Rapper Drakeo the Ruler has died after being stabbed during a concert in Los Angeles Saturday night, according to a report.
Drakeo, whose legal name is Darrell Caldwell, succumbed to his wounds sustained at the Snoop Dogg-headlined Once Upon A Time In LA music festival, TMZ reported early Sunday morning.
TMZ cited “multiple sources” who said the rapper was pronounced dead after being rushed to a local hospital.
Police shut down the ‘Once Upon a Time in LA’ festival after rapper Drakeo the Ruler was stabbed on December 18, 2021. London Entertainment/Shutterstoc
Festival-goers were asked to leave the area as security and police moved in to take over the search for a suspect. London Entertainment/ShutterstocDrakeo, 28, was stabbed behind the stage at L.A. Exposition Park about 8:30 p.m. local time and was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, People reporter Tomas Mier said on Twitter.
The rapper, was attacked by a group of men backstage, a source “with direct knowledge of the incident,” told the Los Angeles Times.
The Once Upon a Time in LA festival was canceled in response to the stabbing.
