lil B and NBA Youngboy are two faces of the same coin. although one is a “gangster rapper”, and the other—a flamboyant, “soft”, eccentric rapper. they’re the same in spirit. they embody the same ideals. they choose to be their most authentic selves and show their sensitivity through their art. they choose to let their spirit guide them and use their creativity to be consistent and to show up and to give art and value to those who value them. lil B and NBA Youngboy showed me that as a black man,