Lil Durk has claimed that his criminal record has been wiped clean.
The Chicago rapper, who has an extensive rap sheet, made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend and was understandably thrilled at the news.
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“Everybody should get second chances at life. It’s about what you do with it. Alhamdulillah! My background wiped and clean of all cases. I ain’t a felon anymore,” he wrote.
“Who would have thought? I want to thank everyone who helped push my vision forward. Thank you from the bottom of my heart #THEVOICE.”
Everybody should get second chances at life. It’s about what you do with it. Alhamdulillah! My background wiped and clean of all cases. I ain’t a felon anymore. Who would have thought? I want to thank everyone who helped push my vision forward. Thank you from the bottom of my…
— THE VOICE (@lildurk) September 22, 2024
Lil Durk’s since-expunged legal issues date back to 2011 when he was arrested on a weapons charge, for which he was sentenced to three months behind bars.
Two years later, the “All My Life” hitmaker was arrested again and charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. He was given 18 months’ probation after pleading guilty.
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During this probation, however, Durk was allegedly caught by police in possession of two guns, leading to another weapons-related charge. The case was eventually dropped after a judge ruled that the rapper was not in “possession and control” of the guns and therefore did not violate his probation.
Durk’s legal troubles escalated in 2019 when he and late collaborator King Von were hit with attempted murder, among other charges, stemming from a non-lethal shooting in Atlanta.
The OTF duo would later be cleared when the charges were dropped in 2022.
In a Dismissal of Charges Motion issued by Georgia’s Superior Court of Fulton County, District Attorney Fani T. Willis said: “The facts of this case have been reviewed and, although it appears that probable cause existed for the defendant’s arrest, the decision of the District Attorney at this time is not to prosecute.”
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Lil Durk’s attorney, Manny Arora, celebrated the verdict by saying: “While it took three years for the State to make the right decision, in the end the right decision was made and Mr. Banks [Durk] can finally put this event behind him.”
Durk had previously expressed his innocence over the charges on his song “Turn Myself In.”
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“Look up at the judge, can’t look, state makin’ up lies for sure / I’m an innocent man for sure, it is what it is for sure,” he rapped, while also saying: “False accusation, why they name droppin’?”
