A safety guard for Drakeo the Ruler who says he was working for the rapper in late 2021 alleges he noticed YG with a knife throughout the brawl that took Drakeo’s life.
In a deposition from March 19, 2025, Alrick Cooper III — a member of Drakeo’s safety element on the As soon as Upon a Time in L.A. pageant on December 18, 2021 — swore YG was “front and center” throughout the battle, the Los Angeles Instances studies.
Cooper claims YG was one in all three males carrying what he mentioned seemed to be quick, improvised knives.
Value noting … Cooper admits he could not see YG’s face — the person he says was the rapper had a ski masks on — however provides he acknowledged him from his hazel eyes, his peak and his demeanor, amongst different traits.
This deposition solely got here out in current courtroom filings … not lengthy earlier than cops executed a search warrant at a Burbank house related to YG this week.
We broke the story … YG was detained on Thursday morning by cops round 7 AM. He was not arrested — and truly participated in a Verzuz battle in opposition to The Recreation that night.
YG has repeatedly denied having any involvement in Drakeo’s stabbing. We have reached out to him about these particular allegations … to this point, no phrase again.
