Drakeo the Ruler

Few did as much to change the sound of rap in the past four years as Drakeo the Ruler, who was fatally stabbed at a concert in his hometown of L.A. on Dec. 18. Drakeo’s inventive wit never flagged, even when prosecutors jailed him on trumped-up gang charges based on his lyrics in 2017. “I just want people to know that I’m a real person,” he told RS last March.