| 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
| 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: A Letter From Kellz | March 4, 2022 |
Drakeo the Ruler's best friend and collaborator Kellz pens a heartfelt letter from behind bars.
| 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.
| We Know the Truth: “I Could Never” | February 8, 2022 |
The POW Drakeo tribute series continues with a track that shows Drakeo's ability to see the future.
| We Know the Truth: “GTA VI” | February 3, 2022 |
Our Drakeo tribute series continues with “GTA VI” - rigid and simple, but a reminder of how dexterous and playful Drakeo’s songwriting could be.
