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A judge could decide on Friday whether music lyrics can be used as evidence in a murder-for-hire case between two Dallas rappers.Yella Beezy Murder TrialOn Friday morning, Judge Chika Anyiam is expected to announce her decision on several motions and set an official trial date.Yella Breezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, is accused of hiring someone to kill rival rapper MO3, whose real name is Melvin Noble.Prosecutors claim Conway’s lyrics reveal a bounty was placed on Noble, and that he later celebrated his death. The defense argued that the lyrics are artistic expression and not facts.The trial will be scheduled for next month.If convicted of capital murder, he faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole or the death penalty.MO3’s MurderConway, 33, was arrested in March 2025 after a Dallas County grand jury indicted him on a charge of capital murder while remuneration. Capital murder with remuneration means hiring someone to commit murder.Prosecutors allege Conway
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School’s out for Ahava Silkey-Jones, who has served as Vice Provost for the School of Creative Arts, Entertainment, and Design at Dallas College since 2022. The seasoned educator and administrator will embark on a new journey when she takes over as the executive director of the Dallas Arts District on September 1. Silkey-Jones inherits the … Continued The post Ahava Silkey-Jones Sees A Bright Future For Downtown Dallas appeared first on D Magazine.
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For this episode of EarBurner, I invited D Magazine contributor Eric Celeste to sit in. First off, he’s a movie freak (in addition to being a gun freak, a watch freak, and a bag freak). Eric listens to three-hour-long podcasts about movies. Second, Eric recently moved from East Dallas to Oak Cliff and is now … Continued The post Talking About the Oak Cliff Film Festival appeared first on D Magazine.
