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Yella Beezy Gets Life In Prison For Hiring Hitman To Kill Rival Rapper MO3
Dallas rapper Yella Beezy has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury found him guilty of capital murder. Jurors concluded he hired someone to kill rival rapper MO3, a case prosecutors linked to a long-running feud and which highlights the fatal consequences of the conflict.
Prosecutors said Beezy paid Kewon White $40,000 to kill MO3, who was shot on a Dallas highway in 2020, aged 28. White was also convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life without parole; Beezy’s verdict came on the sixth anniversary of MO3’s death. A nearby bystander was hit and injured but survived.
In short
- Yella Beezy received life without parole for capital murder.
- Prosecutors said he paid Kewon White $40,000 to kill MO3.
- MO3 was shot dead in Dallas in 2020, aged 28.
Explained simply
Yella Beezy and MO3 were Dallas rappers whose rivalry became part of a wider conflict. MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, was shot dead on a Dallas highway in 2020, aged 28; a bystander was also injured.
Prosecutors said Beezy paid Kewon White to kill MO3. White was convicted of capital murder as well. The case matters because it brought a fatal episode in the rappers’ conflict before a jury and raised questions about violence surrounding the music scene.