Judge Limits Use of Yella Beezy Songs in Mo3 Murder Trial

Before jurors hear opening arguments in the capital murder trial of Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, a Texas judge has established strict boundaries regarding the use of his music in the courtroom. The court has decided to allow specific recordings tied to his long-standing feud with the late rapper Mo3, while excluding other tracks that prosecutors argued were essential to establishing a motive for the killing.

In a pretrial ruling, the Dallas County court determined that jurors may hear two songs by Conway and one track by Mo3. These selected recordings contain lyrics that reference the years-long tension between the two Dallas rap stars. However, the judge barred additional songs that prosecutors claimed demonstrated Conway’s alleged motive in the 2020 killing of Noble. Furthermore, the court excluded an Instagram Live video recorded by Conway on the day the shooting occurred. Defense attorneys successfully argued that the music represents artistic expression rather than factual statements, pushing back against the prosecution’s attempt to use rap lyrics as evidence of criminal intent.

“The lyrics involve playing a character, and should not be taken as fact,” Conway’s defense team argued during the proceedings. The prosecution’s witness list, released ahead of the trial, includes individuals such as Kewon White and Devin Brown, who face separate charges related to the case, as well as Noble’s manager Benjamin Rainwater, Conway’s girlfriend D’Andrea Harris, Mo3‘s mother Nichole Noble, and Dallas rapper Trap Boy Freddy.

Conway, 33, stands accused of orchestrating the killing of Noble by hiring Kewon Dontrell White following an extended rivalry. Prosecutors contend that Conway’s lyrics referenced placing a bounty on Mo3 and later celebrated his death. Defense attorneys maintain that these lyrics are merely performance art, not an autobiography. A Dallas County grand jury indicted Yella Beezy in March 2025 on charges of capital murder for remuneration. Mo3 was fatally shot on Interstate 35E in Dallas on November 11, 2020, while attempting to flee his vehicle.

Kewon White is currently serving a federal prison sentence on firearm convictions linked to the investigation and is scheduled to face trial for the murder of Mo3 on August 24. If convicted, Yella Beezy faces a potential sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or the death penalty under Texas law.