YNW Melly is firing his lawyers after his double-murder trial was postponed until 2027, replacing them with a famed hip hop criminal defense attorney who’s previously repped Cardi B, Lil Durk and Lil Nas X.

In a court filing Wednesday, the rapper (Jamell Demons) tells a Florida judge that an ongoing criminal investigation into his current legal team has created a conflict of interest that “makes it impossible” for them to continue defending him in the long-running case.

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