MO3 Biography: Net Worth, Age, Parents, Height, Songs, Kids, Albums, Girlfriend, Death

Biography

MO3, born Melvin Abdul Noble Jr. on May 31, 1992, in McKinney, Texas, was an American rapper and singer who rose from the Northside of Dallas to become one of the city’s most celebrated street voices.

Raised in North Dallas by a single mother navigating financial hardship, he channelled the rawness of that upbringing into music that was unflinching, personal, and deeply rooted in Southern rap tradition.

His rap debut came in the form of his 2014 mixtape Shottaz, which helped him build a loyal regional following. The sequel, Shottaz Reloaded, hit number 14 on the Billboard Rap chart and climbed to number 2 on the Heatseekers chart, with the single “Hold Ya Tongue” accumulating nearly 2 million streams in the year following its release.

His 2016 project, 4 Indictments, topped the Heatseekers chart early in 2017, and his 2018 effort, Shottaz 3.0, produced his biggest hit, “Errybody,” which earned him widespread recognition. In February 2020, he teamed with Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz for the collaborative mixtape Badazz MO3, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 136. Complex’s Pigeons & Planes blog named him the most-listened-to Dallas rapper on Spotify.

MO3 was shot and killed on November 11, 2020, at the age of 28, while driving on Interstate 35 in Dallas, after being pursued by another vehicle. His posthumous album Shottaz 4Eva was released in 2021, and his catalogue has since earned multiple RIAA gold and platinum certifications. In March 2025, fellow Dallas rapper Yella Beezy was indicted on felony capital murder-for-hire charges in connection with his death.

He is survived by three children. His legacy as the defining voice of Dallas street rap endures.

American rapper and singer
MO3
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Melvin Abdul Noble Jr.
Stage Name:	MO3
Born:	31 May 1992 (age 28 years old)
Place of Birth:	Dallas, Texas, United States
Died:	11 November 2020 (age 28 years), Dallas, Texas, United States
Nationality:	American
Education:	N/A
Height:	1.63 m
Parents:	Mr. and Mrs. Noble
Siblings:	N/A
Spouse:	Not Married
Girlfriend • Partner:	Not Dating
Children:	Malaysia Noble, Malia Noble, Tre’Monye Noble
Occupation:	Rapper • Singer
Net Worth:	$1 million (USD)

Early Life & Education

Melvin Abdul Noble Jr., known to the world as MO3, was born on May 31, 1992, in McKinney, Texas, United States. He later moved to North Dallas, where he was raised. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He was of African-American ethnicity and practised Christianity.

MO3 had a very tough background. He lived with his mother after his father abandoned them, and they were often left with little or no money. There were times they had nowhere to sleep and survived on noodles, or nothing at all.

The two could be found sleeping outside on patios while having to ask inside pubs and cafes to charge their phones. His mother barely made enough money to pay the bills and put food on the table. It was this grinding hardship that pushed him toward writing, using lyrics to process and articulate a life most people only read about.

The names of his parents were never publicly disclosed by MO3 during his lifetime. He was primarily raised by his mother, Mr. and Mrs. Noble having separated when he was young. MO3 is survived by his parents and a large extended family.

MO3 did not publicly disclose any information about siblings. Whether he had brothers or sisters remains unknown, as he was characteristically private about his family life outside of his relationship with his mother and his own children.

MO3 attended high school, but often had no books as he could not afford them, leaving his grades quite poor. His peers mocked him for wearing old clothes, but he did not let this discourage him. He found a job to help his mother financially and eventually completed high school.

After graduating, he focused entirely on his rap career and did not enrol in college. It was during his high school years, amid all that struggle, that he began writing lyrics, channelling the weight of his circumstances into what would eventually become his art.

Career

MO3 did not walk into music from a place of comfort or calculation. He arrived at it by necessity, shaped by a stint in jail after which, according to those close to him, his father urged him to channel his criminal past into rap rather than repeat it. That redirection, however unlikely it seemed at the time, would produce one of Dallas’s most honest voices in a generation.

