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Yella Beezy

Yella Beezy

American rapper from Texas


Markies Deandre Conway (born October 21, 1991),[2][3] known by the stage name Yella Beezy, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for the singles "That's On Me",[4] "Bacc At It Again",[5] "Up One", and "Goin Through Some Thangs".

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Early life

Conway was raised in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, TX. When Conway was 12, his father was murdered at their home in Oak Cliff on Mother's Day.[6] Throughout his childhood he played basketball and football and his original aspiration was to become a professional football player.[7] Conway became a Crip during his teenage years,[8] and was selling drugs to support his family.[9] He was attending Lancaster High School where he graduated.[10]

Career

2017–present: Billboard success and charting mixtapes

Yella Breezy performing at a concert in 2018

Conway began writing song lyrics and rapping at the age of 13. He was inspired by artists such as Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates. At the age of 14 he released his first mixtape, Mash Mode Overload. In 2012, his second mixtape, Lil Yella Mane, was released. Conway's first hit single came in 2015 with "Trap in Designer" off of his mixtape Broke Nights Rich Days.[7]

In 2017, Yella Beezy released his mixtape Lite Work, Vol. 2. It featured the song "That's On Me", which peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also led to Yella Beezy getting signed by Chris Turner (A&R) to L.A. Reid's label Hitco.[4]

In 2018, the mixtape Ain't No Goin Bacc was released. It included the hits "What I Did" (featuring Kevin Gates), "Up One" (featuring Lil Baby) and a remixed version of "That's On Me" (featuring 2 Chainz, T.I., and Boosie Badazz).[11] That same year, Yella Beezy began earning fame from opening for Jay-Z and Beyoncé in Dallas and Houston during the On the Run II Tour.[12]

In 2019, the mixtape Baccend Beezy was the first mixtape by Yella Beezy that was released under his label Hitco. The mixtape featured the hit singles "Bacc At It Again" (featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane) and "Restroom Occupied" (featuring Chris Brown).[13]

He was featured on Eritrean model Rubi Rose's single "Hit Yo Dance" featuring NLE Choppa.

On October 14, 2018, Conway was shot on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Lewisville, Texas at around 3:30 AM. Reports say that his vehicle was fired at 3 times. Conway was hospitalized and survived, while the shooter was found downtown Dallas.[14]

Conway was arrested in Dallas on February 14, 2021, for possession of a firearms and was later released from jail on the same day he was booked.[15] On August 11, 2021, the rapper was arrested again with drug charges.[16]

Conway was arrested in Plano, Texas, on November 5, 2021, and for charges of sexual assault and possession carrying a weapon. [1] Later that year, the sexual abuse charges were dismissed.[17]

Discography

Mixtapes

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Singles

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Notes

  1. "Restroom Occupied" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[25]

References

  1. "Dallas Rapper Yella Beezy Arrested in Collin County". November 5, 2021.
  2. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com.
  3. "Gucci Mane". Billboard.
  4. "Which Famous Rappers Are Crips? (PHOTO GALLERY)". 97.9 The Beat. May 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. Bostick, Nicholas (December 18, 2018). "Yella Beezy Isn't Slowing Down, Nor Is the Rise of Rapper's Popularity, After October Shooting". Dallas Observer. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  6. "Chop-Up: Yella Beezy sits on the random/hot seat". USA TODAY High School Sports. February 13, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  7. Aswad, Jem (October 15, 2018). "Yella Beezy, Rapper Signed to L.A. Reid's Hitco, Shot Three Times". Variety. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  8. "Chart Search: Yella Beezy, Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  9. "Chart Search: Yella Beezy, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  10. "Chart Search: Yella Beezy, Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  11. "Chart Search: Yella Beezy, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  12. "Chart Search: Yella Beezy, Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

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