“Girl, I Don’t Like Foolio” Murder Suspect Alicia Andrews Texted About Killing Rapper THREE YEARS Before His Birthday Party

The courtroom went SILENT. Absolutely silent.

Alicia Andrews’ best friend sat on the witness stand in Hillsborough County, Florida court on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Prosecutors pulled up text messages from January 2021. Messages between two friends gossiping about Jacksonville rappers. Messages that seemed innocent at the time. Messages that now, in hindsight, look like a murder plot that took three and a half years to execute.

And then they read it out loud. “Girl, I don’t like Foolio LMFAOO.”

That’s what Alicia Andrews texted her best friend back in 2021. Laughing. Actually LAUGHING about not liking a rapper who would end up dead on his 26th birthday. A rapper she’s now on trial for allegedly helping to murder.

But wait. It gets SO much worse.

Because according to prosecutors, that “I don’t like Foolio” text was just the beginning. The headline says she texted that rapper “needs to die.” And if that’s what she was saying to her BEST FRIEND in casual conversation, imagine what she was planning behind the scenes.

Charles “Julio Foolio” Jones, the 26 year old Jacksonville drill rapper, was shot and killed in a Holiday Inn parking lot on June 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. He was celebrating his birthday. Balloons. Friends. Music. Life. And then bullets. Eighteen of them. He died at the scene.

Now, Alicia Andrews sits in a courtroom fighting for her life against charges of premeditated first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. And those 2021 text messages about hating Foolio? They’re Exhibit A in proving this wasn’t a random act of violence. This was planned. For YEARS.

Day Two of Trial: When Your Best Friend Becomes The Star Witness

Thursday marked day two of Alicia Andrews’ trial. She’s one of five suspects charged with Foolio’s 2024 murder and the first to stand trial. The other four defendants, her boyfriend Isaiah Chance, and the alleged shooters Sean Gathright, Rashad Murphy, and Davion Murphy, will be tried next spring.

But right now? All eyes are on Alicia. And all ears are listening to her former best friend spill EVERYTHING.

Andrews’ best friend took the stand for the prosecution. She was questioned about the gang war going on in Jacksonville, Florida, and Andrews’ ties to alleged gang member Isaiah Chance, who is a codefendant in the case.

Your best friend. The person you text when you’re bored. The person you gossip with about rappers and beef and street drama. That person is now sitting on a witness stand reading your private conversations out loud while you face life in prison.

That’s the level of betrayal we’re dealing with. And honestly? When your texts are evidence in a murder trial, maybe the friendship needed to end anyway.

The Text Messages That Became Evidence

Prosecutors grilled the witness about several text messages between her and Andrews, where they discussed local killings in Jacksonville that were the result of gang violence among local rappers.

Local killings. Gang violence. Rappers dying. These women were texting about MURDERS like they were discussing Love & Hip Hop episodes. Casual. Entertained. Laughing with “LMFAOO” at the end of statements about not liking people who would later turn up dead.

The January 2021 text about not liking Foolio is damning enough on its own. But prosecutors say there’s MORE. The headline explicitly states she texted that the rapper “needs to die.” That’s not “I don’t like his music.” That’s not “He’s annoying.” That’s “NEEDS TO DIE.”

Premeditation. Intent. Motive. All wrapped up in text messages sent THREE YEARS before the actual murder. That’s the kind of evidence that makes defense attorneys cry into their legal pads.

The Night Foolio Died: A Birthday Turned Bloodbath

Let’s talk about what actually happened on June 23, 2024. Because the details are CHILLING.

Foolio was shot and killed in a Holiday Inn parking lot on June 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida, where he was celebrating his 26th birthday.

His BIRTHDAY. The one day a year that’s supposed to be about celebration and joy and being grateful you made it another year. And someone turned it into his death day.

Foolio had actually been kicked out of an Airbnb earlier that night. The host got nervous about the number of people and the activity and told him to leave. So he moved the party to the Holiday Inn. A last minute location change that should have kept him safe. Should have thrown off anyone tracking him.

