Yella Beezy Sentenced to Life for Hiring Gunman Who Killed Rapper MO3 in Dallas
Photo: Washington TimesA Texas jury convicted Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, 35, of capital murder in the 2020 killing of rapper MO3, and on Wednesday he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors said Beezy hired Kewon White to shoot MO3, born Melvin Noble, for pay and was criminally responsible even though he did not pull the trigger. Noble, 28, was shot in the middle of the day on a busy Dallas interstate on Nov. 11, 2020; he fled on foot but died of multiple gunshot wounds, and a bystander was also shot and survived. White was convicted in September and received the same sentence. The verdict came six years to the day after the killing. Beezy's attorney, Toby Shook, did not immediately comment Wednesday evening, but has said Beezy plans to appeal.
Left-leaning coverage, led by the Los Angeles Times, leads with the sentence and the hire-a-hitman conviction, relying on prosecutors and Dallas County court records, and emphasizes the appeal and the six-year timing. It does not mention the alleged rap feud or the $40,000 payment. Alternative coverage, led by Stereogum and citing the Associated Press, adds those details, saying prosecutors linked the killing to a years-long feud and that White fired more than 40 shots, plus Beezy's 2018 highway shooting and his 2025 arrest. Right-leaning coverage, led by the Washington Times, is visible only through its headline and excerpt, which stress the brazen daylight attack on a busy interstate and that Beezy hired the gunman. All three agree on the sentences, the victims and the bystander, but only the alternative outlet reports the motive and payment.
How the sides differ Left sources stress sentencing and appeal; alternative sources add the rap feud and payment; right sources stress the daylight highway attack.
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Leads with the life sentence and the hire-a-hitman conviction, citing prosecutors and court records, and stresses the planned appeal. It omits the alleged feud and payment.
Leads with the conviction and adds the alleged rap feud, the $40,000 payment and Beezy's earlier highway shooting, citing the Associated Press.
Its headline and excerpt emphasize a brazen daylight attack on a busy Dallas interstate and that Beezy hired the gunman; the full article was not available.