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YG found himself in police custody on Thursday morning (July 23), according to TMZ.
YG Detained By LAPD Amid Drakeo The Ruler Investigation
Per the outlet, the Who Do You Love? creator was detained by the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday. They were executing a search warrant as part of an investigation related to the 2021 death of West Coast rap artist Drakeo The Ruler.
This, of course, led to a bevy of reactions from fans on social media.
“Everyone been knew YG was the reason Drakeo got killed,” one person wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“What do they expect to find the car 5yrs later ?? A bloody knife ?? LAPD ain’t s**t boy,” a second user chimed in.
YG has since been released from police custody.
😳 EXCLUSIVE: Rapper YG detained as cops execute a search warrant over Drakeo the Ruler murder.
— TMZ (@TMZ) July 23, 2026
Details: https://t.co/EX3MCVDJQm pic.twitter.com/W2b1GbZjQx
Drakeo the Ruler was murdered in December 2021 after being fatally stabbed during a backstage altercation. Drakeo was scheduled to perfrom at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. music festival at Exposition Park, where he was scheduled to perform.
YG and Drakeo had a highly publicized rap beef during the height of the blog era. So following his death, several of Drakeo’s associates came out and suggested that the Bompton rapper was involved in his fatal stabbing. However, this past June, YG dropped a new track titled We Know The Truth. A track where he denies any involvement in Drakeo’s murder.
YG is also scheduled to participate in a Verzuz matchup against The Game on Thursday night. Now that he has been released from custody, it does not appear that it will have any effect on the event going on as scheduled.
