Lil Durk

Lil Durk
Durk in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Durk Derrick Banks
Born	(1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 32) Chicago, Illinois, US
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[1]

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.^[2] Durk’s cousin McArthur "Nuski" Swindle was murdered in 2014.^[3] In 2015, his manager was also murdered.^[4] Durk had a brother known as D Thang.^[5] His close friend was King Von.^[6]

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".^[7][8]

1. ↑ Weinstein, Mark (August 4, 2016). "Lil Durk Says He Was Waiting for French Montana to Promote 'Lil Durk 2X' Album – XXL". XXL Mag.
2. ↑ "'He's not guilty,' Lil Durk's wife declares as rapper is jailed on gun charge". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
3. ↑ "Lil Durk's Cousin OTF Nunu Shot Dead in Chicago". Black Entertainment Television. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
4. ↑ "Lil Durk's Manager Shot and Killed". XXL. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
5. ↑ "Lil Durk's brother OTF DThang, shot to death outside Harvey strip club". WGN. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
6. ↑ "Are Lil Durk And King Von Related?". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
7. ↑ "66th Annual Grammy Awards: Winners & Nominees". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
8. ↑ "Lil Durk Wins First Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance With 'All My Life' Featuring J. Cole". XXL. Retrieved February 26, 2024.