Yella Beezy is facing the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of capital murder in connection with the 2020 killing of fellow rapper and rival Mo3.
A jury unanimously found the Dallas rapper, whose real name is Markies Conway, guilty on Wednesday, six years after the Nov. 11, 2020 shooting that claimed the life of Mo3, born Melvin Noble. He was 28 years old at the time.
Following his capital murder conviction, Beezy received the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to FOX 4. Reports from the courtroom described several people suddenly walking out, while others broke down in tears. Beezy, 35, was handcuffed and escorted away.
Prosecutors alleged that Beezy put a bounty on Mo3, with his co-defendant Devin Brown reportedly providing the rapper’s whereabouts and intermediary Jerry Johnson allegedly passing the payment to the gunman, Kewon White.
According to KERA, neurosurgeon Randall Graham testified that he was driving behind Noble when the shooting occurred. Rapper Jose Bodega, who had previously discussed the dispute before a grand jury, changed his account during his testimony, claiming, “I made it up.” Anyiam subsequently allowed prosecutors to question him as a hostile witness.
The tension between the two rappers reportedly dates back to 2017, when comedian Roy Lee Pate, a friend of Mo3, was attacked following an exchange involving Beezy, per Dallas Observer. Pate was shot at a Dallas gas station in September 2018 and died the following month. That same year, Beezy was shot multiple times while inside his white Mercedes on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Lewisville. Prosecutors later argued that Mo3’s song “2 Nineteen” contained hints about his alleged involvement in the attack.
On Nov. 11, 2020, a masked gunman pursued Mo3 on foot along I-35 before fatally shooting him with a rifle. Beezy was arrested March 20, 2025, while White was found guilty of capital murder in September and also received a life sentence. Brown, whom the defense identified as the person responsible during the trial, is expected to face his own trial soon, as reported by CBS News Texas.
