A date for YNW Melly's double murder retrial has been set – but the rapper will have to wait over a year behind bars for it. Court records show that Melly, whose legal name is Jamell Maurice ...

Rapper YNW Melly back in court as attorneys spar over motion dates ahead of double-murder retrial Both parties agreed to a hearing to respond to all the pending motions on Jan. 6 and 7.

YNW Melly had his breakout in 2017 and went on to work with Kanye West on “Mixed Personalities,” which was released in January 2019, a month before Demons, 24, was arrested on murder charges.