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United States — Music / rap

Yella Beezy

Also known as: Markies Deandre Conway, Markies Conway

Updated on 12 November 2026

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US rapper known as Yella Beezy, convicted of murder in Texas in 2026.

Markies Conway, known as Yella Beezy, is a Dallas rapper. Separate charges brought in 2021 were dismissed in 2022. In November 2026 he was convicted of capital murder in rapper MO3’s killing and sentenced to life without parole; the defence disputed the evidence.

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3Documented controversies

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1 followed by a conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 2 documented stages

2026: capital-murder verdict and life sentence

Criminal conviction

November 2026

2026: capital-murder verdict and life sentence

Criminal conviction

On November 11, a Dallas County jury unanimously convicted Conway of capital murder for hiring the gunman who killed MO3. He received life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

State of the evidence: Associated Press and local television reporting on the verdict.
Legal status — source text: Sentenced to life without parole on November 11, 2026; appeal not verified.
Attribution: Capital murder in the MO3 case.
Course of the proceedings: 18.03.2025 Formally charged — Indicted on a capital-murder charge.

Sources · 3

[1]
Associated Press / ABC NewsRapper Yella Beezy convicted of hiring gunman who fatally shot rapper MO3 in Dallas11 November 2026News agencyHigh reliability
[2]
FOX 4 DallasYella Beezy found guilty of capital murder for MO3's death11 November 2026MediaMedium reliability
[3]
CBS TexasA look back at the Dallas rapper’s trial: Yella Beezy found guilty of capital murder11 November 2026MediaMedium reliability

Last verified: 12 November 2026

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March 2025

2025: indicted in MO3 murder case

Criminal conviction

On March 18, 2025, a Texas grand jury indicted Conway for capital murder in the November 2020 killing of rapper Melvin Noble, known as MO3. Prosecutors alleged he hired Kewon White to carry it out.

State of the evidence: Indictment reported by two newsrooms and later verdict.
Legal status — source text: Convicted November 11, 2026; no appellate outcome confirmed.
Attribution: Alleged murder-for-hire planning, later resulting in conviction.
Course of the proceedings: 18.03.2025 Formally charged — Texas capital-murder indictment.

Sources · 3

[1]
Associated PressRapper Yella Beezy charged with capital murder in shooting death of rapper Mo321 March 2025News agencyHigh reliability
[2]
Los Angeles TimesRapper Yella Beezy arrested, indicted in alleged murder-for-hire that killed musician Mo321 March 2025MediaMedium reliability
[3]
Associated Press / ABC NewsRapper Yella Beezy convicted of hiring gunman who fatally shot rapper MO3 in Dallas11 November 2026News agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 12 November 2026

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November 2021–June 2022

2021–2022: separate charges dismissed

Case dismissed / dropped

Conway was arrested in 2021 in a separate case involving sexual-assault and child-endangerment allegations. CBS Texas reported in June 2022 that the charges were dismissed, without a prosecution proceeding on those counts.

State of the evidence: Local reporting explicitly documenting dismissal.
Legal status — source text: Charges dismissed in June 2022.
Attribution: Earlier dismissed allegations, separate from MO3.

Sources · 2

[1]
CBS TexasCharges against Dallas rapper Yella Beezy dismissed14 June 2022MediaMedium reliability
[2]
CBS TexasDallas rapper Yella Beezy allowed to leave home to go to recording studio, Dallas County court says12 November 2025MediaMedium reliability

Last verified: 12 November 2026

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Controversia profile, updated 12 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/yella-beezy