Lil Durk

Lil Durk (born October 19, 1992) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago. His real name is Durk Derrick Banks. Durk's debut album, Remember My Name was released in 2015. In 2020 he released the single “The Bigger Picture”, which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song as a lead artist of his career. In the same year, Durk released the studio album “The Voice“, which peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart. He released his mixtapes through his own record label OTF (Only the Family).

Lil Durk
Birth name	Durk Derrick Banks
Born	(1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop drill trap gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Only the Family Alamo Geffen Interscope Def Jam Coke Boys
Associated acts	Only the Family Dej Loaf French Montana Lil Baby Lil Reese Metro Boomin King Von Pooh Shiesty Tee Grizzley Chi Chi Young Chop Hypno Carlito C-Sick

As a teenager, he was jailed briefly on charges of possessing weapons.

Durk’s cousin McArthur Swindle was murdered in 2014. In 2015, his manager was also murdered. Durk had a brother known as D Thang. His close friend was King Von.