Lil Durk known as Durk D Banks was born on October 19, 1992, is a Chicago-based rapper, singer, and songwriter. Only the Family (OTF) is his own collective and record label, and he is the founder and primary member.
After his father was arrested and charged with crack cocaine dealing in 1993, Durk had a poor childhood. Lil Durk was just seven months old when Dontay Banks was arrested. Lil Durk’s net worth is predicted to be $3 million in 2021.
Early Life and Education
Durk Banks, who was born on October 19, 1992, spent much of his early years at home with major responsibilities as his father was jailed when he was 7 months old. When he was younger, he recalls there being instances when he didn’t have enough food at home.
As his online fan base expanded, he launched his first breakthrough social media outlets, such as Myspace and YouTube, and got fond of the notion of being a rapper. Durk Banks became more serious about his job after becoming a father at the age of 17 and leaving out Paul Robeson High School to join the Black Disciples, a Chicago street gang.
He got into conflict with the police soon after joining and spent time in October 2011 for weapons offenses, including possession of a handgun with a defaced serial number. According to court documents, he eventually pled guilty to a lesser charge of aggravated unlawful use of a firearm.
Career
Durk Banks would begin to take music seriously in 2011. Following the release of his two songs, “Sneak Dissin'” and “I’ma Hitta,” both of which got a generally good reception, he explored rapping as a “full-time profession” when plans to sign with Chief Keef and French Montana’s labels fell through.
Lil Durk’s third mixtape, “Life Ain’t No Joke,” was released on October 19, 2012. As of September 22, 2015, the mixtape had been downloaded over 216,000 times on DatPiff. Lil Durk re-released the single “L’s Anthem” in December 2012, which had been reworked and included French Montana.
Due to the popularity of “L’s Anthem” and its single, “Dis Ain’t What U Want,” Durk accepted a sign a contract with his collective Only the Family (OTF) and Def Jam Recordings in 2013. After a few minor delays, Durk’s fourth mixtape, “Signed to the Streets,” was released via DatPiff on October 14, 2013.
Durk presents the title of his debut studio album “Remember My Name” on March 25, 2015, as well as the album’s initial release date of May 12. The album’s first single, “Like Me,” featuring “Jeremih,” was released on the same day. Lil Durk stated on April 20, 2015, that the May 12 release date of “Remember My Name” had been postponed. He also released the official album cover and confirmed that the release date had been changed to June 2.
“Remember My Name”, Lil Durk’s debut album, was released on June 2, 2015, as planned. Durk’s sixth mixtape, 300 Days, 300 Nights, was released later that year on December 15, 2015. “Lil Durk 2X,” Lil Durk’s second album, was released on July 22, 2016. They Forgot, Durk’s seventh mixtape, was released in November. Durk’s tune “Like Me” from his debut studio album, Remember My Name, was certified gold by the RIAA on December 7, 2016.
Lil Durk stated on March 29, 2018, that his twelfth mixtape, “Just Cause Y’all Waited”, will be released the next day at midnight and would be his first mixtape to be released for digital sale. The mixtape has subsequently gone on to become Durk’s first non-album effort to rank on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 57.
Durk also revealed Durkio Krazy, a yet-to-be-released collaboration effort with 808 Mafia producer DY.a. Durk announced his signing contract to Alamo Records and Interscope Records on July 27, 2018. His third studio album “Signed to the Streets 3” was released on November 9, 2018, under Alamo/Interscope.
On May 8, 2020, he released his fifth album, “Just Cause Y’all Waited 2.” Lil Durk was featured on Canadian rapper Drake’s single “Laugh Now Cry Later” on August 14, 2020, which is the lead single off the latter’s upcoming sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy (2021).
Lil Durk stated on August 28, 2020, that a forthcoming project will be named “The Voice,” which would later turn out to be the title track for his sixth studio album The Voice, with an initial release date of October 2020. On December 21, 2020, he released “Backdoor” as the third and final single, accompanied by a video. On December 24, 2020, the album was finally published. It’s a homage to King Von, his labelmate and late close friend, who appears on the cover and sings “Still Trappin.”
ONLY THE FAMILY(OTF)
Lil Durk founded the collective “Only the Family” in 2010. The label has worked with artists such as the late King Von, DoodieLo, and OTF Ikey.
Personal Life and Wife/Girlfriend
His father, Dontay Banks, Sr., had been serving two life sentences without the chance of release and with no facts given during his boyhood. Dontay Banks Jr, often known as “D Thang,” was his elder brother. He will have six children by the year 2020. India Royale is the woman he is presently dating.
Lil Durk is said to have become a parent at the age of 17, and then went on to have five additional children with various women over the next few years. Durk is presently married to long-time lover India Royale; they married in 2018 after being engaged in 2017.
Durk’s cousin, rapper McArthur “OTF Nunu” Swindle, was assassinated on May 31, 2014. Then, on March 27, 2015, Durk’s buddy and manager, Uchenna “OTF Chino Dolla” Agina, was shot and killed. Lil Durk’s close buddy King Von was assassinated in Atlanta on November 6, 2020. Durk’s brother Dontay Banks Jr was shot and murdered outside a Chicago nightclub on June 6, 2021.
Legal Issues
Durk Banks was arrested in 2011 and sentenced to three months in prison on a weapon charge. He was eventually freed on bond, only to be sent to prison for another 87 days. When officers approached Banks on South Green Street in Chicago on June 5, 2013, he reportedly threw a loaded.40 caliber pistol into his car.
He was charged with a felony charge of unauthorized use of a firearm. Lil Durk was jailed on a $100,000 bail, and his counsel claimed to have nine witness affidavits confirming his innocence. One of the witnesses also confessed that the gun belonged to him.
On July 18, 2013, Banks was freed. A gunfight happened on September 4, 2015, only hours before a scheduled musical performance at the Theatre of Living Arts in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leaving Durk’s tour bus damaged and one guy dead.
Lil Durk was not detained or interrogated by police. When he was arrested on felony gun charges on August 19, 2016, he was exonerated for violating his probation; the court dismissed the charges.
Highlights of Lil Durk’s Career
Here are some of the finest moments in Lil Durk’s career;
- Bloodas (Album, 2017)
- Signed to the Streets 3 (2018)
- No Label (Song, 2019)
- Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 (2019)
- Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 (2020)
- The Voice (2020)
Lil Durk Net Worth
Lil Durk is more than just the leader of the OTF rap group. He is also the wealthiest member of the gang. Durk has a net worth of $3 million as of March 1, 2021. Memo600, the second-richest member of the OTF gang, with an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Booka600 is in the third position, with a net worth of $550,000. King Von is ranked fourth, with a net worth of $400,000 as of November 6, 2020, the date of his death. Lil Durk, like the other members of the OTF collective, has made a fortune as a rapper and composer over the course of his long career.
