Jul 23, 2023
Blog Title: YNW Melly: When "Murder on My Mind" Becomes Murder in Real Life
Welcome, degenerate readers, to another episode of "What in the Hell Were They Thinking?" featuring none other than YNW Melly. Yes, the same Melly who decided to play Call of Duty on IRL mode with his so-called friends. Because when you’re an up-and-coming rapper with a hit song called “Murder on My Mind,” the logical next step is to act it out, right?
You see, Melly, whose full name is Jamell Demons—yes, Demons, because of course—made the bold career move of not only writing about murder but allegedly following through on it. And by "allegedly," we mean, "Oh, Melly, you did the thing."
For those of you too busy living under a rock (or trying to avoid being a feature on Melly's next track), YNW Melly was arrested and charged with the double murder of his two friends, YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. These were his best friends, might we add. Which really makes you wonder what he’d do to his worst enemies. But hey, nothing says "brotherhood" like allegedly setting up a murder scene to look like a drive-by shooting.
According to the prosecution, Melly and his buddy YNW Bortlen (no, not a Game of Thrones character, just another guy with questionable life choices) thought it would be a good idea to shoot Juvy and Sakchaser from inside the car, and then stage it like a drive-by. The kind of foolproof plan you'd come up with if you think watching an episode of CSI makes you a forensic expert.
And then there’s the detail that Melly’s hit song, “Murder on My Mind,” had already gone platinum by the time this all went down. Maybe he was trying to send a message to the industry: "I’m not just a rapper, I’m an artist committed to method acting." Because why just rap about murder when you can live it, right?
But in all seriousness (or as close as we can get), if convicted, Melly could be facing the death penalty. And that’s not exactly the kind of “pen game” he had in mind when he got into the rap game. So, here’s to you, Melly. You took “fake it till you make it” to a whole new level—straight to a courtroom, where the only bars that matter are the ones that could land you behind them for life.
So, folks, let this be a lesson: Just because you write a catchy song doesn’t mean you have to live by it. Otherwise, we’d have way more rap albums ending in disaster than just poor Melly’s discography.
Till next time, keep your murder fantasies in the booth and your friends far away from any firearms. Stay safe out there—especially if your buddy’s mixtape starts getting a little too real.