Except it didn’t. Because according to prosecutors, Alicia Andrews and her crew were following him. Watching him. Waiting for their moment.

The Alleged Conspiracy: How Five People Coordinated A Hit

Prosecutors say Andrews and her boyfriend, Isaiah Chance, traveled from Jacksonville and followed Foolio around Tampa, and gave his location to the men charged with fatally shooting the rapper: Sean Gathright, Rashad Murphy and Davion Murphy.

Read that again. Alicia and Isaiah allegedly FOLLOWED Foolio around Tampa. Like stalkers. Like hunters. Tracking his every move. And then they allegedly fed that information to the shooters.

This wasn’t a random encounter. This wasn’t wrong place, wrong time. This was, according to prosecutors, a coordinated hit involving five people with specific roles:

Alicia Andrews: Tracker. Scout. The one who kept eyes on Foolio and reported his location.

Isaiah Chance: Her boyfriend. Alleged gang member. Co tracker. Partner in the surveillance operation.

Sean Gathright: Alleged shooter. One of the men who prosecutors say pulled the trigger.

Rashad Murphy: Alleged shooter. Another finger on another trigger.

Davion Murphy: Alleged shooter. Three men. Multiple guns. Eighteen shots.

Five people allegedly working together to kill one rapper on his birthday at a Holiday Inn. The coordination. The planning. The cold blooded calculation of it all.

The Jacksonville Gang War That Won’t End

To understand WHY this happened, you need to understand Jacksonville. The city has been plagued by a vicious gang war that’s claimed multiple young lives. Rappers on opposing sides have been dying for YEARS. The beef is deep. The hatred is generational. And the violence is relentless.

Andrews’ best friend was questioned about the gang war going on in Jacksonville and Andrews’ ties to alleged gang member Isaiah Chance.

Foolio was deeply involved in this war. His music documented it. His lyrics called out enemies. His social media posts taunted rivals. He wasn’t hiding. He was LOUD about who he was beefing with and why.

And that loudness, that refusal to back down, that constant public presence, may have made him a target. Prosecutors say Andrews was killed in an ongoing gang feud in Jacksonville.

The cycle is devastating. Rapper A dies. Rapper B celebrates. Rapper B’s friend dies. Rapper A’s crew celebrates. Back and forth. Death after death. Each one more senseless than the last. And Foolio, who survived so many attempts on his life, finally ran out of luck on his 26th birthday.

Day One: The Friend Who Survived

Testimony for the trial began on Wednesday, October 22. The first day featured harrowing testimony from Foolio’s friend, who suffered a non fatal gunshot wound during the shooting that took Foolio’s life.

Imagine being that friend. You’re at a birthday party. Your boy is turning 26. You’re celebrating. And then shots ring out. Eighteen of them. You get hit. You survive. Your friend doesn’t.

And now you’re in court, reliving the worst moment of your life, describing in detail how your friend died while prosecutors try to prove that the woman sitting across the courtroom helped plan the whole thing.

The trauma. The survivor’s guilt. The weight of being the person who lived while Foolio didn’t. That testimony on day one had to be absolutely BRUTAL.

The Charges Alicia Is Facing

Alicia Andrews is facing premeditated first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges in connection with Foolio’s murder.

PREMEDITATED. That means prosecutors believe she planned this. Thought about it. Made conscious decisions leading up to Foolio’s death. Those 2021 texts about not liking him and allegedly saying he needs to die? That’s premeditation evidence right there.

First degree murder in Florida? That’s life in prison. No parole. You die in a cell. That’s what Alicia Andrews is facing if convicted.

Conspiracy to commit murder? That’s the charge for everyone involved in planning the hit, even if they didn’t pull the trigger themselves. Even if Alicia never fired a single shot, if prosecutors prove she helped track Foolio and gave his location to the shooters, that’s conspiracy.

