County prosecutors, who played music videos of Drakeo holding weapons in court. His rap crew Stinc Team had been labeled a gang by L.A. The album, in which Drakeo’s voice comes through on a staticky phone line punctuated with the company’s automated messages, was hailed as one of the great pieces of art ever made behind bars.
He recorded his vocals for “Thank You For Using GTL” via telephone while at Men’s Central Jail in L.A., the title a sly yet bleak allusion to the company that connects phone services in jail. Drakeo had faced a potential life sentence on charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Until last year, he was on trial in connection with the killing of a 24-year-old man in 2016.
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On 2016’s “Impatient Freestyle,” he began with an evocative boast - “If I could write a movie I would re-create ‘The Exorcist’ / I’m heaven-sent, n- think twice who you messing with” - before quickly turning to the deprivations of jail: “Giving n- hell ‘cause up top they say the beds was full.”ĭrakeo recorded several popular and acclaimed mixtapes, including 2018’s “Cold Devil” and 2020’s “Thank You For Using GTL.”īut his rap success arrived at a difficult time in his young life.
After being discovered by local hip-hop production hero DJ Mustard, Drakeo helped define the region’s evolving rap sound, alongside peers like 03 Greedo, G Perico and Shoreline Mafia, in the wake of imaginative, challenging superstar acts of the 2010s like Tyler, the Creator and Kendrick Lamar.
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