Rapper Drakeo the Ruler, 28, fatally stabbed at LA music festival

Drakeo the Ruler.

• Rising hip hop star Drakeo the Ruler, authentic identify Darrell Caldwell, has died.
• The 28-12 months-old was stabbed backstage at a Los Angeles tunes pageant wherever he was established to share the phase with Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and 50 Cent.
• “I’m saddened by the situations that took location very last evening at the After On a Time in LA festival,” Snoop Dogg later mentioned. “My condolences go out to the household and liked kinds of Drakeo the Ruler.”

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American rapper Drakeo the Ruler died Sunday right after the mounting hip hop star was stabbed backstage at a Los Angeles audio competition.

Drakeo’s publicist Scott Jawson verified his client’s loss of life to AFP.

The 28-12 months-old, whose genuine identify is Darrell Caldwell, was scheduled to complete on the weekend at the The moment Upon a Time in LA live performance, together with hip hop stars Snoop Dogg, Ice Dice and 50 Cent.

“Drakeo was the most first and revolutionary artist of his generation. a king without having a crown or throne,” Jawson tweeted.

A stabbing incident was claimed at the festival venue at 20:40 on Saturday, the Los Angeles Periods mentioned, citing a metropolis fire office formal.

A single person, not publicly recognized at the time, was reportedly taken to a medical center in vital affliction.

He was later confirmed to be Caldwell, who died from the stab wounds.

Stay Nation, which aided organise the competition, finished the function early subsequent the incident.

“There was an altercation in the roadway backstage,” the promoter advised AFP in a statement.

“Out of regard for those involved and in coordination with local authorities, artists and organisers decided not to transfer ahead with remaining sets.”

Snoop Dogg tweeted that he was in his dressing space when he was told about the stabbing and decided to go away promptly.

“I’m saddened by the gatherings that took location very last evening at the As soon as On a Time in LA festival,” he stated.

“My condolences go out to the spouse and children and beloved kinds of Drakeo the Ruler.”

Caldwell burst onto the scene in 2015, with quite a few of his releases profitable important acclaim.

He was arrested in 2017 on a weapons charge and once again in 2018 for murder related to the taking pictures death of a 24-year-outdated person.

Drakeo expended a number of several years in jail on that cost.

He was acquitted in 2019, but was then charged with legal gang conspiracy. He agreed to a plea offer so he could be produced from prison in 2020.

While nonetheless powering bars, he produced the album Thank You for Using GTL, referring to the organization that controls jail cell phone expert services.

On the album, he raps above the jail mobile phone line to his producer.