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Jim Goad has produced a short video to accompany his latest essay, “When Life Imitates Rap,” on YNW Melly, a rapper who may soon become the first major rap star to be sentenced to death, as he stands convicted of murdering two of his closest childhood friends. See below. (more…)
Jamell Demons, aka YNW Melly
Jamell Demons, aka YNW Melly
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On February 11, 2019, a 19-year-old rapper who calls himself YNW Melly — the “YNW” stands for “Young Nigga World” — led a Manhattan nightclub crowd in a singalong of his 2017 single “Murder on My Mind.” (more…)