Before his untimely death at the age of 28 in December 2021, Drakeo the Ruler was unequivocally the voice of Los Angeles street rap. Drakeo earned his first round of buzz from 2015's I Am Mr. Mosely tape, but established himself as a force whose impact would be felt far beyond Los Angeles city limits with 2017's Cold Devil. Drakeo's rap style was both menacing and conversational, the MC rarely emoting beyond a sort of ransom-call Whisper. His reign as the voice of LA was marked by intervals of incarceration, Cold Devil having been recorded in 10 days of freedom that followed a nearly year-long stint in jail. Another bout of incarceration, ending in November 2020, sparked a remarkably consistent creative tear for the MC, with Drakeo releasing We Know the Truth, Because Y'all Asked, The Truth Hurts, A Cold Day in Hell, Ain't That the Truth, and So Cold I Do Em 2 in the span of a year.
The 🗺 lost one of the greatest!!! Thank God that we can enjoy this forever!!! RIP the only gangster rapper that truly inspired my totally different style rap!!! 😏 🎤 Love Darrell Caldwell 🙏🏽 👊🏽 🙇🏽♂️ OSSHU 💫 / Sweden 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 💙 💛 🙏🏽 💫
This is stupid. RIP, but damn this song sucks. How are you going to rap about fucking women while in jail. In jail the only thing you’re fucking is your palm hand.