Born: December 1,
1993
Place of Birth: Los
Angeles, CA
Died: December 18,
2021
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Darrell Wayne Caldwell, aka Drakeo, the Ruler, was an American rapper.
Drakeo was discovered by DJ Mustard, who remixed his song "Mr. Get Dough.” The piece premiered on WorldStarHipHop in April 2015, became his breakout song, and has amassed over 6.2 million YouTube views since August 2019. Six months later, in October, Drakeo released his official debut mixtape, I Am Mr. Mosely, as his first project under DJ Mustard's 10 Summers label.
He released his second project, I Am Mr. Mosely 2, on July 21, 2016, with features including Mozzy, Skeme, and Philthy Rich. He followed this up with the release of So Cold I Do Em in December.
In June 2020, Drakeo’s released his song, Thank You for Using GTL, which was recorded from phone calls from jail and released.
His ninth mixtape, The Truth Hurts, was released on February 24, 2021.
Drakeo was stabbed backstage at around 8:30 p.m. on December 18, 2021, during the Once Upon a Time in LA festival. Paramedics arrived at the scene at around 8:40 p.m. and transported Drakeo to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Caldwell was pronounced dead because of his stab wounds
around midnight on December 19, 2021, roughly four hours after the initial
altercation. As of December 21, 2021, the Los Angeles Police Department
is investigating his death as a homicide. He was interred at Forest Lawn
Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.