Lil Durk is officially a Grammy Award-winning rapper, and with that now under his belt, he’s already got his eyes set on collaboration with Beyoncé.
“All My Life” with J. Cole, which earned the Chicago native his first nomination as a solo artist, also landed him his very first Grammy win at the 2024 ceremony in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category on Sunday night (February 4). The win marks Cole’s second, having won Best Rap Song for “A Lot” in 2020.
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During a conversation with Billboard after the show, Durkio was asked who he’d like to work with in the future and he didn’t hesitate before naming Queen Bey.
“It’s a few, but I gotta go see Beyoncé one day. Got to. That means I’ll be back [at the Grammys],” he said.
Lil Durk is gearing up to drop a new project, about which he recently provided an update following a nudge from Kanye West. Last month, the 31-year-old responded to a brief message posted on Ye’s Instagram Stories that read: “Tell Durk activate his instagram it’s time to drop.”
Posting a screenshot of the slide on Twitter, Smurk answered: “Love songs 4 the streets 3 done…….. ima be on asap [eight bandaged-heart emojis].”
The social media post refers to his album series that comprises Love Songs 4 the Streets (2017) and Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 (2019). Now, he seems to have its third installment ready.
Last year, Kanye was reportedly looking to bring Lil Durk to G.O.O.D. Music and buy the rapper out of his record deal.
According to a source who spoke to TMZ, the Yeezy boss was “in talks” to buy out Lil Durk — who was signed to Def Jam before going independent and joining the Alamo Records team in the summer of 2018 — from his current record deal at 300/Alamo Records.
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The report alleged that 300 CEO Todd Moscowitz refused to clear another Durk verse — separate from his recent collaboration with Kanye — for the mogul’s upcoming album, which caused some friction between the OTF boss and the label.
Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Vultures” featuring Bump J and Durk initially premiered on WPWX Power 92 Chicago in November, but when the track landed on streaming services, the “AHHH HA” hitmaker’s bars were nowhere to be found. However, his vocals were added on streaming platforms soon after.
Talks to get Durk out of his record deal may have intensified when he and Kanye West spent time together during a trip to Dubai over the winter. The singer and rapper brought out Kanye, Ty and Bump J during a club appearance where they performed the live debut of “Vultures.”
