Markies Deandre Conway (born October 21, 1991), known by the stage name Yella Beezy, is an American rapper from

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. He is best known for the singles " That's On Me", "

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", "Up One", and "Goin Through Some Thangs".

Early life

Conway was raised in the

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neighborhood of Dallas, TX. When Conway was 12, his father was murdered at their home in Oak Cliff on

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. Throughout his childhood he played basketball and football and his original aspiration was to become a professional football player. Conway became a Crip during his teenage years, and was selling drugs to support his family. He was often kicked out of school for fighting and ended up

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of high school without his diploma.

Career

2017–present: ''Billboard'' success and charting mixtapes

Conway began writing song lyrics and rapping at the age of 13. He was inspired by artists such as

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and

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. 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''. 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

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's label

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. In 2018, the mixtape ''Ain't No Goin Bacc'' was released. It included the hits "What I Did" (featuring

), "Up One" (featuring

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) and a remixed version of "That's On Me" (featuring

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, T.I., and

). That same year, Yella Beezy began earning fame from opening for Jay-Z and Beyoncé in Dallas and

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during the

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. 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 "

" (featuring

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and

Gucci Mane Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...

) and "Restroom Occupied" (featuring Chris Brown). He was featured on Eritrean model

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's single "Hit Yo Dance" featuring

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Legal issues

On October 14, 2018, Conway was shot on the

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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. Conway was arrested in

on February 14, 2021, for possession of a firearms and was later released from jail on the same day he was booked. On August 11, 2021, the rapper was arrested again with drug charges. Conway was arrested in Plano, Texas, on November 5, 2021, and for charges of sexual assault and possession carrying a weapon. Later that year, the sexual abuse charges were dismissed.

Discography

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

Notes

References

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