Yella Beezy has been convicted of murder and was handed a life sentence with no option for parole.
The rapper, whose birth name is Markies Conway, was found guilty of capital murder on November 11 in connection with the 2020 killing of fellow artist Mo3.
A Dallas, Texas jury determined Beezy orchestrated the shooting by hiring a gunman to kill Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble.
Prosecutors contended that Beezy transferred $40,000 (£300,00) to a man named Kewon White to carry out Mo3’s murder after a long-running feud, according to the Associated Press.
White pulled up beside Mo3 on a Dallas motorway on November 11, 2020. Mo3 exited his car, after which White pursued him and opened fire.
Mo3 was shot and later died in hospital.
Beezy entered a not-guilty plea. His defense team argued that prosecutors had not proven his involvement. Nevertheless, the jury returned a unanimous verdict 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 pursuing the death penalty.
White was also found guilty of capital murder in September.
According to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, prosecutors indicated that the feud between the two rappers dated back to 2017.
Beezy is best known for his 2017 breakout track That’s On Me, and his 2019 song Bacc At It Again featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane.
