Jamell Demons, better known by his stage name YNW Melly, is currently awaiting a new trial in a double murder case. Recently named dropped by Kendrick Lamar during his rap feud with Drake and J ...

YNW Melly had his breakout in 2017 and went on to work with Kanye West on “Mixed Personalities,” which was released in January 2019, a month before Demons, 24, was arrested on murder charges.

Rapper YNW Melly recently released his track "Mixed Personalities" featuring Kanye West Florida rapper YNW Melly, né Jamell Demons, has been arrested after allegedly fatally shooting two of his ...

A friend of Melly — and the victims — said he was never interviewed by detectives but saw Melly at their home at the time of the murders.

Note: An earlier version of this story originally appeared under the same headline on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. In February 2019, Florida hip-hop artist YNW Melly was arrested and charged with ...

Gifford rapper Jamell Demons, known professionally as YNW Melly, has made a name for himself in the music and judicial world over the last few years. In 2023, his death penalty trial was ...

As the hip hop community mourns the loss of 21-year-old rapper Juice Wrld, YNW Melly is subject to false rumors that he was stabbed in prison, which left many of his fans believing he is dead. The ...

Florida rapper YNW Melly drove around with his friends' bodies, trying to stage a drive-by shooting. He was arrested for their murder in February 2019 ...

When two of his close friends died in October, YNW Melly, a rising Florida rapper, mourned the loss of his “brothers” in an Instagram post full of breaking heart emojis.

Jamell Demons, better known as rapper YNW Melly, speaks with one of his attorneys during a hearing before his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

YNW Melly's real name is Jamell Demons. He grew up in Gifford, Indian River County, Florida. He could be retried Sept. 10 and receive the death penalty if found guilty.