LIMBONG: He wasn't going to let that stop him from rapping. ![]() I can't even hear a door close without me turning my head. On the rap podcast "No Jumper," he talked about the experience, which included long stretches in solitary.ĭRAKEO THE RULER: Man, it just you up. LIMBONG: He eventually agreed to a plea deal and was released in November of 2020. LIMBONG: He didn't let the case stop his music, though, going so far as recording a project behind bars.ĭRAKEO THE RULER: (Rapping) But you ain't do it, though. But then the twist is that my rap group is my gang. While there, he spoke to NPR in 2020.ĭRAKEO THE RULER: You don't have to be involved. This is how Drakeo ended up spending years in Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles. A jury found him innocent of a murder, but a California penal code allows alleged gang members to be charged for crimes committed by other members of the gang. A part of the Stinc Team crew, Drakeo built a name for himself as a hip-hop force to be reckoned with. LIMBONG: Born Darrell Caldwell in 1993, Drakeo the Ruler first came onto the scene in 2015 with a handful of mixtapes. You baby boy, Melvin - up in hell, but it's cold trying to hard rock with Elvis Presley. His delivery is cool, composed and relaxed, which somehow gives his verses a chilling edge.ĭRAKEO THE RULER: (Rapping) The road Willie Nelson. I know I'm a problem.ĪNDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: Cold is probably the most efficient way to describe Drakeo the Ruler's style. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PIPPY LONG STOCKIN")ĭRAKEO THE RULER: (Rapping) It's the ruler. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this appreciation. Drakeo was an idiosyncratic rapper who also got caught up in a Byzantine legal case that had him in jail for more than 34 months. The rapper Drakeo the Ruler was a fast-rising star of hip-hop until he was fatally stabbed on Saturday backstage at a Los Angeles music festival where he was scheduled to perform.
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