Jadarius Jenkins, also known as YBL Landlord is the oldest of Jeezy’s 4 children. He has followed a similar path as his father and made a name for himself as a rapper with songs such as Trap Baby and Comeback. He is also an entrepreneur and founder of the International Fly Airlines clothing brand.
His father is a renowned rapper, producer, actor, and author. He is known for making trap and gangsta rap popular. Some of his studio albums include I Might Forgive… But I Don’t Forget (2023), The Recession (2008), Trap or Die 3 (2016), and Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005).
His Father Had Him at 18
Jadarius Jenkins was born in Macon Georgia on July 29, 1996, to Jay Jenkins “Jeezy” and Tenesha Dykes. At the time of his birth, his father Jeezy was 18 years old and 2 months before he turned 19.
At the time he was born, his father had not made it big in music. Regardless, in 1998, about 2 years following the birth of the younger Jenkins, his famous father launched the label CTE World, then known as Corporate Thugz Entertainment.
Jadarius attended the RiverWood Academy where he graduated in 2015.
He Has Three Younger Half-Siblings
Jadarius has three younger half-siblings born from his father’s other relationships. His immediate younger brother Shyheim Jenkins
The rapper also has two younger sisters Amra Nor Jenkins (born to Jeezy and Mahlet “Mahi” Gebremedhin) and Monaco Mai Jenkins. Monaco was born in 2022 from his father’s short-lived marriage to Jeannie Mai. The marriage lasted from 2021 to 2024.
He had a Strained Relationship with His Father
YB Landord and his father Jeezy had a rocky relationship. In 2012, Jeezy was accused of physically assaulting the then 14-year-old Jadarius and threatening to end his life.
Jeezy turned himself in and was charged with battery, terrorist threats, and false imprisonment. He was subsequently released on a $45,000 bond.
According to a TMZ report on what happened, sources connected to Jeezy claim that there was:
a nuclear argument in Sept., 2012, but it never turned really violent. We’re told it started when Jeezy told the teenager he had turned into a punk kid with an attitude and he didn’t want the kid staying at his house.
There are further reports that Jadarius’ mother was brainwashing him against his father to get money.
Regardless of what happened, the father and son have worked on their differences and have a better and closer relationship.
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A Look at His Career
Jadarius followed a career path similar to his father’s. He is a rapper known by his stage name YB Landlord. He has recorded songs such as 93, Dynamite, Trap Baby, and Comeback.
Although his music career is not as flourishing as his father’s at the time of this report, he is successful in his own right.
Apart from music, Jadarius YB Landlord is also an entrepreneur. He founded the International Fly Airlines clothing line, also known as IFA. When he graduated from high school in 2015, his father gifted him $100,000 to the business.
