The brother of Drakeo the Ruler has slammed the Recording Academy for omitting the late rapper from its In Memoriam segment during the 2022 Grammys. The rapper, born Darrell Caldwell, was stabbed to death in December 2021 at the age of 28 following an altercation near Los Angeles’ Once Upon …
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Hundreds of mourners packed a church in the Los Angeles basin Tuesday to say goodbye to Drakeo the Ruler, the West Coast rap star fatally stabbed on Dec. 18. Family, friends, and fans attended the open-casket funeral at the Greater Emmanuel Temple Church in Lynwood, a few miles east of …
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The rapper Drakeo the Ruler, born Darrell Wayne Caldwell, had a wide, ready smile and was said by friends and family to have had a good heart. The 28-year-old musician, who was fatally stabbed last Saturday in Los Angeles, often rapped about the grisly realities of life in America’s inner …
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Two New York state lawmakers are set to unveil new legislation this week aimed at making it harder for prosecutors to introduce rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials, Rolling Stone has learned. The proposed bill from state senators Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) and Jamaal Bailey (D-The Bronx), titled “Rap Music …
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