Lil Durk
Durk Banks (born October 19, 1992), better known by his stage name Lil Durk is a rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is signed to the major record label Def Jam as well as French Montana's Coke Boys imprint.
Early life
Banks was raised in the Englewood area, a violent neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.[1]
Musical career
Durk was affiliated with Glory Boys Entertainment early in his career but never signed with them. Durk started seriously considering rap as a career after the release of his single, “Sneak Dissin”, which received generally positive feedback.[2] On December 2012, Durk released a remix to his song "L's Anthem" featuring French Montana[3] On May 21, 2013, Lil Durk inked a deal on French Montana's label, Coke Boys.[4]
After a couple delays, on October 10, 2013, his fourth mixtape Signed To the Streets got released on DatPiff. It was released under his own label OTF and Coke Boys. It features two guest appearances from Lil Reese and production credits from Paris Bueller, Young Chop and more.[5] There has been released 8 music videos for the mixtape. For "Bars Pt. 2", "Oh My God", "100 Rounds", "Dis Ain't What U Want", "Bang Bros", "Traumatized", "Hittaz" and "Times". Signed to the Streets would be named the eighth best mixtape of 2013 by Rolling Stone.[6] On October 22, 2013, in an interview with XXL Lil Durk said he was working on his debut album with Def Jam and the Coke Boys collaboration album.[7] He was planning to release his fifth mixtape, Fuckery, on January 5, 2014. However, on January 6, 2014, Lil Durk stated on Twitter that Def Jam told him not to release the free mixtape.[8] Durk was named part of the 2014 XXL Freshmen Class.[9]
Legal issues
In 2011, Banks was arrested on a weapons charge and sentenced to three months in jail. He was later released on bond, only to be sent back to serve 87 more days.[10][11]
On June 5, 2013, Banks was arrested after allegedly throwing a loaded .40 caliber handgun into his car when police approached him on South Green Street in Chicago. He was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.[12] He was held on $100,000 bond and his lawyer would claim to have nine affidavits from witnesses who confirm Durk's innocence. One witness also admitted the gun was his.[13] Banks was released on July 18, 2013.[11]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Remember My Name[14] |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| I'm A Hitta[15] |
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| I'm Still A Hitta |
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| Life Ain't No Joke[16] |
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| Signed To The Streets[17] |
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| Coke Boys 4 (with Coke Boys) |
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| Signed To The Streets 2[19] |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Mixtape | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
US Rap | |||
| "L's Anthem" | 2012 | — | — | — | I'm Still A Hitta |
| "Dis Ain't What U Want" | 2013 | — | — | — | Signed to the Streets |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Beef" | 2012 | Lil Reese, Fredo Santana | Don't Like |
| "Wild Niggas" | Fredo Santana | It's A Scary Site | |
| "I Want It All" | King Louie | ShowTime | |
| "It's On" | Bo Deal | Welcome To Klanville | |
| "Katrina" | Lil Mouse | Mouse Trap | |
| "I Gotta Sack" | Chief Keef | — | |
| "I Love Money" | King Louie | ||
| "We That" | Frenchie, Yodie | GBE's For Greater Glory 2.5 | |
| "Both Sides"[20] | 2013 | Juelz Santana, Jim Jones | God Will'n |
| "Been About It" | Chaz Gotti, Trae tha Truth | Voice of Dunk | |
| "S.O.S. (Smash On Sight)" | Cap1, Lil Reese | It | |
| "Change | Fredo Santana, Gino Marley, Capo & Ballout | Fredo Kruger | |
| "Usher Raymond" | Fly-Ty, Cap1, Juelz Santana | — | |
| "All We Do" | Chinx Drugz | Cocaine Riot 3 | |
| "Frontline" | SBOE | All We Got Is Us | |
| "Clout" | 485 | Duwop Gang | |
| "Wassup" | Lil Reese, Fredo Santana | Supa Savage | |
| "Ride" | RondoNumbaNine | Real Nigga 4 Life | |
| "Only In Broward" | Maro-Murk, Kidd Kidd | — | |
| "Lettin Up" | Lil Bibby, Lil Herb | We Mean Biz | |
| "Brothers" | L'A Capone, RondoNumbaNine | Separate Myself and Real Nigga 4 Life 2 | |
| "On The Corner" | 2014 | Lil Herb, KD Young Cocky | Welcome To Fazoland |
| "ChiRaq"(Remix) | Meek Mill, Shy Glizzy | — | |
| "Gone Lie" | Chinx | Cocaine Riot 4 | |
| "On Fait Pas Ça" | Lacrim | Corleone | |
| "Murder Team" | Young Chop | Still |
References
- ^ Drake (October 17, 2012). "Growing Up in Chicago and Getting Noticed". Complex. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ^ "Lil Durk Started When?". Complex. January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Lil Durk to Feature Yo Gotti, Juelz Santana, Meek Mill & Future on "Ls Anthem (Remix)"". XXL. January 2, 2013.
- ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/05/lil-durk/
- ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/lil-durk-signed-to-the-streets-mixtape
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-best-mixtapes-of-2013-20131209/lil-durk-signed-to-the-streets-19691231
- ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/10/lil-durk-interview/3/
- ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2014/01/lil-durk-fuckery-delay-def-jam
- ^ Sia, Niccole. "XXL Freshmen 2014 Cover Revealed". XXL Magazine. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ DAVID DRAKE (November 18, 2012). "Durk Returning to Jail". Complex. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Lil Durk Released From Jail - XXL
- ^ Lil Durk Arrested With Gun in Chicago | Complex
- ^ Lil Durk Held On $100,000 Bond For Gun Charge; Lawyer Says He's Innocent - XXL
- ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/05/heres-title-lil-durks-debut-album/
- ^ url=http://www.datpiff.com/Lil-Durk-Ima-Hitta-The-Mixtape.265011.html
- ^ url=http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/19152/lil-durk-life-aint-no-joke.html
- ^ url=http://www.datpiff.com/Lil-Durk-Signed-To-The-Streets-mixtape.515989.html
- ^ http://swaysuniverse.com/music-news-2/french-montana-announces-coke-boys-4-mixtape-to-be-released-new-years-day/
- ^ url=http://www.datpiff.com/Lil-Durk-Signed-To-The-Streets-2-mixtape.620642.html
- ^ Kuperstein, Slava (January 14, 2013). "Juelz Santana "God Will'n" Mixtape Download & Stream". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
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