with NBA YoungBoy, though, who was released from prison earlier than expected. He was initially slated to be out in April. However, with the Louisiana native displaying good behavior and etc. YB got out in late March.

The prolific MC was hit with a pretty hefty sentence stemming from fraud charges. But he has been back with family, and he seems to be back at his Utah mansion with a lot of security as well. Overall, this is great news for NBA YoungBoy fans, especially since he's got his first headlining tour coming up very soon.

Ironically, he's shouting out Donald Trump a bit with the name of it. The MASA Tour (Make America Slime Again) is kicking off on September 2 in Dallas. He will be hitting up 27 cities overall and it will run through October 19. That day he will be going back home and performing in New Orleans.

Who Is Larry Hoover?

Now, let's shift our focus to another notable name on Donald Trump's list, Larry Hoover. The name may sound familiar to some, but in case you don't know who he is, here's some information. Hoover was a Chicago street gang leader and co-founded the Gangster Disciples.

In 1997, he was convicted of tfederal charges on top of the 200-year state sentence he was serving for 1973 murder of 19-year-old neighborhood drug dealer William "Pooky" Young, per CBS Chicago.

Federal prosecutors accused him of leading a criminal enterprise so that he could still run the gang while in prison in Illinois. He has been in a maximum-security prison in Colorado and it's unclear what his reduced sentence will be.

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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