20 April 24 - 30, 2025 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents strumental break, an a cappella chorus, etc., are all great places to choose. Step 3: Introduce the new song to the mix. Live drummers speed up and slow down, so you need to use your pitch fader to adjust the tempo. Slowly fade out the first song; if you can get a long blend, that’s a plus, but your main objective is not to kill the groove. Step 4: Pick your next record and do it all over again. ▼ HIP HOP RELEASED UPON RELEASE YELLA BEEZY RELEASES GOSPEL- INFLUENCED “MY HEAD” AMID MO3 MURDER CASE. BY ERIC DIEP Y ella Beezy wants to silence the noise. On April 15, he released his first new song since posting bail on March 28 after his bond was reduced to $750,000 in the Mo3 murder-for-hire case. Beezy, whose real name is Markies Con- way, wants to get his music career back on track with his temporary freedom. “My Head” indirectly references his legal woes, as he is charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Mo3 in 2020. A Dallas County grand jury indicted him on a charge of capital murder while remuneration, the legal term for participating in a contract killing. The lyrics don’t mention anything spe- cific about Mo3, but they capture his emo- tions now. Over a slow piano, Beezy raps about feeling lost and stuck in his ways. He says he’s dealing with a lot and tells his grandmother to pray for him. “All these people plotting on me, they not playing fair / How you gonna hate on me, I stay to my- self,” he raps. The video mirrors the gospel influence, showing a cross braided into his hair and Beezy looking up to God. The line about his grandmother, Alma Jean Alexander, is significant because she helped him reduce his bond after testifying at the hearing. “You’re in agreement that your grandson is substantially wealthy, correct?” Judge Gracie Lewis asked her at the time, accord- ing to HotNewHipHop. “He might used to be,” she responded. “But if he could make a $2 million bond, he’d be out.” In the second verse, Beezy gets per- sonal, overthinking and feeling like the whole world is against him. “Talking to my n***as, they going through it too/I can’t wait until this sh*t past to live comfortable/ Living for my kids is who I am running to/ Grateful for my BM and my momma too,” he raps. Beezy is known for his 2017 single “That’s on Me,” which became a summer smash in 2018 and landed on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 56. He has remained a surprise guest locally for touring rap shows and recently teamed up with Lil Wayne for his 2024 single “Hit.” Beezy has co-signed the “New Dallas” movement, appearing alongside Montana 700 on the song “Having Our Way.” During Beezy’s bond hearing, a graphic video showed the scene of the shooting of Mo3 on Interstate 35 in Dallas. Born Melvin A. Noble, Mo3 died on Nov. 11, 2020, when he was shot and killed by a man who fled in a Black Chevy Camaro. Beezy was arrested on March 20, accused of hiring Kewon White to kill Mo3. Authorities say White and Devin Mau- rice Brown Jr. were two suspects involved in the fatal shooting and faced federal charges. White is serving nine years for a gun crime, according to a press release. Brown Jr. is being held in Dallas County jail and is awaiting trial. Jason Janik Dallas’ DJ Willie Dutch, a master of mixing vinyl, has some tips about how not to skip a beat. B-SIDES from p19
