William Reed explains why Drakeo the Ruler is one of the greatest and most influential artists of all-time. Long Live the Truth.
| The Rap-Up: Week of December 11 | December 11, 2023 |
A short Rap Up dedicated to the latest posthumous verse from Drakeo -- alongside SaysotheMac and Ralfy the Plug
| A Letter To Drakeo | December 1, 2022 |
On what would have been his 29th birthday, Rosecrans Vic writes a letter celebrating his achievements, honoring his legacy, and lamenting his absence.
| The Rap-Up: Week of May 9, 2022 | May 10, 2022 |
Harley Geffney brings you the best from the West Coast to Southern blues-rap featuring Kendrick, DaBoii and Drakeo, and more.
| We Know the Truth: “Pippy Long Stockin” | March 14, 2022 |
Jayson Buford explains how he misses keeping up with Drakeo's slang and having to replay it twice to hear what lyric was going to break his brain next.
Parallels between the unsolved murders of Drakeo The Ruler and Mac Dre can tell us a lot about how police approach solving these killings and why most of them never receive closure at all.
| We Know the Truth: “Energy” | February 17, 2022 |
The POW Drakeo the Ruler tributes continue with a reminder that the rapper created an anthem for a mood that everyone was feeling. “Keep that same energy.”
| We Know the Truth: “Long Live the Greatest” | February 14, 2022 |
Our Drakeo the Ruler tribute series continues with his own moving eulogy for Ketchy the Great.
| We Know the Truth: “Pow Right in the Kisser” | February 11, 2022 |
The POW Drakeo tributes continue with Jack Riedy breaking down a track where the rapper uses '50s sitcom punchlines with malicious joy.
| We Know the Truth: “Too Icey” | February 8, 2022 |
The Drakeo the Ruler tribute series continues with an ode to "Too Icey," an anthem of an exonerated outlaw relishing his hard-earned riches in real-time.
