{"id":381200,"date":"2026-07-21T17:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/381200\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:47:09","slug":"dallas-judge-weighs-rap-lyrics-as-evidence-before-yella-beezy-murder-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/381200\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas judge weighs rap lyrics as evidence before Yella Beezy murder trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DALLAS – A pre-trial hearing has ended in a murder-for-hire case involving two Dallas rappers. A judge could decide soon whether Yella Beezy\u2019s rap lyrics can be admitted as evidence.<\/p>\n

Yella Beezy Hearing \"\" <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

Attorneys for rappers MO3 and Yella Beezy returned to a Dallas courtroom on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

The case centers on the murder of MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble Jr. He was gunned down in the middle of a busy Dallas highway in 2020.<\/p>\n

Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, is accused of hiring the hitman.<\/p>\n

The pre-trial hearing that started last week focused on whether Conway\u2019s rap lyrics can be used as evidence.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said they are relevant because Conway put a bounty out for MO3 in a song. But the defense argued that the lyrics are artistic expression and not facts.<\/p>\n

The judge has not yet made a final decision on whether the lyrics can be used as evidence.<\/p>\n

MO3\u2019s Murder \"\" <\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

Conway, 33, was arrested in March 2025 after a Dallas County grand jury indicted him on a charge of capital murder while remuneration. Capital murder with remuneration means hiring someone to commit murder.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege Conway orchestrated a “hit” on his rap rival. Noble was gunned down in broad daylight on Nov. 11, 2020, while driving on Interstate 35E in Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Investigators claim Conway hired Kewon Dontrell White to carry out the shooting because of a long-standing feud between the two artists.<\/p>\n

White was arrested in December 2020 and is currently serving an 8-year and 9-month federal prison sentence on firearm charges related to the incident.<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

Conway\u2019s trial is scheduled for next month.<\/p>\n

If convicted of capital murder, he faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole or the death penalty.<\/p>\n

The Source: The information in this story comes from Tuesday’s court hearing and past news coverage.<\/p>\n

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