India, May 29 -- Rapper NBA YoungBoy penned an emotional note for President Donald Trump after he issued a pardon. The Baton Rouge artist was named among eight others, including former lawmaker Michael Grimm and entrepreneurs Todd and Julie Chrisley, as being granted clemency by the president on Wednesday.

In a note thanking Trump, the rapper, whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, said that 'this moment means a lot'.

"I want to thank President Trump for granting me a pardon and giving me the opportunity to keep building - as a man, as a father, and as an artist. This moment means a lot. It opens the door to a future I've worked hard for, and I am fully prepared to step into this," the rapper wrote on social media.

He further than...