Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels.

Cornelius Smith testified that rapper Yo Gotti's brother, Anthony “Big Jook” Mims, had put out a $100,000 hit on Young Dolph and had also put bounties on all the artists at Young Dolph's record label,

The man, Justin Johnson, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for the fatal 2021 shooting of Young Dolph, who was gunned down outside a Memphis cookie shop in broad daylight.

Memphis man sentenced to life in prison for killing rapper Young Dolph.

A Tennessee jury on Thursday found Justin Johnson guilty of the murder of rapper Young Dolph. Johnson was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.

Shelby County Deputy District Attorney Paul Hagerman called retired Memphis Police Department officer Terence Dabney, his first witness, to the stand. The former homicide investigator was involved in the murder investigation of Dolph,