Yungeen Ace

Keyenta Bullard (born February 12,1998)professionally known as Yungeen Ace, is an American rapper. He is best known for his songs "Pain", which has received over 51 million views on YouTube. During his career he has released 7 mixtapes, he was born in Chicago, Illinois but during early childhood moved to Jacksonville with his family, and he represents Jacksonville, Florida and is considered a Duval rapper. He has also served prison time, and survived a shooting that left his brother and two close friends dead. This inspired his hit single "Pain" which gave his career a major boost.

Yungeen Ace

Name	Yungeen Ace
Birth Name	Keyenta Bullard
Birth Date	1998-02-12
Birth Place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Yearsactive	2018–present
Label	Cinematic Music Group

Career

Yungeen Ace had a difficult childhood he is 1 of 12 brothers, even so he experienced a very solitary upbringing and turned to music and street life in his teenage years. He acquired he name after the character ace from the 2002 popular film Paid In Full. His career began in March of 2018, when he wrote and recorded solo tracks, releasing his debut single, “No Witness.” There were several other singles, but those bright beginning were darkened by Yungeen Ace and several friends in Jacksonville when they left dinner in June, 5th of 2018 during a sudden drive-by shooting. That left the rapper suffering from multiple gun shot wounds and the lost of his blood brother Trevon Bullard as well as two of his closest friend Royale Smith, Jr. and Jercoby Groover. Immediately after the shooting, legal troubles put the rapper under house arrest. He continued to make new songs including the standout track "Wanted" featured a cameo from YoungBoy Never Broke Again as well as earlier singles like the JayDaYoungan collaboration "Jungle." He teamed up with Boosie Badazz, Lil Durk, and others in 2019 for the 16-track Step Harder. All in the wake of his debut mixtape Life of Betrayal, which would be followed by a string of other mixtapes such as Life I'm Livin in 2018, Can't Speak on It in 2019, Step Harder in 2020 and Don Dada in 2020. Later on he released his biggest hit in 2021 with a street-driven flip of Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles, Followed by his first album, Life of Betrayal 2x later that year.

2017-2018: Early success and debut mixtape

Bullard started his rapping career in 2017, releasing the song "Go To War" on January 18, 2017 as part of the local hip-hop group Yungeen Gang. On December 25, 2017, Bullard released his debut single, "No Witness". The song gained mainstream attention, with Bullard following up with multiple releases on WorldStarHipHop during the first half of 2018, such as "Find Myself", "All In" and "Fuck That". Bullard released his debut mixtape, Life of Betrayal, during the same year with record label Cinematic Music Group, gaining him further success in the rap industry. It had guest appearances with YoungBoy Never Broke Again and JayDaYoungan. It was later followed by Life I'm Livin in December.

2019-2020: Step Harder and Don Doda

Ace started off 2019 releasing the singles "So Long" and "Message" which currently have 2.9 and 5.4 million streams respectively on SoundCloud as of May 16, 2023. On July 1, 2019, He collaborated with JayDaYoungan to release the mixtape Can't Speak On It which features the single "Opps", which currently has 61 million streams on Spotify. About only a month later, he released his debut EP Chloe. He released his third mixtape, Step Harder in November that year. The mixtape was supported by singles such as "Freestyle" and "Bando" and features guest appearances from Blac Youngsta, Lil Durk, Dej Loaf, Boosie Badazz, Stunna 4 Vegas, and NoCap. It charted at number 81 on the Billboard 200.

In 2020, Ace was featured on the song "Trust Issues" from King Von's mixtape Levon James. Ace also released his fourth mixtape, Don Dada in June. It was supported by the singles "400 Shots", "I'm The One", and "Heartbroken" and has a single guest appearance with King Von.

2021-Present: Debut studio album

In March 2021, Yungeen Ace along with Spinabenz, FastMoney Goon and Whoppa Wit Da Choppa released a single titled "Who I Smoke". The song is a diss track targeted at Jacksonville rapper Foolio that samples "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton. It has gained popularity on social media as well as controversy for it's acts of violence and murder. The song has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in July 2022. He released his debut studio album Life of Betrayal 2x later that year. It has guest appearances with King Von, G Herbo, and YFN Lucci, among others. Yungeen Ace has also collaborated with Nuski2Squad on the mixtape 2 Broken 2 Heal.

In 2022, He collaborated with fellow rapper Kodak Black on the song "B.A.M., which was a single for his second studio album All On Me. It had guest appearances from Kodak Black, Boosie Badazz, Baby 23, Toosii, Spinabenz, and YBeezy. In August, Ace released a single titled "Rekindle 23", which is a tribute to past rapper JayDaYoungan, who died in July. He released his third studio album Survivor of the Trenches, which had guest appearances from SleazyWorld Go, EST Gee, Real Boston Richey, GMK, FastMoney Goon, and Rob49.

Beef

War in Jacksonville, Florida between Yungeen Ace and Julio Foolio

Net Worth

Yungeen Ace net worth is estimated to be about $400,000 as of 2021. He makes all his money from his albums and single releases.

Legal issues

After Yungeen Ace being the sole survivor of a deadly shooting that took place on June 5th of 2018 at Town Center Parkway he was released from the hospital, only to be picked up by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office picked him up for probation violation. Yungeen Ace was sentenced in Clay County back in 2017 for an accessory charge and was given 31 months of probation and he violated that probation by possessing a fierarm. He was shoot a total of 8 times during the drive by shooting, and claimed the lives of 3 other teenagers including his brother.

