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06.3.2020
Video: Drakeo The Ruler – “Backflip Or Sumn” (Prod. by JoogSzn)
The West Coast Innovator Shares an Animated Video from Thank You For Using GTL, Out This Friday
Critical Praise:
“One of the West Coast’s most exciting and innovative rappers.” – Pitchfork
“Character building is an important part of rap that doesn’t get talked about enough. Rappers are storytellers and their stories have characters — the strength of their writing and their songs depends on how well they craft these characters. In Drakeo The Ruler’s songs, he’s the only character that really matters: the Maison Margiela-wearing protaganist, mud-walking into Neiman Marcus and flu-flamming through the streets of Los Angeles.” – The FADER
“In the brief span since regaining his freedom, the 24-year-old christened Darrell Caldwell has already recorded and released a 16-song mixtape, Cold Devil, with more than 7.5-million SoundCloud listens, headlined a sold-out show at the Observatory in Orange County and been hailed as the most original West Coast stylist in decades — that is if one can unravel his absurdly singular slanguage, cadences and cosmology.” – L.A. Times
“An ascendent star in his native Los Angeles, whose 2017 album Cold Devil is one of the decade’s most striking rap records” – Vulture
“Drakeo’s music is an exercise in restraint and matter-of-factness. Employing an icy monotone, Drakeo embeds his lyrics with seldom-seen subtext while delivering death threats with an alarming nonchalance and an off-kilter flow.” – XXL
The Video:
Currently awaiting re-trial for a crime for which he was acquitted, Drakeo The Ruler isn’t going to let a miscarriage of justice prevent him from talking his smack. Showing off his unmatched pen game, Drakeo shares the animated lyric video for “Backflip Or Sumn,” his new single. Produced by JoogSZN, who recorded Drakeo’s vocal over the prison phone, “Backflip Or Sumn” takes aim at fakers who act tough on social media, but couldn’t last a minute in Drakeo’s shoes: “You a instafan/We double parked outside your house don’t be instigating/You an Insta hater/I told him take these head shots it’s gonna get you famous.” Directed and animated by @ThatGoodWork, the video brings Drakeo’s world of foreign cars and exotic dancers into stylish life.
“I used to see people stunting on social media, and to be honest, that sh*t is annoying,” says Drakeo The Ruler. “Sometimes, when b*tches is annoying, you just gotta tell them to do a backflip or sumn–to get the hell away from me.”
Respected nationwide for his inimitable flow, gripping narratives, and dark humor, Drakeo turned heads last week when he announced Thank You For Using GTL, his upcoming album. Recorded over the phone in a period of two weeks, with the assistance of Drakeo’s close friend and producer JoogFTR, Thank You For Using GTL (GTL is the inmate telecommunications system of choice for L.A. County) proves that The Ruler hasn’t lost a step, flexing his songwriting muscles as he slings his slang, laments the loss of his favorite department stores, and takes aim at snitches and fakes. Last week, Drakeo treated fans to a double dose of pre-release heat, sharing “Backflip Or Sumn” and thedarkly clever missive “GTAIV.” His first full project of new material since 2017’s rapturously acclaimed Cold Devil, Thank You For Using GTL releases this Friday, June 5th, via EMPIRE.
As he continues to fight for his freedom from a L.A. legal system that holds a grudge, the Foreign Whip Crasher has kept his name in the headlines. Earlier this year, Drakeo dropped a torrent of remixes, recruiting the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown, OhGeesy, Lil Yachty, and others to put a new spin on career highlights like “Ion Rap Beef,” “Out The Slums,“ and“Flu Flamming.“ In March, Drakeo shared Free Drakeo, a compilation of loose singles and unreleased material with appearances from 03 Greedo, Maxo Kream, SOB X RBE, Rio Da Young OG, Desto Dubb, and more.
Read about Drakeo’s continuing legal struggle in The Guardian, Genius, The FADER, Dazed Digital, and Tablet Mag.
Watch “Backflip Or Sumn”: https://youtu.be/toAkIGcNKZk
Pre-order Thank You For Using GTL: https://empire.ffm.to/thankyouforusinggtl
Buy/Stream “Backflip Or Sumn”: https://empire.ffm.to/backfliporsumn
Drakeo The Ruler & JoogSzn – Thank You For Using GTL tracklist:
- Intro
- Quit Rappin
- Tell You the Truth
- GTAIV
- Backflip or Sumn
- Keep it 100
- R.I.P. Barneys
- Bad Timing
- Social Media Can’t Help You
- Maestro’s Tension
- Fuck the Party Up ft. Rio Da Young OG
- ChalkZone ft. Lil 9
- Pressure
- I Want It All
- It’s A Secret ft. ALLBLACK
- Spousal Abuse
- Ice Chili
- To Be Honest
- Fictional
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Links:
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“Backflip Or Sumn”: https://empire.ffm.to/backfliporsumn / https://youtu.be/toAkIGcNKZk
Thank You For Using GTL: https://empire.ffm.to/thankyouforusinggtl
“GTAIV”: https://empire.ffm.to/gtaiv
“Betchua” (Freestyle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BdmxGyS4ds
Free Drakeo: https://open.spotify.com/album/5uY0270CjyUtlCOvWJlvvO?si=OsskAOsaQj6R5RCYHXYoag
“Ion Rap Beef” (Remix) ft. Earl Sweatshirt & 03 Greedo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WGeofLZAS4
“Out The Slums” (Remix) ft. Danny Brown & 03 Greedo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZyWah6bA5I
“Flu Flamming” (Remix) ft. Lil Yachty & OhGeesy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ClUUVkfZEg