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HIPHOPDX Lil Durk

Lil Durk Slams FBI Informant As 'Unreliable' In Murder-For-Hire Case

Lil Durk Slams FBI Informant As ‘Unreliable’ In Murder-For-Hire Case

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Lil Durk Accused Of Threatening Witnesses Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial

Lil Durk Accused Of Threatening Witnesses Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial

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Lil Durk Accused Of Threatening Witnesses Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial

Lil Durk’s Lyrics Banned From Being Used In Murder-For-Hire Trial

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Lil Durk Family Blasts Government For Using Lyrics To Indict Him

Lil Durk’s Family Blasts Government Over Using His Lyrics To Indict Him

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Lil Durk Is In Good Spirits Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial

Lil Durk In Good Spirits Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial

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Lil Durk's Wife Forced To Deny She Cheated On The Rapper

Lil Durk’s Wife Forced To Deny She Cheated On The Rapper

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Lil Durk Slams FBI Informant As 'Unreliable' In Murder-For-Hire Case

Lil Durk’s Lyrics Could Free Him From Jail

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Lil Durk Accused Of Threatening Witnesses Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial

Lil Durk’s Lawyers Poke Holes In Murder-For-Hire Evidence In Bid To Dismiss Case

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New Music Friday: New Albums From Lil Durk, NAV, Will Smith & More

New Music Friday: New Albums From Lil Durk, NAV, Will Smith & More

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Lil Durk (Feat. Jhené Aiko) - 'Can't Hide It'

Lil Durk (Feat. Jhené Aiko) – ‘Can’t Hide It’

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New Music Friday: New Singles From Jack Harlow & Doja Cat, Lil Durk, Wale & More

New Music Friday: New Singles From Jack Harlow & Doja Cat, Lil Durk, Wale & More

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Lil Durk Shares New 'Deep Thoughts' Album Release Date, Teases Future & Jhené Aiko Collabs

Lil Durk Shares New ‘Deep Thoughts’ Album Release Date, Teases Future & Jhené Aiko Collabs

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Rick Ross Questions Lack Of Lil Durk Support Among Rolling Loud Performers

Rick Ross Questions Lack Of Lil Durk Support Among Rolling Loud Performers

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NBA YoungBoy Allegedly Assaulted Another Jail Inmate For Repping Lil Durk's OTF Crew

NBA YoungBoy Allegedly Assaulted Another Jail Inmate For Repping Lil Durk’s OTF Crew

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Lil Durk Facing Wrongful Death Suit Over Alleged Role In Killing Of Quando Rondo’s Cousin

Lil Durk Facing Wrongful Death Suit Over Alleged Role In Killing Of Quando Rondo’s Cousin

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Central Cee (Feat. Lil Durk) - 'Truth In The Lies'

Central Cee (Feat. Lil Durk) – ‘Truth In The Lies’

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Real Name: Durk Derrick Banks

Aliases: Durkio, The Voice

BORN:
Oct 19, 1992
AGE:
32
NET WORTH:
$3M
HEIGHT:
5'9

BIO

Emerging from the tough streets of Chicago, Lil Durk helped birth one of the most important Hip Hop movements of the last 10 years: drill music. After building a buzz through independent mixtapes and street anthems like “L’s Anthem,” Durk signed with Def Jam in 2012. Despite label woes, he maintained a steady stream of mixtapes and in 2019 the OTF frontman found a new level of success as his ‘Love Songs 4 the Streets 2’ album soared to No. 4. Since then, Lil Durk has gone from strength to strength with an appearance on Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later,” the gold-certified ‘The Voice’ LP and his first No. 1 album with the Lil Baby collabo ‘The Voice of the Heroes.’

PROPS

  • Key member of the 2010s Chicago drill scene
  • 1x No. 1 album (‘The Voice of the Heroes’ with Lil Baby)
  • 4x top 10 albums
  • Released 12 mixtapes
  • Released 4 OTF compilation albums
  • Appeared on Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” (3x platinum, No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100)
  • Founded his label OTF (Only The Family) in 2010 + discovered King Von (RIP)
  • Signed to Def Jam in 2012 + Alamo Records/Interscope in 2018

Top Lil Durk Questions

Is Lil Durk related to King Von?
No. Lil Durk and King Von aren’t related. The two rappers were close friends and collaborators, though. Durk signed Von to his OTF label and helped guide his career.
Has Lil Durk gone platinum?
Yes. Lil Durk has gone platinum twice with the singles “Home Body” and “3 Headed Goat.” He also appeared on Drake’s 3x platinum hit “Laugh Now Cry Later” and Pooh Sheisty’s 2x platinum single “Back In Blood.”
Has Lil Durk won a Grammy?
No. Lil Durk has never won a Grammy. He did receive two nominations at the 2020 Grammy Awards, though: Best Rap Song (“Laugh Now Cry Later”) and Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Laugh Now Cry Later”).
Is Lil Durk GD?
Lil Durk is affiliated with the Black Disciples street gang, the rival of the Gangster Disciples. However, on Boosie Badazz’s 2016 song “Get Straight to It,” Lil Durk claimed that Larry Hoover, founder of the Gangster Disciples, gave him his stage name. “On that strip with that gun on me / Got my name from a gangster / Talking Larry Hoover / Close killer, no wankster,” he rapped.
Does Lil Durk have kids?
Yes. Lil Durk has six children: Angelo Banks (born 2011), Bella Banks (born 2013), Zayden Banks (born 2013), Du’mier Banks (2014), Skyler Banks (born 2014) and Willow Banks (born 2018).
When did Lil Durk blow up?
Lil Durk rose to fame in 2012 with “L’s Anthem,” which earned him a deal with Def Jam. In 2020, he appeared on Drake’s hit single “Laugh Now Cry Later” and scored his first No. 1 album the following year.
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