Iyanna “YaYa” Mayweather | Before They Were Arrested

Before They Were Famous - A podcast by Michael McCrudden

Before Yaya Mayweather would get locked up for some serious charges against rapper NBA Youngboy's baby mama.Before NBA Youngboy would drop the track Dirty Iyana which accused her of having a hot temper and having sliced the tired on her car. Before would clock in 1.2 Million followers on Instagram and would embark on a career as a rapper under the moniker MoneyYaya. Imagine growing up a multi-millionaire through birth and don't gotta worry about a damn thing for the rest of your life to end up facing up to 99 years in jail all over a scrap you had about your ex-boyfriend. Crazy right? Well, that's Yaya's reality right now. The 19-year-old was arrested and placed behind bars following a graphic and violent altercation with Lapattra Jacobs who shares a child with NBA Youngboy. The incident reportedly occurred on April 4th around 1:30 a.m. when Mayweather demanded Jacobs to leave the rapper's Houston home. Jacobs refused and demanded Mayweather to leave, which prompted a physical fight between the two women. Law enforcement told TMZ that the altercation moved into YoungBoy's kitchen, where Mayweather grabbed two kitchen utensils and charged at the mother. The altercation resulted in Jacob's hospitalization and Mayweather's arrest. If convicted on the charge, Yaya could be slapped with a $10,000 fine or receive up to 99 years in prison. With that being said, she had the best lawyers money could buy... we will get into all that in just a second.