Hip-hop groups often burn bright and fade fast, and YBN’s tale fits that mold perfectly. Lately, YBN Nahmir has stirred things up again by talking about the crew’s 2020 breakup, shifting the blame to something way more personal than the usual money fights or ego clashes. He spilled it all in a livestream that’s been bouncing around social media, giving fans a raw look at what tore them apart.
A tweet from X.
YBN, which stands for Young Boss Niggas, kicked off back in 2014 down in Birmingham, Alabama. It began as a bunch of buddies gaming on Xbox, then they flipped it into a rap thing. The main guys were Nahmir, real name Nicholas Simmons Almighty Jay, who’s Jay Bradley; and Cordae, born Cordae Brooks. They caught fire with songs like Nahmir’s “Rubbin Off the Paint” that one climbed to number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2017 and Jay’s “Chopsticks.” Their big moment came with the 2018 mixtape “YBN: The Mixtape,” mixing gritty street vibes with stuff that went viral online. Things fell apart by 2020, though. Folks pointed to gang stuff, bad management, and arguments. Jay once said Nahmir’s shift to L.A. and getting mixed up in gangs turned everything into a “gang banging fest.” Cordae ditched the YBN name early on, blaming a huge blowout on their 2018 Europe tour plus some business headaches for why he bounced.
Just yesterday, on November 4, 2025, Nahmir hopped on a live session and let loose. Posts on X that’s the old Twitter from spots like MyMixtapez spread it wide. He straight-up said,
“Why being broke up because you did some foul-ass shit and almost got my mom killed and I ain’t say nothing about it on the internet until now.”
He aimed that right at Almighty Jay, pushing back on those old stories about gangs being the only issue. Nahmir made it sound like a total betrayal, something that hit home hard enough to end it all. This popped up right after Jay revisited the split in October 2025, sticking to his line about not liking Nahmir’s new L.A. scene.
Word spread quick on X, and reactions were all over the place. Some doubted Nahmir, wondering why he’s bringing it up now after all these years. Others cracked jokes about the mess or gave props to Cordae for steering clear and grabbing Grammy noms for his 2019 solo album “The Lost Boy.” It ranged from folks backing Nahmir for keeping it real to demands for receipts, showing how rap fans love jumping into these beefs with memes and hot takes.
Social media gives rappers a direct line to fans for venting, but man, it can backfire when stuff isn’t proven. In hip-hop, where life stories turn into bars and build legends, unchecked claims can twist how people see you good or bad. Platforms like X crank up the openness, letting someone like Nahmir drop truth bombs, but they also pump out false info if no one checks facts.
This back-and-forth between Nahmir and Jay drags on without an end, telling fans to hold off judging until more comes out. It’s worth noting that feuds like this aren’t rare look at Nas versus Jay-Z back in the day, which exploded through diss tracks and actually hyped both their careers. Here, though, with family involved, it feels riskier could heal old wounds or just make ’em worse.
