Yella Beezy Gets Life for Hiring Gunman in Mo3’s Killing
WHO:
CNN - Yella Beezy, 35, whose legal name is Markies Conway, was convicted in the death of rapper MO3, whose legal name was Melvin Noble.
ABC News - A Dallas County jury unanimously convicted Conway of capital murder.
CNN - Kewon White was convicted of capital murder for fatally shooting Noble.
ABC News - Prosecutors Tommy Adams and Krystal Biggins presented the case; defense attorney John Gussio argued for Conway.
CNN - Conway and Noble both lived in Dallas. Noble was 28 and had more than 800,000 Instagram followers.
TMZ - Yella Beezy is a Dallas rapper; MO3 was a fellow rapper.
AllHipHop - Yella Beezy was found guilty of MO3’s murder and received life without parole.
WHAT:
CNN - Conway was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for hiring the gunman who killed Noble.
CNN - White was also sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
ABC News - Prosecutors said Conway paid White $40,000 to carry out the shooting.
CNN - A bystander inside a car was shot and survived; Noble died at a hospital.
ABC News - Conway is known for “That’s On Me” and “Bacc At It Again,” featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane; Noble was known for a remix of “Errybody” with Boosie Badazz.
WHERE:
CNN - Noble was killed on Interstate 35 in south Dallas; the shooting occurred on a busy Dallas interstate.
ABC News - Conway was shot while driving on a tollway in Lewisville, a Dallas suburb.
WHEN:
CNN - Noble was shot around noon on Nov. 11, 2020.
ABC News - Conway was shot in October 2018; he survived after being hit three times.
CNN - Noble’s killing followed a feud between Conway and Noble that prosecutors said had lasted years.
CNN - Conway’s best-known songs were released in 2017 and 2019; Noble’s cited “Errybody” remix was released in 2019.
WHY:
CNN - Prosecutors said the killing resulted from an escalating feud between Conway and Noble.
ABC News - Biggins described the killing as being “Over a rap beef” and said, “This was for the world to see.”
CNN - Prosecutors compared the killing with the roadway shooting that injured Conway in 2018.
HOW:
ABC News - White pulled alongside Noble’s vehicle, got out with a gun, and chased Noble as he ran on the freeway.
CNN - Adams said White wore a mask and fired more than 40 rounds from an AK-47-style pistol.
CNN - During closing arguments, prosecutors showed jurors a video of Conway discussing revenge and saying he would “get his lick back.”
ABC News - The defense argued the state had not proved its case; Gussio said prosecutors had brought “a lot of speculation.”
(UPDATED November 11, 2026 23:00 UTC)
A Dallas jury convicted rapper Yella Beezy of capital murder for hiring MO3’s killer. Prosecutors said Beezy paid gunman Kewon White $40,000 amid a feud. Both men received life without parole for the freeway shooting.