And conspiracy carries the same penalty as the murder itself. Life. In. Prison.

What Happens Next

The four other suspects are slated to be tried next spring. Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Rashad Murphy, and Davion Murphy will all have their days in court. They’ll all face the same charges. They’ll all potentially spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

But Alicia is first. She’s the test case. The one prosecutors are using to see if their evidence is strong enough. If they can convict her, the others will likely face similar fates.

Her best friend’s testimony? That’s just the beginning. Prosecutors undoubtedly have phone records. Surveillance footage. Financial records. Witness statements. Digital evidence. The text messages are damning, but they’re probably just the tip of the iceberg.

Defense attorneys will argue the texts were just talk. That hating someone doesn’t mean you conspired to kill them. That Alicia wasn’t involved in the actual shooting. That she’s being unfairly targeted because of her relationship with Isaiah Chance.

But those arguments will have to overcome some pretty compelling evidence. Text messages from 2021 saying she doesn’t like Foolio. Allegedly traveling from Jacksonville to Tampa with her boyfriend. Allegedly following Foolio around the city. Allegedly providing his location to shooters. And then Foolio ending up dead with eighteen bullets in him.

The dots connect. And prosecutors are going to make DAMN sure the jury connects them too.

The Tragedy of Foolio’s Death

Charles Jones, known to the world as Julio Foolio, was 26 years old. He had a music career. He had fans. He had friends. He had a LIFE. And someone, or multiple someones, allegedly decided that life needed to end.

He survived so many close calls. So many attempts. Jacksonville is DANGEROUS for rappers in his circle. He made it through years of beef. Years of threats. Years of watching friends die.

And then on his 26th birthday, at a Holiday Inn, celebrating another year of survival, it all came to an end. Eighteen shots. A parking lot. His friend wounded. Him dead.

The waste of it all. The senselessness. The fact that a young man with talent and potential died because of street beef and gang politics that have claimed dozens of lives in Jacksonville alone.

The Bottom Line

Alicia Andrews is on trial for first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of rapper Julio Foolio. Text messages from January 2021 show her telling her best friend she doesn’t like Foolio and allegedly saying he “needs to die.”

That best friend is now testifying AGAINST her in court. Reading those texts out loud. Answering questions about the Jacksonville gang war. Connecting Alicia to alleged gang member Isaiah Chance. Providing evidence that may help put her away for life.

Foolio was killed on June 23, 2024, at a Holiday Inn in Tampa during his 26th birthday celebration. Eighteen shots. Him dead. His friend wounded. Five people charged.

Prosecutors say Alicia and Isaiah traveled from Jacksonville, followed Foolio around Tampa, and gave his location to the shooters Sean Gathright, Rashad Murphy, and Davion Murphy. They say this was a coordinated hit motivated by an ongoing gang feud.

The trial continues. More witnesses will testify. More evidence will be presented. And Alicia Andrews will sit in that courtroom knowing that her own text messages, her own words from three years ago, may be the evidence that puts her in prison for the rest of her life.

This is what happens when gang beef turns into murder conspiracies. When text messages become evidence. When birthday parties become crime scenes. When rappers die in parking lots because street politics matter more than human life.

Foolio is gone. Five people are facing life in prison. Jacksonville continues losing young talent to violence. And somewhere, text messages from 2021 that seemed like harmless gossip are now being read aloud in court as evidence of premeditated murder.

The Talk Lounge will continue following this trial. Because this isn’t just about one murder. This is about an entire culture of violence. An entire city torn apart by gang warfare. An entire generation of young Black men dying over beef that could have, should have, been resolved without bullets.

Alicia Andrews texted that she didn’t like Foolio back in 2021. Now she’s fighting for her freedom because prosecutors say those texts were part of a years long plan that ended with him dead on his birthday.

Whether she’s guilty or innocent, the jury will decide. But one thing is certain: Foolio is never coming back. And those text messages will haunt everyone involved for the rest of their lives.