Yella Beezy found guilty of murdering fellow rap artist Mo3

Yella Beezy has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The rapper, real name Markies Conway, was convicted of capital murder on 11 November in connection with the 2020 killing of fellow rapper Mo3.

A jury in Dallas, Texas, found Beezy guilty of hiring a gunman to kill Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble.

Prosecutors argued that Beezy paid a man named Kewon White $40,000 (£300,00) to kill Mo3 after a lengthy feud, the Associated Press reported.

White pulled up alongside Mo3 on a Dallas motorway on 11 November 2020. Mo3 left his car, then White chased him and opened fire.

Mo3 was shot and later died in hospital.

Beezy pleaded not guilty. His defence team argued that prosecutors had not proven he was involved. However, the jury unanimously found him guilty of capital murder.

Life in prison without the possibility of parole is the mandatory sentence under Texas law for an adult convicted of capital murder if prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.

White was also found guilty of capital murder in September.

According to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, prosecutors said the feud between the two rappers dated back to 2017.

Beezy is best known for his 2017 breakout single That's On Me, and his 2019 song Bacc At It Again featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane.