Lil Durk

Lil Durk
Lil Durk
	Durk in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Durk Derrick Banks
Born	October 19, 1992 (age 32); 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;

Lil Durk (born October 19, 1992) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago. His real name is Durk Davontay 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).

As a teenager, he was jailed briefly on charges of possessing weapons.^[1] Durk’s cousin McArthur "Nuski" Swindle was murdered in 2014.^[2] In 2015, his manager was also murdered.^[3] Durk had a brother known as D Thang.^[4] His close friend was King Von.^[5]

Durk would win his first Grammy Award at the 66th Grammy Awards. He won the Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance. He shared the Grammy with fellow rapper J. Cole for their song "All My Life".^[6]^[7]

Legal issues

On October 24, 2024, Durk was arrested by U.S. Marshals for murder-for-hire. He is being held at Broward County Correctional Facility without bond. The arrest came after five other members of his Only the Family (OTF) group were arrested in connection to the murder of rapper Quando Rondo's cousin. It is believed to have been in retaliation for the murder of rapper and friend of Durk, King Von.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album
2015	Remember My Name
2016	Lil Durk 2X
2018	Signed to the Streets 3
2019	Love Songs 4 the Streets 2
2020	Just Cause Y'all Waited 2
2020	The Voice
2022	7220
2023	Almost Healed
2024	Love Songs for the Streets 3