YNW Melly Scores Small Victory In Court Today

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on June 21, 202349.7K Views

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: YNW Melly attends Murda Beatz 25th Birthday + GRAMMY Celebration on February 08, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for 2wenty 2wenty Music)

Despite his ongoing difficulties during the trial Melly managed to pick up a small victory today.

The YNW Melly court drama has captivated rap fans everywhere. While there have been plenty of difficult moments for Melly so far he scored a small victory in court today. Yesterday morning, his lawyer's motion for a mistrial was shot down by the judge. But this morning it was a different legal process decision that actually worked out in favor of Melly. According to legal analyst Terri Austin, whose been following the trial, the judge ruled that the prosecution committed a discovery violation. The prosecution failed to disclose a second forensics report meaning that information will now be excluded from being used as evidence in the trial.

It's the first real good news to come out of the trial for Melly in a few days. Last week, during the trial's fourth day Melly scored a similar victory when more evidence was ruled ineligible. Snapchat memories were deemed prejudicial due to the presumptions that could be made about Melly by the presence of money and firearms in the videos. What's been much more interesting for fans following the trial though, are its viral moments.

YNW Melly Steals A Small Win

Most recently, a video that made it look like Melly was leaving the courtroom right in the middle of the trial. That followed attention-grabbing moments like Melly blowing a kiss to cameras on the way out of court. Easily the most viral clip from the trial so far has been one of his attorney's notebooks. The fact that the notebook read "Evil Plans And Stuff" had fans absolutely buzzing and comparing Melly's whole legal team to supervillains.

YNW Melly's newfound attention hasn't just come from fans interested in the courtroom. In the weeks since his trial started, he has seen a massive increase in streaming. On Spotify alone, he's seen an increase in monthly listeners by over 800k across the last few weeks. Fans with a darker sense of humor have pointed out the increase in streams for Melly's biggest hit "Murder On My Mind." The song is rapidly approaching becoming his first with 1 billion streams on Spotify. What do you think about Melly's new victory in court today? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.