YNW Melly is in court TODAY (April 30, 2026) for a hearing on pre-trial release. Background: • Charged with double murder of two friends in 2019 • First trial ended in mistrial • Accepted a plea deal in September 2025, sentenced to 10 years • Now seeking pre-trial release ahead of his January 2027 murder retrial The judge will determine whether Melly can be released while awaiting the retrial. His legal team has filed multiple motions. This case has been going on for 7 years now. "Murder on My Mind" went from a hit song to potential evidence (connecting back to the rap-on-trial conversation). **Do you think he should be released pre-trial? And does this case connect to the larger conversation about rap lyrics being used against artists?**
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