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YNW Melly Introduction
YNW Melly or Jamel Maurice Demons is an American Rapper, Singer, Song Writer, Actor, and Murder Convict.
Jamel Maurice Demons is best known by his stage name “YNW Melly” which stands for “Young Nigga World”. “Young Nigga World” is a band formed by Melly alongside his brother YNW Bslime.
YNW Melly rose to fame and prominence in 2016 when his songs “Murder on my Mind”, “Mixed Personalities”, “Suicidal”, and “223s”, etc were released and became super successful songs of the year.
In 2019, YNW Melly was accused of violence and double murder of his former bandmates from YNW Collective. Even though YNW Melly pleaded not guilty, the shreds of evidence suggest strong proof against him.
YNW Melly Net Worth & Salary
YNW Melly’s net worth is $5 million
The primary source of YNW Melly’s net worth is the revenues earned from his songs. With most of his singles being Chart toppers, he managed to create a huge empire within days of joining the music industry.
In addition to this, the Murder Conviction acted as a hindrance in the career graph of YNW Melly. Melly is currently awaiting the murder trial and hasn’t released any new music in the meantime.
YNW Melly Age, Early Life & Biography
YNW Melly’s age is 23 years old. Jamel Maurice Demons was born on the 1st of May 1999 in Gifford, Florida.
Jamel is the oldest son of Jamie Demons-King. Jamie gave birth to Jamel when she was only 15 years old. Neither Jamie nor Jamel knows who the real father is.
Being a Teen and Single Mom, Jamie had to face many hardships while raising Jamel on her own. After getting pregnant with Jamel, Jamie Demons-King was kicked out of her house by her parents.
Due to a lack of money and a job, Jamie decided to move to Gifford, Florida, and took up whatever job was available. She gave birth to Jamel Maurice and had to struggle to provide for her newborn.
Later, Jamie Demons-King gave birth to yet another boy, YNW BSlime who also followed in the footsteps of his older brother and became a Rapper.
Following all the hardships and issues, YNW Melly joined the gang of petty criminals and has been involved in many criminal activities and has been in and out of prison frequently.
| Name: | Jamel Maurice Demons (YNW Melly) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 23 years old |
| Birth Date: | 1st May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Gifford, Florida |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Sexual Orientation: | N/A |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | 0 |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Profession: | Rapper, Singer, Song-writer, and musician |
| Yearly Income: | $100,000 |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Content Last Updated: | January 2023 |
YNW Melly Personal Life
The only information that is available regarding YNW Melly’s personal life is his involvement in the Criminal Activities for which he has been serving in prison.
YNW Melly has been convicted of Double Murder, Mass Shooting, Drug Selling and Abuse, Physical and Mental Violence, etc.
Currently, YNW Melly is awaiting the trial for the murder of Gifford County’s Deputy Sheriff. Even though YNW Melly denied his involvement in the case, the evidence suggests otherwise.
YNW Melly Career
In 2016, YNW Melly became the founder member of the band “YNW Collective”. “YNW” stands for “Young Nigga World”. The members of this band were YNW Melly, YNW Anthony, YNW Sakchaser, YNW Williams, etc.
While being a part of the band, YNW Melly started working on his solo music career. In 2017, he went on to release his debut extended play “Collect Call”. He collaborated with members of his band, Lil B, and John Wick on this EP.
The songs of this EP went on to become massive hits in 2017. In 2018, YNW Melly released singles like “Melly the Menace”, “Slang that Iron”, “Virtual”, “Butter Pecan”, and “Medium Fries”, etc which became the talk of the town.
Following the immense success of his debut Extended Play, YNW Melly released his debut mixtape “I Am You”. Though the lyricism, music, and composition of the songs were on point, they failed to gain the popularity they deserved.
In 2018, YNW Melly released his second mixtape “We All Shine”. “We All Shine” became a huge hit as well, garnering over 10 million streams on Spotify. Music video of “Mixed Personalities”.
One of the major milestone achieved by YNW Melly was his collaboration with Hip Hop legend Kanye West on his “We All Shine” mixtape.
In 2019, “Murder on my Mind” became the most streamed song of YNW Melly on Spotify. It went viral and hasn’t stopped gaining streams and views ever since.
In 2020, YNW Melly finally dropped his studio album “Melly vs Melvin”. The single off of “Melly vs Melvin”, “223s” became the chart-topper song of the album.
Following the release of his debut album, YNW Melly has been entangled in the impending murder case and hasn’t released any new music yet.
YNW Melly got involved in Criminal Activities from a very young age. At first, committing petty crimes, YNW Melly later got involved in assault and firing.
Melly was first arrested in 2015 due to his involvement in the “Vero Beach High School” mass shooting. He was again arrested in 2017 for violating the rules of his probation.
In 2019, YNW Melly was charged with the murder of two of his YNW Collective members. Though he denied his involvement in the murder, there is proof against him.
Currently, YNW Melly is in prison and is awaiting his murder trial. If proven guilty, YNW Melly has to face Capital Punishment.
YNW Melly Awards & Achievements
As of now, YNW Melly has been honored with any major awards or achievements in his Career.
YNW Melly Major Investments and Assets
This is no information available about the Investments and assets of YNW Melly.
YNW Melly Must Watch Latest Video and Trending Photographs
This is the music video uploaded by YNW Melly on the official YouTube channel of his most famous and popular song “Murder on My Mind”.
YNW Melly Twitter Handle
This is the link to YNW Melly’s official Twitter handle.
