Once Upon A Time In LA music festival is cancelled after Drakeo the Ruler is stabbed to death backstage
THE Once Upon A Time In LA music festival has been ended early after rapper Drakeo the Ruler was stabbed to death backstage.
The star had been due to perform at the Los Angeles festival alongside Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and 50 Cent .
The 28-year-old, whose real name is Darrell Caldwell, was said to have been knifed back stage at around 9pm last night.
The LA Police Department, meanwhile, confirmed that the rap star suffered stab wounds to the neck after he was set upon by a “group of people” in an area off stage.
In a statement on Twitter, the Los Angeles Police Department said: “There has been an incident at the Once Upon A Time in LA festival at the Banc of California.
“The festival has concluded early. LAPD will be in the area assisting CHP with the investigation.”
CONTROVERSIAL RAP STAR
Draeko was arrested earlier this year after his Uber driver was pulled over for allegedly having tinted windows.
Drakeo live-streamed his arrest on Instagram.
It came just months after he struck a plea deal after he was acquitted of murder and attempted murder charges.
Raised in South Los Angeles by his single mom, Drakeo the Ruler found fame after DJ Mustard remixed his song Mr Get Dough in 2015.
In October 2015 he released his first official mix tape I Am Mr Mosely on Mustard’s 10 Summers label.
I Am Mr Mosely 2 was issued in July the following year and So Cold I Do Em, which featured Impatient Freestyle was released in December.
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Drakeo recorded a 16-track mix tape Cold Devil in just ten days which was released in December 2017 and gained widespread critical acclaim.
His ninth mixtape, The Truth Hurts, was released on February 24, 2021.
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