# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ynw-melly
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:49:42.941Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ynw-melly"
name: "YNW Melly"
slug: "ynw-melly"
description: "Jamell Maurice Demons, known professionally by his stage name YNW Melly, is an American rapper and singer. He rose to fame in 2018 following the release of his single \"Murder on My Mind\", a trap song that explores homicidal ideation. His commercial breakthrough, its release garnered him further attention after he was charged with the double-murder of two fellow rappers in the \"YNW\" collective the following year, resulting in an ongoing legal battle and incarceration. Prior to this, \"Murder on My Mind\" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with 300 Entertainment. The label released his debut commercial mixtape I Am You (2018), which was met with positive critical reception along with its follow-up, We All Shine (2019)."
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/YNW_Melly_-_Mug_shot_(2019).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1999-05-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           76.75
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.38378
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 8410000
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/ynwmelly"
    handle:    "ynwmelly"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/ynwmelly/"
    handle:    "ynwmelly"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/YnwMelly772"
    handle:    "YnwMelly772"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10437587/"
    handle:    "nm10437587"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1cNDP5yjU5vjeR8qMf4grg"
    handle:    "YNW Melly"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCelvBrvTHaZL_V6WuMkJDxQ"
    handle:    "@ynwmelly"
    followers: 8410000
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88_%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89"
    title: "يانو ميلى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC"
    title: "YNWメリー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/YNW_Melly"
    title: "YNW Melly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/59d6cea7-3771-4ce6-8c02-395ac5ba927a"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56276347"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump