CALIFORNIA — 28-year-old West Coast rapper Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed in the neck following an altercation at a Los Angeles music festival where he was scheduled to perform, according to videos and reports.
Drakeo, whose real name is Darrell Wayne Caldwell, was stabbed at around 8:30pm Saturday at the Once Upon a Time in LA festival taking place at Exposition Park, which was expected to feature several artists, including Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and Ice Cube.
Drakeo was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died of his injuries.
Organizers called off the festival after the stabbing.