Multiplatinum American rapper NBA YoungBoy has revealed he now resides in South Korea and has no plans on returning to the United States.

The Louisiana-born artist was among a number of high-profile people whom President Donald Trump pardoned last year. He had been sentenced to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges.

During an appearance on the Open Thoughts podcast uploaded Tuesday, the 26-year-old rapper — whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden — revealed he has a heart condition and likely just “one or two” albums left in his career.

“I’ll go on tour one more time throughout my whole life and that’s it,” he added.

YoungBoy did not disclose specifics about his heart condition, but told host Funny Marco that a doctor told him the left side of his heart was swollen.

“That explains the music, though, right?” he said, grabbing his chest. “She’s hurting.”

“I never told nobody, I just kept doing every show,” he added. “I finished my tour out like that.”

Asked why he liked living in Korea, the rapper stated cryptically that it was “out the way.”

He then added: “I get the energy too. It’s very safe here and very clean.”

Asked if he could ever see himself returning to the U.S., YoungBoy responded unequivocally: “Never in my life.”

Hinting at some legal difficulties after multiple run-ins with the law over the years, he said of moving to Southeast Asia: “It can’t be my home until they give me my visa, right?”

In 2024, Gaulden was sentenced by a federal judge in Utah after he acknowledged possessing weapons despite being a convicted felon. He reached an agreement that resolved Utah state charges against him and settled two sets of federal charges against him — one carried a 23-month sentence and the other ordered five years of probation and a $200,000 fine.

Gaulden was released from federal prison in March and sent to home confinement after receiving credit for time served, according to his attorney Drew Findling. With home confinement finished last month, the pardon means he won't have to follow the terms of his probation, including drug testing, he said.

Gaulden had previously been convicted in Louisiana of aggravated assault with a firearm, according to his statement released in advance of the plea agreement.

He had also pleaded guilty in November to his role in a prescription drug fraud ring that operated out of his home in Utah. He had to pay a $25,000 fine and was given no prison time.

He has achieved four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 and one Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. His music includes “38 Baby,” “Outside Today” and Tyler, The Creator’s song, “Wusyaname,” on which he is featured with Ty Dolla $ign. That collaboration earned them a Grammy nomination in 2022 for Best Melodic Rap Performance.