Markies Deandre Conway, known by the stage nameYella Beezy, is an American rapper and songwriter from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for the singles "That's On Me", "Bacc at It Again", "Up One", and "Goin Through Some Thangs".
Early life and career
Conway was raised in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, TX. When Conway was 12, his father was murdered at their home in Oak Cliff on Mother's Day. Throughout his childhood he played basketball and football and his original aspiration was to become a professional football player. Conway became a Crip during his teenage years, and was selling drugs to support his family. He was often kicked out of school for fighting and ended up dropping out of high school without his diploma.
2017–present: Career
Conway began writing song lyrics and rapping at the age of 13. He was inspired by artists such as Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates. At the age of 14 he released his first mixtape, Mash Mode Overload. In 2012, his second mixtape, Lil Yella Mane, was released. Conway's first hit single came in 2015 with "Trap in Designer" off of his mixtape Broke Nights Rich Days. In 2017, Yella Beezy released his mixtape Lite Work, Vol. 2. It featured the song "That's On Me", which peaked at number 37 on the BillboardHot 100 and also led to Yella Beezy getting signed to L.A. Reid's label Hitco. In 2018, the mixtape Ain't No Goin Bacc was released. It included the hits "What I Did", "Up One" and a remixed version of "That's On Me". That same year, Yella Beezy began earning fame from opening for Jay-Z and Beyoncé in Dallas and Houston during the On the Run II Tour. In 2019, the mixtape Baccend Beezy was the first mixtape by Yella Beezy that was released under his label Hitco. The mixtape featured the hit singles "Bacc At It Again" and "Restroom Occupied". He was featured on Eritrean model Rubi Rose's single "Hit Yo Dance" featuring NLE Choppa.
Personal life
Deandre Conway has one child, a son who was born in 2018. On October 14, 2018, Conway was shot on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Lewisville, Texas at around 3:30 AM. Reports say that his vehicle was fired at 23 times and Conway was hit 4 times. Conway was hospitalized and survived, while the shooter was never found.
