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Rapper Lil Durk is from the United States and has an $8 million fortune. He is the creator of the music publishing company Only the Family or OTF. Following the release of his “Signed to the Streets” mixtape series in 2013, Durk gained notoriety and signed a record deal with Def Jam.
| Net Worth: | $8 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Oct 19, 1992 (29 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Rapper |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
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Early Life
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 19, 1992. Lil Durk, also known as Durk D. Banks, was up in the rough South Side Chicago neighbourhood of Englewood. Durk’s father was incarcerated when he was only seven months old. When Durk was a child, there were instances when there wasn’t enough food in his home.
Durk’s first big break came through social media, specifically sites like MySpace and YouTube when he was still quite young. At the age of 17, Durk became a parent for the first time and left Paul Robeson High School to join the Black Disciples, a street gang in Chicago. He started to have legal issues and was charged with various gun offences until pleading guilty to aggravating unlawful use of a weapon.
Career
2011 saw the debut of Lil’ Durk’s mixtape. Sadly, he was arrested for weapons shortly after that and was incarcerated. A few months later, after his release, he resumed concentrating on his rap career. In 2012, he made available his second mixtape, “I’m Still a Hitta.” He started making cameo appearances on other artists’ tracks when his song, “Sneak Dissin’,” gained popularity, including those by Lil Reese, Fredo Santana, King Louie, and Chief Keef. He then issued a second mixtape in 2012.
In 2013, after releasing a second mixtape called “Signed to the Streets” and appearing as a guest performer on songs by musicians like Jim Jonez, Trae da Truth, and Chinx Drugz, among others, he started to garner more recognition. “Signed to the Streets” was ranked eighth among the year’s best mixtapes by Rolling Stone in 2013. Early in 2013, he was sent to custody, but by mid-summer, he was free. After that, he joined Def Jam Records, and his debut studio album Remember My Name was released in 2015. The album debuted at number two on the US Rap and US R&B/Hip-Hop charts and number fourteen on the Billboard 200 chart.
Lil Durk’s second studio album, Lil Durk 2x, debuted at number four on the US Rap chart, number five on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and number 29 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2016. The song “My Beyonce” (with Dej Loaf) peaked at number 21 on the US Rap chart during his career. Meek Mill, French Montana, Travi$ Scott, Will. i.am, Young Thug, Boosie Badazz, RiFF RaFF, and others have all worked with Lil Durk. This year’s Best Rapper nominee was him.
In April 2020, Lil Durk’s single “Viral Moment” from his fifth studio album, 2020’s Just Because You’ll Wait for 2, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. Durk saw more commercial success with singles like “3 Headed Goat” featuring Polo G and Lil Baby, as well as “Backdoor” and “The Voice.” His first release to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 charts was his joint album with Lil Baby, The Voice of the Heroes, released in 2021. Lil Durk made an appearance on Kanye West’s tenth studio album, “Donda,” in August of 2021.
Personal Life
Lil Durk is a devoted Muslim. Dontay Banks Sr., the father of Lil’ Durks, was sentenced to two consecutive terms of incarceration with no chance of release. Until now, no one has known the full story. His six offspring, all born to separate women, are the result of his marriage to each of them. Angelo, Bella, Zayden, Du’mier, Skylar, and Willow are his children.
Lil Durk and Instagram beauty India Royale got engaged in 2021.
Tragedies
Rapper McArthur “OFT Nunu” Swindle, a cousin of Durk, was assassinated. His manager, Uchenna OTF Chino Dolla Agina, was killed in a shooting in March of that year. King Von, a close friend of Lil Durk’s, was assassinated in Atlanta on the same day, on November 6, 2020. A nightclub shooting in Chicago claimed the life of Durk Banks Jr.’s younger brother, Dontay “DThang” Banks Jr., on June 6, 2021. Durk’s house was broken into in July of 2021. The accused fled the area after a gunfight between him and his fiance. There were no injuries.
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Legal Drama
After being charged with possessing a weapon in 2011, Lil Durk’s legal troubles didn’t end there. He was sent to prison for an extra 87 days after being out on bond. When police approached Banks’ vehicle on South Green Street in Chicago on June 5, 2013, the 24-year-old was accused of hurling a loaded revolver inside the vehicle when confronted. The bond for Lil Durk was $100,000. Durk’s attorney claimed to have nine witness affidavits, one of which stated that the gun was Durk’s. the movie Durk came out this past July
One guy was killed and Lil Durk’s tour bus was destroyed in a firefight in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just hours before the rapper was supposed to perform at the Theatre of Living Arts. It was reported that Durk had nothing to do with the incident and had not been arrested or questioned by authorities. Dirk was arrested in August of 2016 on felony firearms charges, but the judge later dropped the accusations, clearing Durk’s name.
Durk and his companion King Von were arrested in June of this year on suspicion of attempted murder. An Atlanta drive-in movie theatre was targeted by the two suspects, who are accused of robbing and shooting a patron before fleeing the scene. According to reports, they took away a Jeep Cherokee and $30,000 from the victim during the robbery. Durk and Von were released on $250,000 and $300,000 bail after serving a few weeks in jail.
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