Legal issues

In October 2017, Bullard was sentenced to 31 months of probation for an accessory charge.

2018 shooting

On June 5, 2018, Bullard was involved in a mass shooting on the Town Center Parkway in Jacksonville, Florida. He suffered from 8 gunshot wounds and was hospitalized in critical condition. It was reported that Bullard had been celebrating his close friend's 18th birthday at the Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse, evident from social media posts by Bullard himself. He was traveling in a silver Chevrolet Malibu with 3 other occupants including his brother, Trevon Bullard, all of whom died in the shooting. After being discharged from hospital for lack of medical insurance, Bullard was arrested for violating his probation.

2019 shooting

On March 10, 2019, Bullard was involved in another shooting incident at the Hampton Inn in Waycross, Georgia. His attorney, David Haas, told Action News Jax that Bullard along with several others was chased through a parking lot at 3:30 that morning. Jeremy Brookins, also known as Ralo, a friend of Bullard, was killed in the shooting, with one other person being hospitalized after suffering from several gunshot wounds.

Discography

Studio Albums

List of studio albums, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US
Life of Betrayal 2x	Released: July 2, 2021 Label: Cinematic Music Group, ATK Records Format: Digital download, streaming	119
All On Me	Released: April 15, 2022 Label: Cinematic Music Group, ATK Records Format: Digital download, streaming	-
Survivor Of The Trenches	Released: December 2, 2022 Label: Cinematic Music Group, Geffen Records, ATK Records Format: Digital download, streaming	-
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US	US R&B/HH
Life of Betrayal	Released: August 3, 2018 Label: Cinematic Music Group Format: Digital download, streaming	-	-
Life I'm Livin	Released: December 13, 2018 Label: Cinematic Music Group Format: Digital download, streaming	-	-
Step Harder	Released: November 7, 2019 Label: Cinematic Music Group, ATK Records Format: Digital download, streaming	81	45
Don Dada	Released: June 26, 2020 Label: Cinematic Music Group, ATK Records Format: Digital download, streaming	-	-
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative mixtapes

List of collaborative mixtapes, with selected details

Title	Details
Can't Speak On It	Released: June 28, 2019 Label: Cinematic Music Group Format: Digital download, streaming
2 Broken 2 Heal	Released: November 19, 2021 Label: Cinematic Music Group, ATK Records Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details

Title	Details
Chloe	Released: August 2, 2019 Label: Cinematic Music Group Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"No Witness"	2018		Life I'm Livin
"All In"			Life of Betrayal
"Find Myself"
"Betrayed"
"Gorillaz"
"Fuck That"			Life of Betrayal
"Jungle"
"Demons"
"Don't Know Why"
"I Can't"			Life I'm Livin
"So Long"	2019		rowspan="2"
"Message"
"Creep Behind"			Can't Speak On It
"Opps"		* RIAA : Gold
"Society"
"Freestyle"			Step Harder
"Bad Chick"
"The Shade Room"
"Bando"			Step Harder
"Trials and Tribulations"			rowspan="3"
"Heaven Gates"	2020
"Real Life"
"400 Shots"			Don Dada
"I'm The One"
"Heartbroken"
"Withdraw From Life"			rowspan="5"
"Ain't The Type"
"Who Is Y'all?"
"Fighting Pain"
"Life I Live"	2021
"All in All"			Life of Betrayal 2x
"Gun Em Down"
"Who I Smoke"		* RIAA : Gold
"Opp Boyz"
"Back Like I Neva Left"
"Giving Up"
"Duffle Bag"
"Don't Know Why"			2 Broken 2 Heal
"Walk Away"			rowspan="2"
"Caterpillars to Butterflies"
"Life of Sin"	2022		All On Me
"B.A.M."
"It Go"			rowspan="3"
"Where They At"
"Merch It"
"Rekindle 23"			Survivor of the Trenches
"Industry Invasion"
"Variable Star"	2023		rowspan="2"
"Solar Love"

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Hood Famous"	2020	WORLD GOT ME FUCKED UP, Vol. 1
"Bout That Life" (Remix)
"Millions"		Lost Child
"Hustle"
"Fake Love"	2021	No Regrets
"Ride"		Back to Slidin
"Live On (Thuggin Days)" (Remix)		Lil Nuski
"Who Gone Slide"
"Members"	2022	Old Wounds

Other certified songs

Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"Pain"	2018	* RIAA: Gold	Life of Betrayal

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artists	Album
"Smoke"	2018	Lil Poppa, YFN Lucci	Under Investigation
"Came FRM"		BBG Baby Joe	NBA Gurilla
"Ride For Me"	2019	YFN Lucci	650Luc: Gangsta Grillz
"Line Em Up"	2020	FredRarrii, 9lokknine	Perfect Timing
"Cross Me"		Capolow	Room 304
"Trust Issues"		King Von	Levon James
"ViolentDonDada"		Ksoo	Violent Child
"Open Diary"		LBS Kee'vin	Belair Baby 2
"Change"		YFN Lucci	Wish Me Well 3
"Can't Be Broke"	2021	Rick Ross, Major Nine	Richer Than I Ever Been
"So Much Pain"	2022	Whoppa Wit da Choppa	Whoppalations
"Cold Night"		Jdot Breezy	Who Am I

Media

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