Life is full of challenges, and Lil Durk faced many. Discover key struggles and how they were overcome.
Lil Durk, born Durk Derrick Banks, is a prominent American rapper recognized as a leading figure in Chicago's drill music scene, achieving significant commercial success within the subgenre. He gained initial recognition through his 'Signed to the Streets' mixtape series (2013-2014), which led to a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. While signed with Def Jam, he released two albums, 'Remember My Name' (2015) and 'Lil Durk 2X' (2016), before leaving the label in 2018.
On September 4, 2012, Lil JoJo was shot and killed, ending a feud between him, Chief Keef, and Lil Durk that had begun after Durk's release of "L's Anthem", which dissed JoJo's affiliates, prompting JoJo's response with the song "BDK (300K)".
In the early hours of July 11, 2021, Lil Durk and India exchanged gunfire with suspects during a home invasion. Nobody was harmed.
On July 31, 2022, Lil Durk announced he would be suspending performing and recording to recover from injuries sustained on July 30, where he was struck by an explosive pyrotechnic during his set at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.
In August 2022, Quando Rondo was shot, and his cousin, Saviay'a "Lul Pabb" Robinson, was killed. This incident later led to arrests and indictments of OTF affiliates in October 2024 for a murder-for-hire plot.
In 2022, federal operatives linked Lil Durk to a second murder-for-hire plot, claiming he was behind the fatal shooting of Stephon Mack after Mack exited the Youth Peace Center of Roseland in Chicago. While Durk was not charged in that case, the prosecution argued that it provided evidence that Durk was a flight risk, and his $3 million bail offer was denied.
On October 9, 2024, Lil Durk, the estate of King Von and OTF Records were filed a wrongful death lawsuit by the estate and family of Carlton "FBG Duck" Weekly, who was murdered outside of a Gold Coast strip mall on August 4, 2020.
On October 23, 2024, Kavon Grant, Deandre Wilson, Keith Jones, David Lindsey, and Asa Houston, affiliates of Lil Durk's Only the Family record label, were arrested and indicted for conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire related to the August 2022 shooting of Quando Rondo and the death of Saviay'a "Lul Pabb" Robinson. Prosecutors alleged the shooting was revenge for King Von's death, with flight and rental car expenses linked to a credit card associated with the label.
On December 31, 2024, it was announced that Lil Durk's trial, originally scheduled for January 7, 2025, would be postponed to October 14, 2025 due to undiscovered evidence, new developments regarding a plea deal, and other complications.
The trial for Lil Durk, who pleaded not guilty after being extradited from Florida to Los Angeles, was originally scheduled for January 7, 2025. He is detained at MDC Los Angeles while awaiting trial and could face a life sentence or the death penalty if convicted.
In February 2025, Andrea Robinson, the mother of Saviay'a Robinson, filed a wrongful death suit against Lil Durk.
As of December 31, 2024, Lil Durk's trial has been pushed back to October 14, 2025 due to undiscovered evidence, plea deal developments and other complications.
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