YNW Melly's Mother Shares Heartfelt Post, Two Years After Son's Arrest

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YNW Melly's mother shared a heartfelt IG post two years after the arrest of her son.

YNW Melly's mother, Jamie King, reflected on the incarceration of her son on Saturday, noting that it's been two years since Melly was imprisoned. Melly was charged with two counts of first-degree murder back in 2019 and faces life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted. He is currently awaiting trial.

"Today makes 2 years that you been locked up... Free my heart in human form," King captioned the heartfelt post.

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King has previously speculated that Melly could be released from prison soon, as a result of the prosecution having weak evidence, but this has yet to come true.

Last March, King hinted that the Coronavirus pandemic delayed his release with a post on social media.

"Free My sons nothing is complete without y’all @ynw.bortlen @ynwmelly," she wrote in a post, to which a fan commented underneath, "I thought he was sposed to been out whaat happened."

King simply replied, "Coronavirus happened."

At the time of his arrest, Melly was considered one of the most promising young rappers on the rise. In January 2019, he released "Mixed Personalities," a popular collaboration with none other than Kanye West. His single, "Murder on My Mind," has received significant attention as well.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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