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YNW Melly Requests Bond Release Prior to Double Murder Retrial
His next trial has been delayed til 2027.
50 Cent Praises YNW Melly’s Lawyer After Rapper’s Witness Tampering Charges Were Dropped
50 Cent called attorney Drew Findling a "bad man" who's "beating all the cases.
YNW Bortlen Takes Plea Deal in Double Murder Case
The YNW Melly pal pleaded no contest to being an accessory after the fact, in exchange for having first-degree murder charges dropped.
YNW Bortlen Offered Plea Deal That Could Erase Double Murder Charges
Bortlen was offered a plea deal that could drop double murder charges in exchange for a 16-year sentence on lesser counts.
YNW Melly Moves to Replace Legal Team in Murder Case
The rapper's retrial for two 2018 murders remains delayed while his defense team faces scrutiny.
YNW Melly Retrial for Double Murder Delayed Until 2027
The "Murder on My Mind" rapper's first trial was in 2023.
YNW Melly's Murder Retrial to Move Forward With Previously Announced September Start Date
A Florida judge says Sept. 10 will indeed mark the beginning of Melly's new trial.

YNW Melly's Judge Wants Him to Decide on Legal Team
The judge reminded him about his lawyer's tampering charges.

YNW Melly Files Lawsuit Against Prison Over 'Cruel' Treatment, Alleges He’s Experienced ‘Isolation’
The currently incarcerated rapper claims he has been unable to speak his family in three years.

Consequence Tackles Addiction on New Song "Overdose" f/ YNW Melly
In an interview last year, Cons said Melly's appearance on the song "might be the last feature" he did before his 2019 arrest on murder charges.

YNW Melly ‘Honored and Appalled’ at Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" Referencing His Double Murder Trial
"I pray they my real friends, if not, I'm YNW Melly," Kendrick raps about Drake and J. Cole on his new diss track.

YNW Melly Attorneys Request Murder Retrial to Be Pushed Back Again
Melly's trial is set to take place on March 5.

Consequence Says He Has a New Song With YNW Melly: 'This Might Be the Last Feature He Did'
The song may be the last guest feature Melly recorded before his double-murder case picked up momentum.

YNW Bortlen Arrested in Florida, Accused of Witness Tampering in YNW Melly's Murder Case (UPDATE)
While Melly's original case was declared a mistrial earlier this year, it'll soon be retried in Florida.

YNW Melly Denied Bond by Judge Ahead of Double Murder Retrial
The Florida rapper has remained behind bars since February 2019, as he faces two charges of first-degree murder.

YNW Melly Murder Case: Former Juror Believes Rapper Is Being 'Framed'
An anonymous juror is speaking out about the YNW Melly murder trial after jury deliberations ended.

YNW Melly's New Murder Trial Delayed, Rapper Tells Family He’s Coming Home
The announcement comes after a jury couldn't decide if Melly was guilty or not in his initial double murder trial.

YNW Melly Murder Case: Juror Speaks Out About Mistrial, Says Most Were in Favor of Guilty Verdict
Last week, it was confirmed that prosecutors would be retrying the double murder case, which focuses on two killings in 2018.