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Rapper NBA YoungBoy says he received a pardon from former President Donald Trump.

He was serving a nearly two-year sentence for federal gun charges in Utah.

The rapper thanked Trump and is now preparing for his "MASA" tour starting in September.

Rapper Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, better known as NBA YoungBoy, said that he has been granted a pardon by President Donald Trump.

The rapper made the announcement on his Instagram page Wednesday.

What they're saying:

"I want to thank President Trump for granting me a pardon and giving me the opportunity to keep building — as a man, as a father, and as an artist," he wrote. "This moment means a lot. It opens the door to a future I’ve worked hard for and I am fully prepared to step into this."

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