Music
Drakeo The Ruler Will Reportedly Be Released After Agreeing To A Plea Deal For Time Served
Dewanne Buckmire After being acquitted on murder charges, Drakeo remained in jail awaiting a retrial after the LA District Attorney filed new charges. …


Drakeo The Ruler is reportedly headed home tonight after the Los Angeles District Attorney offered a plea deal in exchange for time served, according to Jeff Weiss, who’s been closely following the case for the past year and a half. Weiss tweeted this afternoon that “The DA suddenly offered Drakeo a plea deal for time served. He took it. The Ruler will be coming home tonight.” He followed up by crediting the sudden change of heart to last night’s election, in which voters 86ed Jackie Lacey, the incumbent District Attorney, who was defeated by challenger George Gascón.
Incredible news: The DA suddenly offered Drakeo a plea deal for time served. He took it. The Ruler will be coming home tonight. @IamMRMOSELY is free.
— Otto Von Biz Markie (@Passionweiss) November 4, 2020
It's unquestionable that LA voting out Jackie Lacey last night played a major role in the DA's decision. We have every reason to be cynical, but this was a case where collective action and organization actually paid real life dividends. The nightmare is over. #DrakeoIsFree
— Otto Von Biz Markie (@Passionweiss) November 4, 2020
“It’s unquestionable that LA voting out Jackie Lacey last night played a major role in the DA’s decision,” Weiss noted. “We have every reason to be cynical, but this was a case where collective action and organization actually paid real-life dividends. The nightmare is over.”
Drakeo was arrested in 2018 and charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit murder after a December 2016 shooting in Carson, California. One person was killed, two were injured, and prosecutors tried to establish Drakeo’s Stinc Team rap crew as a gang in order to charge him and other members of the collective. He was acquitted in 2019 but the DA refiled charges of criminal gang conspiracy and shooting from a motor vehicle, resulting in a hung jury during the initial trial.
While locked up, Drakeo released the mixtape Thank You For Using GTL, recorded entirely on phones from LA’s Men’s Central Jail.
Electronic
DJ Zapper channels emotions in new anthem “Let Me Know You”

“Let Me Know You is a towering leap forward for DJ Zapper. It is a song that says a lot while establishing a blueprint for third-stream romance and one that goes deep into meeting the dance floor. This colorful mix of electronic dance, pop, and house music on all platforms represents a new chapter for Zapper in a songbook that fuses raw openness with floor-filling energy.
In “Let Me Know You,” Zapper leads you on a dig past the glossy surfaces of the genre. The song is about wanting a more genuine connection to another person. “I wanted it to feel honest and emotional while still being something you could dance to,” Zapper says. The end product is this enthralling fusion of serious vocals, solid rhythm, and addictive synths that grab you by the ears and swirl you around while igniting a surprising emotional connection.
The production is pin-sharp, the beats pulsing hot through the speakers, and the melody is as large as you would expect right from the first note, and this song’s got you hooked. But “Let Me Know You” stands out for the emotional intensity of the songwriting. Zapper’s signature mix of electronic pulse and soulful late-night storytelling gives the track both a toe-tapping quality and a resonance that reverberates more deeply. There’s an intimacy here, a rawness, that pulls you in close and, simultaneously, feels personal, universally relatable.
The way DJ Zapper can combine feel-good dance vibes with something that connects with other human beings is a signature of his sound, and “Let Me Know You” is a perfect case in point. The song promises to win over fans old and new with its uplifting beats and heartfelt honesty. With the intention of Zapper sharing this music with the world, he has also made the promotional effort to reach playlists and share through social media/his label Lucky Number Seven to ensure that more people than ever hear this music. If you’re looking for a tune that straddles the line between lively dance floor beats and emotional rawness, DJ Zapper’s latest track, “Let Me Know You,” has you covered. Get ready to feel connected and get ready to hit the dance floor.
Hip-Hop
Smartzee rises strong with new single “Back Down”

Smartzee’s latest single, “Back Down,” is a chest-thumping statement of survival wrapped in powerful emotion and a cutting perspective. “Back Down” grabs you with energy that might have been, you are left with the feeling, forged in fire. The production is aggressive from the get-go, leaving no doubt that this is not a song that will tiptoe around emotions.
Smartzee is a throwback to the mentality of a part beaten-down kid from the hard-knock existence of growing up in a challenging backdrop, part sharp-suited financier fighting his way through the business labyrinth. His comparisons between his life and an athlete looking down the barrel of the final buzzer are startling, beautiful, and achingly true.
There’s a bracing, upfrontness about the way Smartzee recounts his story. This is about survival. His lyrics reach into the fragile but relentless inner monologue that compels us to keep going when everything else tells us to stop. The voice in your head gets up, dusts itself off, and challenges life to take another swing. And that voice reminds one so much of Smartzee on this track. The delivery is raw, spare, and powerful, and it never falls into melodrama. Every bar feels lived-in, and every metaphor is earned. This is a confident, chest-out statement of intent to keep climbing, however steep the mountain.
“Back Down” is one of those songs you put on when you have a big decision to make, are having a tough day, or are going on a long night of chasing dreams. It’s a personal confession and a universal anthem for anyone who’s ever felt underestimated. On “Back Down,” Smartzee encourages us to lace up, buckle up, and walk down that same path with him.
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