His rap debut came with his 2014 mixtape Shottaz, which blended Houston’s signature chopped-and-screwed sludge with melodic vocals and the minimal, synth-heavy beats of Dallas Boogie. That same year, he released “Hold Ya Tongue,” a remix of a track by Texas rapper Mr. Lucci, which helped him build regional buzz. The project earned him a loyal local following and, more critically, put him on his idol’s radar.

The sequel to his debut, Shottaz Reloaded, arrived at the close of 2015, featuring “Hold Ya Tongue,” which notched nearly 2 million streams in the year following its release. The project hit number 14 on the Billboard Rap chart and climbed to number two on the Heatseekers chart. The project’s numerous hits gained the attention of Boosie Badazz, who at the time wanted to sign him.

The two soon formalized a working relationship that would define much of MO3’s trajectory. His follow-up, 4 Indictments, appeared in late 2016 and topped the Heatseekers chart early the following year. He also issued the Gangsta Love, Pt. 1 mixtape in 2017. Both projects deepened his reputation as a street narrator with genuine range, capable of matching raw lyricism with melodic vulnerability in ways that few Dallas rappers before him had managed.

MO3’s 2018 project Shottaz 3.0 included one of his biggest hits yet, the cautionary “Errybody,” in which he opened up about his previous legal struggles, racking up millions in streaming numbers. The remix featuring Boosie Badazz showcased his raw storytelling about street life and betrayal, helping elevate his profile beyond Dallas and marking a key moment in his rising national visibility.

The following year, he released Osama on December 13 via his H$M Music label in partnership with EMPIRE, a 19-track album featuring guest appearances from Boosie Badazz and Jazze Pha, blending trap beats with introspective lyrics about survival and loyalty. He also released singles that year, including the Aaliyah-sampling “No Feelings” and the stormy “Too Much Pride.”

In February 2020, MO3 teamed with Boosie Badazz for the collaborative mixtape Badazz MO3, which quickly entered the Billboard 200 at number 136. Later that year came what would become his most celebrated single. His 2020 track “Broken Love,” remixed featuring Kevin Gates, received double platinum certification from the RIAA, making it his highest-certified release and the clearest evidence yet that his audience had grown well beyond Texas.

His career was cut short before he could fully capitalize on that momentum, but the music continued to reach listeners after his death. His posthumous album Shottaz 4Eva (2021) reached number 36 on the Billboard 200, and he was featured on the remix of OG Bobby Billions’ 2021 single “Outside,” which peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. More music followed posthumously, including his 2024 Legend album, and his catalogue has achieved multiple RIAA gold and platinum certifications.

Throughout it all, MO3 was deemed the most-listened-to Dallas rapper on Spotify by Complex’s Pigeons & Planes blog, a distinction that captured the quiet, streaming-era dominance he had built without the full machinery of a major label behind him. His music, rooted in the lived specifics of North Dallas poverty and street life, resonated far beyond the city precisely because it never tried to be anything other than what it was.

Social Media

• Wikipedia: MO3 (rapper)
• Instagram: MO3 (@hotboymo3)

Personal Life

MO3 was 28 years old at the time of his death on November 11, 2020, having been born on May 31, 1992. He stood at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m).

When it came to his romantic life, MO3 was famously guarded. He rarely discussed relationships in interviews and maintained no visible public partnership throughout his career. When asked directly about his relationship status, MO3 stated that he was single and did not like being in relationships.

He also expressed no intentions of getting married, though he committed to taking care of his children financially. No confirmed girlfriend was ever publicly identified, and he never married.

According to his manager, Brian Rainwater, at the time of his death, MO3 had been dating a woman whose children had proudly posted about him on social media, and he had been upgrading her lifestyle and taking her on trips. His manager suggested the relationship itself may have contributed to making him a target.

