BORN ROBERT LEE PERRY JR. ALSO KNOWN, AS "LPB POODY IS A SELF-PROCLAIMED WEST ORLANDO PRODIGY. LPB STNDS FOR “LIGHT POLE BABY” IT’S A REPRESENTATION OF KIDS THAT WERE FORCED TO JUMP OFF THE PORCH AT AN EARLY AGE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY. AT AN EARLY AGE POODY'S INTEREST IN MUSIC BEGAN WHEN HE STARTED TO LEARN HOW TO DJ. HE WOULD MIMIC ALL THE RAPPER'S LYRICS AND RAP HIS OWN PERSONAL LINES IN BETWEEN. THEN AT THE AGE OF 12 HAD HIS FIRST RAP EXPERIENCE BY RECORDING ON A SMART PHONE WITH SOME FRIENDS. HIS FIRST TIME EVER PERFORMING WAS AT AN ELEMENTARY TALENT SHOW. LPB POODY'S MAJOR GOAL IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS TO NOT ONLY MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF, BUT TO ALSO BECOME THE GREATEST ARTIST IN THE RAP GAME PERIOD.

Before his untimely death at the age of 28 in December 2021, Drakeo the Ruler was unequivocally the voice of Los Angeles street rap. Born Darrell Caldwell, Drakeo earned his first round of buzz from 2015's I Am Mr. Mosely tape, but established himself as a force whose impact would be felt far beyond Los Angeles city limits with 2017's Cold Devil. Drakeo's rap style was both menacing and conversational, the MC rarely emoting beyond a
sort of ransom-call Whisper. His reign as the voice of LA was marked by intervals of incarceration, Cold Devil having been recorded in 10 days of freedom that followed a nearly year-long stint in jail. Another bout of incarceration, ending in November 2020, sparked a remarkably consistent creative tear for the MC, with Drakeo releasing We Know the Truth, Because Y'all Asked, The Truth Hurts, A Cold Day in Hell, Ain't That the Truth, and So Cold I Do Em 2 in the span of a year. Drakeo the Ruler's voice could be found alongside any number of his LA contemporaries (Ralfy The Plug, 03 Greedo, Bino Rideaux, Blxst), but he also counted some of the biggest names in hip-hop among his fans-like Drake, who, in learning of The Ruler's
fatal stabbing, posted a picture from the MC's time modeling for his OVO
clothing label, writing that his "Talk to Me" collaborator had "always picked
my spirit up with your energy. RIP Drakeo."

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