Conway began writing song lyrics and rapping at the age of 13. He was inspired by artists such as Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates. At the age of 14 he released his first mixtape, Mash Mode Overload. In 2012, his second mixtape, Lil Yella Mane, was released. Conway's first hit single came in 2015 with "Trap in Designer" off of his mixtape Broke Nights Rich Days.[5]

In 2017, Yella Beezy released his mixtape Lite Work, Vol. 2. It featured the song "That's On Me", which cracked the Billboard top 100 at number 37 and also led to Yella Beezy getting signed to L.A. Reid's label Hitco.[2]

In 2018, the mixtape Ain't No Goin Bacc was released. It included the hits "What I Did" (featuring Kevin Gates), "Up One" (featuring Lil Baby) and a remixed version of "That's On Me" (featuring 2 Chainz, T.I., and Boosie Badazz).[9] That same year Yella Beezy began earning fame from opening for Jay-Z and Beyonce in Dallas and Houston during the On the Run II Tour.[10]

In 2019, the mixtape Baccend Beezy was the first mixtape by Yella Beezy that was released under his label Hitco. The mixtape featured the hit singles "Bacc At It Again" (featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane) and "Restroom Occupied" (featuring Chris Brown).[