American Rapper Drakeo The Ruler Dies After Backstage Stabbing at LA Music Festival

NEW YORK: American known Rapper and rising hip hop star, Darrell Caldwell known popularly as 'Drakeo The Ruler' died on Sunday 19 December after he was brutally stabbed backstage on Saturday night in the music festival held in Los Angeles.

Scott Jawson who is the publicist of the 28 years old rapper informed about the death of his client to Agence France-Presse (AFP) and other media outlets on Sunday morning.

Drakeo was all set for his performance on the weekend at the Once Upon a Time in LA concert alongside the American star rapper Snoop Dogg and others hip-hop stars such as 50 Cent and Ice Cube.

According to reports, the stabbing incident occurred at 8:40 pm following a backstage fight at the venue where the music festival was organized. The fatal stabbing led to the death of the rising hip hop star Drakeo and also the death of Caldwell who was hospitalized at that time in critical condition due to severe stab injuries.

Drakeo also got severely injured and was taken to hospital and since Sunday morning he was undergoing treatment but unfortunately did not survive. The event of the music festival was then discontinued by organizer Live Nation after the occurrence of the incident. With respect to the incident people present in the event, artists and authorities decided to end the show early.

Rapper Snoop Dogg said that he was informed about the stabbing in the event and then he decided to leave as soon as possible. Snoop Dogg pays a heartfelt tribute to the 28 years old rapper who is stabbed to death at the music festival. Drakeo The Ruler has made a great contribution to the world of music as he had 1.5 million listeners on the Spotify music app.

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