Jamel Maurice Demons is known to rap fans under the pseudonym YNW Melly. "Fans" probably know that Jamel is accused of killing two people at once. Rumor has it that he faces the death penalty.
At the time of the release of the most popular track of the rapper Murder On My Mind, its author was in prison. Some perceived the composition as a sincere confession, while others are sure that the release of the song is nothing more than hype and a desire to fill their pockets with banknotes.
Childhood and youth
A black guy was born on May 1, 1999 in the town of Gifford (Florida.) Jamel was raised only by his mother. The woman found out that she was expecting a child when she was barely 14 years old. After she announced her position to her biological father, he did not take responsibility for the upbringing and material support of the newborn. The man left the mother of his child.
Donta (the mother of the rapper), despite her young age, did not consider the option of medical abortion. The woman firmly decided that she would give birth. At first, her mother helped her, and when Jamel grew up a little, Donta got a job at a local Dunkin' Donuts cafe. When she had money, the woman rented a modest house for herself and her son, which is located in the poorest area of Gifford.
Jamel had a complex character. He was a completely uncommunicative child. The future hitmaker was also prevented from joining society by non-standard thinking. Classmates ridiculed the guy. Anger built up in him.
As a teenager, he found a gun in his uncle's personal belongings. He stole a firearm and carried it with him in his school backpack. Later, this nuance will play against YNW Melly.
The creative path and music of rapper YNW Melly
As a teenager, he became part of the Bloods. This is one of the largest rap parties in America. The first tracks of the singer can be heard on the SoundCloud platform. Later, the YNW collective was born. In addition to Jamel himself, the team included:
- Bortlen;
- Sachaser;
- juvy.
The guys were united not only by the love of music. The guys have been friends since childhood. After classes at school, young people gathered to compose compositions. Soon they accumulated over 500 works, which, for objective reasons, they did not want to publish.
Since 2017, Melly has increasingly begun to break the law. He even ended up behind bars, but despite the fact that his freedom was taken away, the rapper did not stop recording tracks. Soon he presented a new mixtape. We are talking about the work of Collect Call.
The guys from the YNW team helped their colleague in recording individual compositions. Soon, the rapper presented to the public a “delicious” and full-length studio album, which was called I Am You and was released in 2019.
Rapper crime
The top track of the album was the track Murder On My Mind. As noted above, many believe that this song is a kind of sincere confession to the murder, but it is not. The fact is that the track was recorded in 2017, and the rapper committed the crime (if he committed) in 2018.
The singer himself says that he went to jail only because of the release of Murder On My Mind. He said that at the trial, the prosecutor only read the second verse of the track, and said that this was enough to send the offender to prison.
If we close the chapter on minor details, then it is worth recognizing that Murder On My Mind is the rapper's calling card. The first who appreciated the composition were the neighbors in the prison cell. They asked the singer to sing the track over and over again.
As a reward for impromptu performances, the prisoners paid with sweets and food, which was not so easy to get in prison. Interesting and here's the moment. The video for the track Mama Cry is a kind of documentary, in which the performer, a cappella, performs in front of the cellmates.
In 2018, the presentation of the video for the track Murder On My Mind took place. In exactly one year, the video scored over 240 million views on YouTube video hosting. The reason for the success lay not only in the great love for the author, but also in the fact that now the rapper was accused of a double murder.
Soon the presentation of the artist's fresh mixtape took place. We are talking about the album We All Shine. The collection was topped by as many as 16 tracks. Voices can be heard on guest verses Kanye West and Fredo Bang. The record was warmly received not only by fans, but also by music critics, which only fueled interest in YNW Melly.
Offenses involving rapper YNW Melly
He committed his first crime in 2015. He was accused of armed assault on students of a local school. He used a firearm in a public place. Demons did not expect to go to jail, since at the time of the attack he was barely 16 years old. But, the court was unforgiving. They put forward a sentence - a year in prison. In 2017, the rapper breathed freedom again. However, a year later he was re-arrested.
The fact is that he violated the conditions of early release from places of deprivation of liberty. During the search, light drugs and a gun were found on him. The rapper had a different opinion about what happened. He said that he went to jail because of the presentation of the composition Murder On My Mind.
In 2019, he was sent to prison, and a couple of months later, the rapper was charged with a really serious charge. Later it turned out that he, along with his friend Kortlen YNW Bortlen Henry, are the main suspects in the murder of his friends: Sakchaser and Juvy Thomas. Note that the violent crime occurred in 2018.
The suspects themselves said that they were victims of an armed attack, as a result of which the criminals shot up their car and killed friends. But the investigation showed something completely different. As a result of the investigative examination, it turned out that the friends initiated the shelling of their own car.
The rappers first shot their friends, and then released several lenses in the car, but did not take into account some points. They did not immediately contact the police, and for a couple of hours they thought about what they would say upon the arrival of law enforcement agencies.
When YNW Bortlen was arrested, he said the following:
“This is ridiculous. I lost my friends, and now our police are just trying to find the culprit. Of course, it’s easier to write off the case than to find the really real killers.”
The rapper has not confessed to the murder. As a result of the investigation, the guys were charged with another charge. Experts believe they may be involved in the murder of police officer Harry Chambliss in 2017. Thus, YNW Melly "sewn" two cases at once.
Details of privacy
Rapper YNW Melly's personal life has been put on hold. To date, the rapper's heart is free. He enjoys the rapid development of a creative career.
Interesting facts about rapper YNW Melly
- When the singer was serving his first term, for obvious reasons, he could not record tracks. In order not to leave creativity, I had to dream a little. Instead of a beat, he rhythmically beat his chest with his fist, and checked the top quality of the tracks on his camera neighbors.
- The musician's face and body are full of tattoos.
- The rapper's creative pseudonym stands for Young Nigga World.
- He hates the new school, and frankly hates it for the lack of soul in the compositions.
- Eccentric melody is a feature of the singer's tracks.
YNW Melly at present
Despite the circumstances of the rapper, he does not leave creativity. In 2019, his discography was replenished with a new mixtape. We are talking about the compilation Melly vs. Melvin. It debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200.
In 2020, the rapper's manager revealed that a celebrity had tested positive for coronavirus. Lawyers tried to achieve the release of the prisoner, but the court did not satisfy the wish with the regulation for 2020.
