This combination of file pictures created on November 6, 2021 shows (L) US rapper Travis Scott arriving for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, September 12, 2021 and (R) US rapper Drake attending the Los Angeles premiere of the new HBO series 'Euphoria' at the Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood on June 4, 2019. At least eight people died and several were wounded in a crush at the Astroworld music festival in the southern US state of Texas on November 5, 2021, authorities said. Scott was on stage when the incident occurred and stopped his act on several occasions when he saw fans in distress near the stage, the Houston Chronicle reported. During Scott's headline set late Friday, he was joined onstage by Canadian rap superstar Drake. AFP FILE PHOTOS
This combination of file pictures created on November 6, 2021 shows (L) US rapper Travis Scott arriving for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, September 12, 2021 and (R) US rapper Drake attending the Los Angeles premiere of the new HBO series 'Euphoria' at the Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood on June 4, 2019. At least eight people died and several were wounded in a crush at the Astroworld music festival in the southern US state of Texas on November 5, 2021, authorities said. Scott was on stage when the incident occurred and stopped his act on several occasions when he saw fans in distress near the stage, the Houston Chronicle reported. During Scott's headline set late Friday, he was joined onstage by Canadian rap superstar Drake. AFP FILE PHOTOS

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Rappers Travis Scott and Drake have been sued for having "incited mayhem" after eight people were killed and dozens injured in a crush during a Texas concert, the law firm confirmed on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

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