Yella Beezy

Biography

Markies Deandre Conway (born October 22, 1991), better known by the stage name Yella Beezy, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his 2017 single "That's On Me", which entered the Billboard Hot 100 and received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2019 single, "Bacc At It Again" (with Quavo and Gucci Mane), also did so. As of March 2025, he is out on bond after being arrested on a capital murder charge.

Early life

Conway was raised in Dallas, TX. When Conway was 12, his father was murdered at their home on Mother's Day. Throughout his childhood he played basketball and football and his original aspiration was to become a professional football player. He was attending Lancaster High School where he graduated.

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

Legal issues

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 never officially identified .
Conway was arrested in Dallas on February 14, 2021, for possession of a firearm and was later released from jail on the same day he was booked. On August 11, 2021, the rapper was arrested again on drug charges.
Conway was arrested in Plano, Texas, on November 5, 2021, for charges of sexual assault and possession of a weapon.
Later that year, the sexual abuse charges were dismissed.
On March 20, 2025, Conway was arrested by Dallas County Texas in connection with felony capital murder-for-hire charges of rapper MO3 in the State of Texas vs. Conway, Markies (Case #F-25-00154). A Dallas County grand jury would formally indict Conway on a murder charge which alleged that he hired a hitman to murder MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble.
On September 4, 2026, a Dallas County jury found Kewon White, who was alleged to have been hired by Conway to carry out the murder of Noble, guilty of capital murder.