Before his arrest for double murder in 2019, YNW Melly was one of the most promising names in rap. Raised by a single mother in Gifford, Fla., he uploaded his first songs to SoundCloud in 2015.

According to court records, on September 5, the boy and another student exchanged emails that included the chorus to the 2018 YNW Melly rap song “Murder on My Mind.” The other student ...

(YNW Juvy) and Anthony Williams (YNW SakChaser), were allegedly gunned down by Melly in 2018. They were 19 and 21 years old, ...

Melly, whose real name is Jamell Demons, is part of a music collective that included his two childhood friends who rapped under the names YNW Juvy and YNW SakChaser. Melly is accused of killing ...