MO3 was the father of three children, two girls and one boy. Their names are Malaysia Noble, Malia Noble, and Tre’Monye Noble. The mothers of his children were never publicly identified, and MO3 declined to discuss them in any known interview.

MO3 was shot and killed on November 11, 2020, in a brazen midday attack on Interstate 35E in Dallas. Around noon that day, MO3 and another car were travelling north on I-35E near the Dallas Zoo when both vehicles stopped near Clarendon Drive.

The driver of the other car, armed with a rifle and wearing a ski mask, exited the vehicle and approached MO3’s car. MO3 left his car and began running away on the highway as the gunman opened fire, striking him and another driver. While the other driver was not seriously injured, MO3 was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The gunman was identified as Kewon Dontrell White, who was arrested a month after the shooting and charged with murder. He is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence for firearm charges connected to the shooting. In March 2025, a Dallas County grand jury indicted fellow Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, on a charge of capital murder while remuneration, alleging that he had hired White to carry out the killing through a murder-for-hire plot involving a cash payment.

A second man, Devin Maurice Brown, was also indicted and faces federal capital murder charges. Prosecutors allege he too, was paid in connection with the killing, with Yella Beezy named as the person behind the payout. The trial is expected to proceed in court.

MO3’s obituary noted that he knew he had made it when he was filming the music video for “Broken Love” featuring Kevin Gates, a song that trended at number eight on the Top 10 chart shortly after release. He is survived by his parents, his three children, and a large extended family.

Net Worth

At the time of his passing in November 2020, MO3’s estimated net worth was around $1 million, a figure that reflected his earnings from music sales, streaming revenues, live performances, and collaborations. It was a number that told only part of the story of a man who had built everything from nothing, without a major label safety net for most of his career.

His income was drawn primarily from streaming platforms, YouTube, independent music sales, and touring. His track “Outside” with local rapper OG Bobby Billions reached the number one spot on YouTube’s Top 100 songs months after his death, rising up on Apple Music and Spotify’s City Charts for both Dallas and Atlanta. The continued momentum of his catalogue after his passing suggests his estate has earned considerably more since.

It is worth noting that legal costs took a significant bite out of his earnings during his lifetime. MO3 admitted to spending more than $90,000 on court costs and lawyers across multiple legal encounters throughout his career, a burden that would have weighed heavily on the finances of an independent artist still building his audience. Despite this, he maintained a visible lifestyle, was known to drive a Bentley, and carried himself with the confidence of someone who had willed his way out of a childhood spent without electricity or a guaranteed meal.

His estate has continued to generate value posthumously, bolstered by RIAA-certified hits, posthumous album releases, and a landmark legal victory. In May 2025, a federal jury in Sherman, Texas, ruled in favour of MO3’s estate, confirming that Melvin Noble Jr. held sole ownership over his released and unreleased recordings, a decision that secures the long-term commercial value of his catalogue for his children and family.

Discography

Albums

• Shottaz (2014)
• Shottaz Reloaded (2016)
• 4 Indictments (2016)
• Gangsta Love, Pt. 1 (2017)
• Shottaz 3.0 (2018)
• 911: Gangsta Grillz (2018)
• Osama (2019)
• Badazz MO3 (2020) (with Boosie Badazz)
• Shottaz 4Eva (2021) (posthumous)
• Legend (2024) (posthumous)

Singles

• “Hold Ya Tongue” (2014)
• “Gangsta Love” (2016)
• “Errybody” (2018)
• “Errybody (Remix)” feat. Boosie Badazz (2019)
• “No Feelings” (2019)
• “Too Much Pride” (2019)
• “Broken Love” (2020)
• “Broken Love (Remix)” feat. Kevin Gates (2020)
• “Outside (Better Days)” with OG Bobby Billions (2021)
• “In My Blood” feat. Morray (2021)
• “They Don’t Know” (2022)
• “Tidal Wave” (2024)
• “AR” feat. BigXthaPlug & That Mexican OT (2024)
• “Tried” (2025) (posthumous)

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