Lil Durk is in good spirits as he waits it out behind bars ahead of his pending murder-for-hire trial.
Durkio called into Akademiks’ live stream over the weekend to check in, and sounded upbeat as he shared that he’s been taking care of himself.
“I’ve been good, man,” he said. “Mentally, spiritually, I’ve been on top of my shit. I’ll be back out there, you hear me.”
He added: “I’ve just been focused on life, my family and stuff like that. I’m trying to learn to speak Arabic in here. It’s a couple of guys in here that know how to speak Arabic fluently. So I’m just learning the different words and tightening up my Arabic. Just getting my knowledge together.”
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You can listen to the full call below.
While the prosecution have sought to use Lil Durk’s lyrics of evidence that he was behind the attempted murder of Quando Rondo, the Chicago rapper is arguing they prove the opposite.
Durk and his legal team have been seeking to dismiss the case against him and while that has not yet happened, they have been granted a hearing to review his detention status.
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A judge has ruled that a hearing will be held on May 8 to determine if Durk can be released from jail ahead of trial.
Durk and his team have also offered the court a new bail package which includes $1 million in cash, $900,000 in real estate and a further $150,000 from an associate while he would also employ 24/7 security and submit to electronic monitoring.
Durk’s legal team are arguing that prosecutors misled the grand jury that indicted him about the facts of the case.
According to Durk’s attorneys, prosecutors’ claim that the rapper details the alleged attack on Babyface Ray‘s song “Wonderful Wayne & Jackie Boy” is wrong and that it was written months before the shooting took place.
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The government’s misrepresentation in the Superseding Indictment, whether knowing or reckless, undermines the integrity of the grand jury’s true bill against Mr. Banks,” they argue in a new filing. “The Court should dismiss the Superseding Indictment against him as a result.”
