SOCIAL media has lit up with claims that rapper NBA YoungBoy has died - but there's more to it than meets the eye.

Here's everything we know about the rumor.

Why is 'NBA YoungBoy dead' trending?

Rumors have been going round suggesting that 23-year-old rap sensation NBA YoungBoy has died.

The claims first appeared on Facebook, with one user posting a screenshot of a supposed news article claiming that the "world's biggest artist" had passed away.

The image, first shared on May 19, 2021, did not provide any sources to back up the outlandish suggestion.

At the time, law enforcement officials in YoungBoy's hometown of Baton Rouge, LA, confirmed to USA Today that the rapper was alive and well in his jail cell, where he was held on federal weapons charges.

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The rumor was reignited in January 2023 after the release of his new single Steady, the lyrics of which refer to his own death.

The song begins "Before I die I send my prayers up to Heaven".

However, yet again, the musician is fine and has posted on his Instagram in January 2023.