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DG Yola has been arrested in connection with two shootings in Atlanta that left one man dead and another hospitalized.

Yola, real name Mario Talley, was arrested on Friday (March 14) and charged with felony murder, aggravated assault and attempted robbery, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Police say the 28-year old shot and killed Rodney Walker at an apartment complex on Sunday (March 9). Yola also allegedly robbed and shot Isiah Knight at the same complex. Knight was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition.

This isn't Yola's first brush with the law. He previously served time in prison for shooting his own cousin in 2008. The rapper spoke about the shooting during a 2012 interview with MTV.

"Me and cuz had got into a heated altercation out there in front of my momma house," he said at the time. "I’ve been shot in my face, and we had them pistols out there and cuz f*cked around and grabbed one of them straps. When he grabbed them straps, I really felt like he was gonna shoot me, so I shot him before he shot me. I shot him in the chest and in the leg. He wasn't the first n*gga I blasted and he might not be the last."

Yola is best known for the song "Ain't Gon' Let Up." He's currently being held at the Fulton County Jail.