Today (December 19, 2021) multiple sources announced that Drakeo had lost his life after succumbing to his injuries. His mixtape, Thank You for Using GTL, contains verses recorded at the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles.Ĭaldwell was released from jail in November 2020 after reaching a plea deal with LA County prosecutors who wanted to try him on conspiracy charges in the 2016 killing of a 24-year-old man. Drakeo The Ruler was reported to have been knifed in an area off-stage at about 9 pm and was transported to a hospital where he was in critical condition for a while. At the time of his death, Drakeo, who was born Darrell Caldwell and raised some 60 blocks south of Exposition Park, was one of the best rappers in California and.

They did not immediately name Caldwell who later died in hospital.Ī spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, Luis Garcia, told the Los Angeles Times that no arrests had been made as of Sunday.Ĭaldwell, who started releasing mixtapes in 2015 and debuted his first album, The Truth Hurts, in February. Organisers called off the festival after the stabbing.Ī fight broke out behind the main stage shortly after 8:30pm, with the California Highway Patrol saying the victim was injured by a suspect wielding an edged weapon. The 28-year-old was fatally stabbed on Saturday night at the Once Upon a Time in LA concert, which was expected to feature several artists, including Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and Ice Cube. 'For real wtf are we doing.always picked my spirit up with your energy RIP Drakeo.A publicist for the rapper, whose real name was Darrell Caldwell, confirmed his death to The New York Times and Rolling Stone on Sunday. 'Nah man this s-t isn't right,' the latter star wrote on his Instagram Story. In February, Drakeo dropped the album The Truth Hurts. It contains his hit single 'Talk to Me,' which features fellow rapper Drake. I want them to feel what I went through.I want them to know that I'm a real person, that we're the same.' I might talk a certain way or say certain things, but I've been through a lot in my life. Live Nation is raising the curtain on how it plans to fight a trio of lawsuits stemming from the backstage stabbing death of rapper Drakeo The Ruler at the Once Upon A Time in L.A.

I mean, a lot of people know about my story,' the rapper told Rolling Stone earlier this year, 'but I want them to know I had to go through a lot to get the things that I got. The girlfriend of rapper Drakeo the Ruler is paying tribute to her late 'soulmate' after he was fatally. Twenty-eight-year-old Drakeo real name Darrell Caldwell was assaulted on Saturday night at the Once Upon a Time in LA concert, which was expected to feature several big ticket artists, including Snoop Dogg. 'I want to take my music seriously and feel everything. Drakeo the Ruler, 28, was fatally stabbed at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. West Coast rapper Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed in an altercation at a Los Angeles music festival on Saturday (18 December). According to the outlet, the star maintained his innocence and also denied being part of a gang. Drakeo the Ruler, 28, was fatally stabbed at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. In November 2020, Drakeo was released with time served after agreeing to plead guilty to shooting from a motor vehicle with a gang enhancement, the magazine said. LA rapper Drakeo The Ruler was reportedly stabbed in the neck at Once Upon A Time. Ralfy the Plug hopped on Instagram to let fans know Drakeo’s name will live on forever. In 2019, the rapper was acquitted of felony murder and attempted murder charges after a hung jury. Prosecutors tried to retry him on conspiracy charges related to the killing, alleging that Drakeo bore responsibility as a gang member, even if he didn't pull the trigger, Rolling Stone reported. Drakeo was one of the dozens of billed performers at the huge all-day event Saturday in L.A.s Exposition Park. The brother of the late rapper, Drakeo the Ruler, took to social media to give a tribute to his sibling.

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