New Orleans Producer MykelOnTheBeat Busted For Exposing Rapper To HIV

MykelOnTheBeat is out on bond after New Orleans authorities arrested the producer over allegations he knowingly exposed bounce rapper BOG Vonnie to HIV.

The 33-year-old producer, whose legal name is Mykel Cook, was booked into the Orleans Justice Center on September 18, according to court records.

The Times-Picayune reported Cook first remained jailed without bond before Magistrate Commissioner Joyce Sallah set bail at $250,000 and issued a protective order.

BOG Vonnie, whose legal name is Jayvonda Bazile, accuses Cook of withholding his HIV status while their music partnership became sexually intimate.

“We became friends, and we weren’t in a relationship, but we were casually hooking up, or hanging out, doing music,” Vonnie said. “Doing work to get us in a better spot in life.”

Vonnie said a frightening studio episode later changed how she viewed Cook and what she believed he had kept from her.

“Once specifically on my session, he caught a seizure and was foaming from the mouth. A mutual friend was like, ‘You better be using protection, because he’s got AIDS,’” she said.

Vonnie said she later developed fevers, night sweats and trouble swallowing before receiving an HIV diagnosis in March 2023.

“I have problems with breathing. The voice I am carrying now is the voice we produce, but I feel a change in myself. I came out because I wanted to break the chain, so nobody else will be affected like me,” Vonnie said.

Vonnie publicly sought criminal charges in 2025, writing, “I fell victim to a man who’s intentionally gave me HIV. I’m in treatment that Medicaid covers meds but I need you guys help with a lawyer, counseling treatment, and court cost to put this person away.”

Cook has major Louisiana rap credits, including production on several tracks from Boosie Badazz’s 2017 album BooPac.

Louisiana law says a person cannot knowingly expose someone to HIV without informed consent when the contact creates a serious transmission risk.

A conviction can bring up to 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine, but Cook’s charge remains an allegation unless proven in court.

Cook has posted the $250,000 bond, and the protective order remains among the court restrictions reported after his release.