Dallas rapper Yella Beezy has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury found him guilty of hiring the gunman who fatally shot fellow rapper MO3 in 2020.
The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Markies Conway, was unanimously convicted of capital murder by a Dallas County jury on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The verdict came exactly six years after MO3 was killed in a daylight shooting on Interstate 35 in Dallas.
The case, which centred on an alleged murder-for-hire plot linked to a long-running feud between the two artists, has drawn significant attention in the American hip-hop community.
According to the Associated Press, prosecutors said Conway paid Kewon White $40,000 to carry out the killing. Conway pleaded not guilty and his defence team argued that the prosecution had failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt.
Here are seven important details about the case.
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1. Yella Beezy receives life sentence without parole
Yella Beezy was convicted of capital murder for MO3’s death following a trial that lasted more than two weeks.
The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict on November 11, and Conway was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
The conviction followed a lengthy investigation and prosecution into the November 2020 killing.
2. Prosecutors alleged a $40,000 murder-for-hire deal
Prosecutors argued that Conway hired Kewon White to kill MO3 as part of an escalating dispute between the two Dallas rappers.
According to the prosecution, Conway paid White $40,000 to carry out the attack.
The case was prosecuted as capital murder by remuneration, a charge involving payment for a killing.
3. MO3 was chased and shot on a busy Dallas interstate
MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, was driving on Interstate 35 in south Dallas around midday on November 11, 2020, when White allegedly pulled alongside his vehicle.
Authorities said White exited his vehicle with a firearm, prompting Noble to leave his own car and run along the highway.
Prosecutors said the masked gunman chased Noble and fired more than 40 rounds from an AK-47-style pistol.
Noble was shot and later died at a hospital. A bystander inside another vehicle was also wounded but survived.
4. Kewon White was convicted before Yella Beezy
White, identified as the gunman in MO3’s killing, was convicted of capital murder in September 2026.
He was also sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The separate convictions mean both Conway and White have now received life sentences in connection with the killing.
5. Prosecutors highlighted Conway’s revenge comments
During closing arguments, prosecutors presented jurors with a video of Conway discussing revenge in an interview.
In the clip, he reportedly said he would “get his lick back”.
Prosecutor Krystal Biggins also compared MO3’s killing with a 2018 shooting in which Conway was injured while driving on a tollway in Lewisville, Texas.
Conway survived that attack after being shot three times.
Prosecutors argued that the earlier incident provided context for the hostility surrounding the rappers.
6. Yella Beezy’s defence disputed the prosecution’s evidence
Conway denied involvement in MO3’s murder and pleaded not guilty.
His defence attorney, John Gussio, argued during closing statements that the prosecution had presented speculation rather than sufficient evidence to establish guilt.
Despite the defence’s arguments, the jury unanimously found Conway guilty.
The verdict marked a significant development in a case that had remained unresolved for six years.
7. MO3 and Yella Beezy were both established Dallas rappers
MO3, born Melvin Noble, was 28 when he was killed. He had more than 800,000 Instagram followers and gained wider recognition through his 2019 remix of “Errybody” featuring Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz.
Yella Beezy, meanwhile, became widely known through his 2017 hit “That’s On Me”.
He also released “Bacc At It Again” in 2019 alongside Quavo and Gucci Mane.
The two artists’ careers were closely associated with Dallas hip-hop before the feud and MO3’s killing became the focus of the criminal case.
What Happens Next?
The conviction of Yella Beezy closes a major chapter in the prosecution of MO3’s killing, although another defendant remains connected to the case.
Devin Brown, who was also charged with capital murder in connection with the alleged plot, is still awaiting trial.
For MO3’s family, fans and the Dallas music community, the verdict represents a significant legal development six years after the rapper’s death.
Sources: Associated Press | FOX 4 Dallas | CBS Texas
