Dallas rapper Yella Beezy court hearing focuses on song lyrics in MO3 murder case

A court hearing revealed what started the feud between two rappers that ended with one accused of murder for hire.The past two days of testimony centered around a key question of if a rapper's song lyrics can be used as evidence. In this case, evidence of an alleged murder for hire by Dallas rapper Yella Beezy in the death of rapper MO3.Inside the feud between Yella Beezy and MO3The murder of MO3, who's legal name is Melvin Noble, happened back in 2020.Yella Beezy, who's legal name is Markies Conway, is accused of organizing the murder for hire.Debate over using rap lyrics as evidenceDetective Eric Barnes testified that throughout the feud between the rappers, Yella Beezy allegedly said in a song he put a bounty on the head of MO3. "We want a first person narration in this investigation because of the keep it in the street motto. We weren't able to get that in an interrogation room. We had to go to YouTube to get it. We had to go to social media to get it," said Detective Barnes. "Peop
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