A 28-year-old US Rapper Drakeo the Ruler has died after being stabbed at a music festival in Los Angeles in the United States of America (USA).
Real name Darrell Caldwell, Drakeo the Ruler was scheduled to perform at ‘Once Upon a Time’event in LA festival on Saturday night where he met his untimely death.
His Publicist confirmed his death to several US media outlets on Sunday morning.
According to information available to The Chronicle, the Artiste was stabbed during an altercation backstage of the event around the time he had been due to perform.
Paramedics responded to a call about a stabbing at about 20:40 local time on Saturday (04:40 GMT on Sunday). Reports say the rapper was then taken to hospital but later died from his injuries.
The Los Angeles Police have not made any arrests yet even though investigations are ongoing.
Drakeo the Ruler had more than 1.5m monthly listeners on Spotify, and collaborated with Canadian rapper Drake on the single ‘Talk to Me.’
Promoter of Live Nation, organizers of ‘Once Upon a Time’ event where Drakeo the Ruler died confirmed that there was an “altercation in the roadway backstage” at the event, which was also scheduled to include performances from rappers 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg.
“Out of respect for those involved and in co-ordination with local authorities, artists and organisers decided not to move forward with remaining sets so the festival was ended an hour early,” organizers said.
“Always picked my spirit up with your energy. RIP Drakeo,” Drake wrote on his Instagram stories early on Sunday.
