MO3 died in November 2020 after being fatally shot in the middle of an interstate in Texas. The late “Outside” artist, whose real name was Melvin Abdul Noble Jr., was pursued by a gunman at the time, whom fellow hip-hop artist Yella Beezy has been accused of hiring to carry out the murder. Below, we have the details of the case so far, from who shot and killed MO3 to how Yella Beezy was allegedly involved.
Yella Beezy (real name: Markies Deandre Conway), a hip-hop artist, was arrested in March 2025 and charged with capital murder for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill MO3.
During a past interview with Flaunt magazine, MO3 explained the message he wanted to send through his music.
“The Black community and the Hispanic community — we deal with a lot of poverty and struggle,” he told the publication. “I’m giving a message, I’m giving hope. Me, I’ve been a rapper, but you could do whatever you want. You ain’t limited to one thing. I preach that. Whether it’s my story or the next person’s story, they’re going to feel me. They can relate.”
During that interview, MO3 was asked about fellow late rapper Pop Smoke‘s murder in February 2020, acknowledging that rappers are “targeted.”
“That’s how it’s always been. Security or no security, you’re always targeted,” MO3 said. “Your level of success makes you a target. You have people looking at you who are less fortunate, so you’re automatically a target. You’re looking at nobody, you don’t know these people, but you’re automatically a target.”
