Lil Durk
| Lil Durk | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Durk Banks |
| Born |
October 19, 1992 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Associated acts | |
| Website | officiallildurk |
Durk Banks (born October 19, 1992), better known by his stage name Lil Durk, is an American hip hop recording artist and singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He is the leader of his own collective, OTF (abbreviated for "Only the Family"), and is also signed to Def Jam Recordings.
Durk Banks was born on October 19, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Englewood, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
In 2011, Banks would start taking music seriously. Banks was affiliated with fellow Chicago-born rapper Chief Keef's label, Glo Gang (formerly called Glory Boyz Entertainment), early in his career. Unfortunately, Durk never signed to them. He considered rap as "a full-time career" after the releases of his two singles, "Sneak Dissin'" and "I'ma Hitta". Each of which received generally positive feedback. On October 19, 2012, Durk released his third mixtape, Life Ain't No Joke. As of September 22, 2015, the mixtape has been downloaded over 216,000 times on DatPiff. In December 2012, Durk released the track, called "L's Anthem", which was remixed, featuring French Montana, which was later being re-released. However, he originally slated other rappers such as Future, Yo Gotti, Juelz Santana and Meek Mill, which neither of them have finalized their decisions.
Due to the popularity of "L's Anthem" and its follow-up single, "Dis Ain't What U Want" (the latter was released on April 22, 2013), Durk signed a joint venture deal with his record label Only the Family and Def Jam Recordings.
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