Rapper YNW Melly Net Worth, Age

Publish date: 2024-05-02

Jamell Maurice Demons, known professionally as YNW Melly, is an American rapper and singer.

YNW Melly is best known for his songs “Murder on My Mind”, “Mixed Personalities”, “Suicidal”, and “223’s”, featuring 9lokkNine.

“Murder on my mind” is considered YNW Melly’s breakout, which garnered him further attention after being charged with the double-murder of two fellow rappers in the “YNW” collective.

YNW Melly was arrested on October 19, 2015 on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of discharging a firearm in public, after firing shots at three people near Vero Beach High School.

As a result, YNW Melly spent a year in jail before being released on probation.

Then in 2017, YNW Melly was arrested for violating probation, and spent several months in jail before being released in March 2018.

YNW Melly was arrested on June 30, 2018, in Fort Myers, Florida for possession of marijuana, possession of weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon, and drug paraphernalia.

YNW Melly was again arrested on January 3, 2019, in Fort Myers for possession of marijuana.

Then came the big one; on February 12, 2019, YNW Melly was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the October 2018 shooting deaths in Fort Lauderdale, Florida of two YNW associates described as his close friends, rappers YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy

YNW Melly is also a suspect in the 2017 murder of a sheriff’s deputy in Gifford and in March 2019, YNW Melly pleaded not guilty to the double-murder charges and is currently awaiting trial.

In November 2019, YNW Melly released his debut album, Melly vs. Melvin, which peaked number 8 on the Billboard 200.

YNW Melly age

YNW Melly was born on May 1, 1999 in Gifford, Florida, United States.

YNW Melly was raised by his single mother, Jamie Demons-King, and does not know who his father is.

However, another rapper, Donte “Tha Gift” Taylor, claims to be YNW Melly’s father.

YNW Melly net worth

YNW Melly has an estimated net worth of $2 million.

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