On Saturday December 18, Drakeo The Ruler  died after being stabbed at Once Upon A Time in LA Festival . The Los Angeles rapper Drakeo the Ruler, a rising force in hip-hop, has died at age 28.

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Drakeo the Ruler, born Darrell Caldwell, was a critically acclaimed star of the West Coast rap scene He was known for his flow, as well as his "oddly expressive, poetic word-choices"

Jeff Weiss wrote: “RIP Drakeo, the greatest West Coast artist of a generation, a legend who invented a new rap language of slippery cadences, nervous rhythms, and psychedelic slang, who beat life twice only to suffer the most tragic fate conceivable. The Ruler, once, always, and forever.