The family's lawsuit comes just over a month after Drakeo's mother, Darrylene Corniel, told Rolling Stone she intended to hold those who contributed to her son's death accountable.

"This happened backstage at an event. Someone has to be held accountable," Corniel said.

"They let all these people in and you're not supposed to have all these people backstage. And your security is supposed to be in place," Corniel continued. "The whole program should have been orchestrated a lot better than what it was. And there should have been more protection. Even if you have metal detectors, even if you pat them down, you let those people come in there. You had more people come in than you were supposed to. And you allowed them to jump my son. You didn't protect my son."

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Drakeo The Ruler was well-known in the West Coast rap community highly regarded for his psychedelic wordplay and unique flow. Over his career, the Stinc Team artist released 10 mixtapes and one studio album, his debut The Truth Hurts, released last year.

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