YNW stands for “Young New Wave” or "Young (racial slur) World." But here's why Jamell Demons picked Melly as his stage name.

YNW Melly's real name is Jamell Demons. He grew up in Gifford, Indian River County, Florida. He could be retried Sept. 10 and receive the death penalty if found guilty. YNW Melly wrote the song ...

Rapper YNW Melly will remain behind bars after his legal team sought to have him placed on house arrest as he awaits a double murder trial. In an order issued Monday, Broward Circuit Court Judge ...

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The retrial of YNW Melly, which was scheduled to begin on Monday, January 6, has been pushed ahead once again. According to a HotNewHipHop article published yesterday, the hearing was postponed as ...

The latest update comes after YNW Melly, born Jamell Demons, sued the Broward County Sheriff's Office on Nov. 2. Melly, who has been in jail since February of 2019 fighting a double murder case, ...

YNW Melly returned to court in Broward County on Monday, where a judge set a date for his double murder retrial. It comes months after his retrial was placed on hold. Watch NBC6 free wherever you are ...

Kendrick Lamar referenced YNW Melly allegedly murdering YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser on the Drake diss “Euphoria.” YNW Melly felt conflicted about Kendrick Lamar referencing the incarcerated ...

YNW Melly is a rapper at the center of a double murder trial that took South Florida by storm in 2023. From evidence suppression to a recused prosecutor to a hung jury, the trial has been full of ...

Right now, YNW Melly is about to face his second trial for double murder. The 24-year-old Florida rapper, whose real name is Jamell Demons, is accused of killing two of his childhood friends ...

YNW Melly was charged with witness tampering in his own double homicide case Tuesday night (October 3), the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports and online arrest records confirm. Melly (born Jamell ...

YNW Melly’s highly publicized double murder case has officially closed for now. On Saturday, July 22, a South Florida district judge stepped in to declare a mistrial after the jury could not ...