YG involvement allegations in Drakeo murder

In late July 2026, testimony from security guard Alrick Cooper III was filed in a wrongful‑death lawsuit filed by Drakeo The Ruler’s family. The deposition, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, claimed that rapper YG was holding an improvised knife during a backstage altercation at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. Festival on the night Drakeo was fatally stabbed in December 2021. A search warrant was executed on a Burbank property owned by YG on July 24 as part of the ongoing murder investigation. YG has denied any involvement and has not been charged.

A week later, YG posted a “red alert” on Instagram after fellow rapper Glasses Malone alleged that Drake was trying to frame YG for the 2021 killing. Malone suggested the accusation was linked to a personal feud stemming from a rap battle with Kendrick Lamar and that Drake might be financing the wrongful‑death suit. The post reiterated YG’s denial and highlighted the broader tensions within the West Coast rap community surrounding the unsolved homicide.

Together, the snapshots trace the escalation from newly disclosed testimony and a search warrant to public accusations and social‑media responses among prominent rappers, underscoring the continuing controversy over YG’s alleged role in Drakeo The Ruler’s death.