Rapper YNW Melly attends hearing in Broward with double murder-retrial on hold NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Rapper YNW Melly attended a hearing Friday as his double murder retrial in Broward remains on hold.

The rapper, whose real name is Jamell Demons, is accused of murdering two of his childhood friends, Chris “YNW Juvy” Thomas and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams, in 2018 after a late-night recording session by making it look like a drive-by shooting.

The first trial against Melly ended in a mistrial last summer.

A judge’s ruling in January to suppress a promotional video about Melly’s life from evidence prompted prosecutors to file an appeal, and now the entire case is delayed until that appeal goes through the appellate courts, which could take months.

Friday’s hearing was held after Melly’s attorneys asked to discuss outstanding motions in the case. They want to proceed with discovery, including taking depositions.

But prosecutors claimed the hearing shouldn’t be held since the appeals court had issued a stay in the proceedings.

Judge …