

Demons-King was 14 years old when she became pregnant with him, giving birth to him in ninth grade. Another rapper, Donte "Tha Gift" Taylor, claims to be YNW Melly's father. He was raised by his single mother, Jamie Demons-King, and does not know who his father is. Jamell Demons was born on May 1, 1999, and grew up in Gifford, Florida. In March 2019, Demons pleaded not guilty to the double-murder charges and is currently awaiting trial. He is also a suspect in the 2017 murder of a sheriff's deputy in Gifford. In February 2019, he was arrested and charged with two counts of premeditated first-degree murder and faces life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or the death penalty if convicted. Melvin, peaking number 8 on the Billboard 200.

In November 2019, he released his debut album, Melly vs. The first is considered his breakout, which garnered him further attention after being charged with the double-murder of two fellow rappers in the "YNW" collective. He is best known for his songs " Murder on My Mind", " Mixed Personalities" (featuring Kanye West), " Suicidal" (featuring Juice Wrld), and " 223's" (featuring 9lokkNine). Read on for a timeline of Melly’s career and legal troubles.Jamell Maurice Demons (born May 1, 1999), known professionally as YNW Melly (initialism for Young Nigga World Melly), is an American rapper and singer. Melly was arrested for his connection to the crime by law enforcement in February 2019 and pleaded not guilty a month later he currently remains in jail. In the meantime, Judge Siegel has scheduled a status conference for July 21, but the conference may not result in a decision on how to proceed with the death penalty. It’s unclear how long it will take for the appeal to be filed. The stalemate has resulted in the postponement of Melly’s trial until state appeals court can determine if they can seek the death penalty. “To permit the State to seek the death penalty when it has not complied with the 45-day notice requirement would run clearly counter to the requirements of the rule and the intent of the Florida Supreme Court.”


“The State’s discretion to seek the death penalty does not absolve it of its duty to strictly comply with the notice requirements,” the judge wrote on July 6. The judge cited the state of Florida’s failure to give Melly and his attorney adequate notice beforehand as reasoning against the death penalty, but prosecutors believe the ruling was flawed. Prosecutors in rapper’s case are fighting to overturn Judge Andrew Siegel’s ruling, which denied Melly the death penalty. and Anthony “Sak” Williams in October 2018 - has come to a halt once again. YNW Melly, who rose to fame with “Murder on My Mind,” has been making headlines as his trial - for double-murder charges following the deaths of two of his “best friends” Christopher “Juvy” Thomas Jr.
