Lil Durk | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Durk Derrick Banks |
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Born | [1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [2] | October 19, 1992
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Discography | Lil Durk discography |
Years active | 2010–present |
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Member of | Only the Family |
Partner(s) | India Royale (2017–present; engaged) |
Children | 7 |
Website | lildurk |
Mustafa Abdul Malak, born Durk Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. [5] He initially garnered a local following with the release of his Signed to the Streets mixtape series (2013–2014), whose success led to him to sign with Def Jam Recordings. The label released his debut studio album, Remember My Name (2015) and its follow-up, Lil Durk 2X (2016) to moderate commercial reception before parting ways with the artist in 2018.
Following the independent release of his Just Cause Y'all Waited mixtape in March 2018, Durk signed with Alamo Records in July of that year. [6] In April 2020, Durk made his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist with his single "Viral Moment." He gained further chart success throughout that year with his singles "3 Headed Goat" (featuring Polo G and Lil Baby), "Backdoor," and "The Voice", as well as his guest appearances on Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later" and Pooh Shiesty's "Back in Blood". He closed the year with his sixth album, The Voice (2020), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. Released the following year, his collaborative album with rapper Lil Baby, The Voice of the Heroes (2021), became his first to debut atop the chart. His seventh album, 7220 (2022) became his second to do so, while his eighth album, Almost Healed (2023) was led by the single "All My Life" (featuring J. Cole), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, won a Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, and yielded his furthest commercial success.
Regarded as a preeminent artist in the drill music genre, Durk has also been cited as one of its pioneers. [7] [8] Along with his aforementioned Grammy Award, he is a four-time nominee of the award. He founded the Chicago-based collective and record label Only the Family (OTF) in 2010, for which he serves as lead member. The group, having released six albums, included slain rapper King Von. [9] [10]
Durk Banks was born on October 19, 1992, in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. He grew up with a great deal of responsibility at home, as his father was incarcerated when he was seven months old. [11] He recalled that there were times when he did not have enough food at home when he was younger. He began to establish a presence on social media channels like Myspace and YouTube; He grew fond of the idea of being a rapper as his online fan base started to expand. [12]
Banks took his career more seriously after becoming a father at 17 [13] and dropping out of school at Paul Robeson High School in order to join the Black Disciples, a street gang in Chicago. [12] Soon after joining, he began to get into trouble with the law and served time in October 2011 due to gun charges, including possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number. [14] He later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated unauthorized use of a weapon, according to court records, and served no time at all. [14]
In 2010, Durk released a freestyle to Gucci Mane & Plies’ "Wasted" titled, "Lamron Wasted". That same year he released "L’s Bitch" featuring Lil Reese. After plans to sign with Chief Keef and French Montana's labels fell through, [15] he considered rapping 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. [16] On August 26, 2011, Durk released his debut mixtape: I’m A Hitta, followed by I’m Still A Hitta on April 3, 2012. On October 19, 2012, Durk released his third mixtape, Life Ain't No Joke . As of September 22, 2012, 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, as a re-release. [17]
In 2013, due to the popularity of "L's Anthem" and its follow-up single, "Dis Ain't What U Want", Durk accepted a joint venture deal with his collective Only the Family and Def Jam Recordings. [18] After a small number of delays, Durk's fourth mixtape Signed to the Streets was released on October 14, 2013, exclusively on DatPiff. It features two guest appearances from former Glo Gang affiliate Lil Reese, along with production credits from Paris Bueller and Young Chop, among others. [19]
Eight music videos were released to promote Signed to the Streets: "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 later be named the eighth best mixtape of 2013 by Rolling Stone . [20]
On October 22, 2013, in an interview with XXL, Lil Durk said he was working on his debut album under Def Jam. [21] [22] In addition, Durk was named part of the 2014 XXL Freshmen Class. [23] On July 7, 2014, Durk released his fifth mixtape, Signed to the Streets 2 .
On March 25, 2015, Durk announced the title of his debut studio album Remember My Name and revealed its original release date, May 12. [24] On the same day, the album's first single, "Like Me", featuring Jeremih, was released. [25] However, on April 20, 2015, Durk announced that the May 12 release date of Remember My Name was delayed; he also revealed the official album cover and announced that its release had been pushed back to June 2. [26]
On June 2, 2015, Durk's debut album, Remember My Name, was released as planned. The album peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200 with 28,000 equivalent album units; it sold 24,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit count attributed to streaming activity and track sales. [27] Later that year, Durk released his sixth mixtape, 300 Days, 300 Nights, on December 15, 2015. The only single released in promotion for the mixtape was "My Beyoncé", which features Detroit rapper Dej Loaf. The single was released on November 20, 2015. [28] A music video for "My Beyoncé" had been released in early 2016. [29] On June 5, 2017, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for single-equivalent units of over 500,000 copies. [30] [31]
Lil Durk released his second album, Lil Durk 2X , on July 22, 2016. [32] Previously, he released the first single for the album, "She Just Wanna", featuring Ty Dolla $ign, in May. [33] Other follow-up singles for the album include: "Money Walk", featuring Yo Gotti, and "True". The album failed to meet the same standards as his previous album, thus making Lil Durk 2X debut and peak at number twenty-nine on the Billboard 200. [34]
Later that November, Durk released his seventh mixtape, They Forgot . [35] The mixtape features guest appearances from Lil Reese, Meek Mill, Mozzy, OTF Ikey, 21 Savage, Hypno Carlito, Dej Loaf, YFN Lucci, and BJ the Chicago Kid. While the production was handled by C-Sick, ChopSquad DJ, Donis Beats, DP Beats, LeekeLeek, Kid Wonder, London on da Track, TY Made It, and Young Chop. [36] The mixtape was supported by the single "Baller". [37] On December 7, 2016, Durk's single, "Like Me", from his debut studio album, Remember My Name, was certified gold by the RIAA. [38]
Throughout 2017, Durk released several mixtapes: Love Songs for the Streets in February, Supa Vultures, a collaborative mixtape with Lil Reese, in August, Signed to the Streets 2.5 in October and Bloodas , a collaborative mixtape with Tee Grizzley, in December. Bloodas even charted on the Billboard 200 at number ninety-six, and remained on the chart for one week.
On March 29, 2018, Durk announced that his twelfth mixtape would be released the next day at midnight, and his first mixtape was to be released for digital retail, Just Cause Y'all Waited . That same time, he also confirmed that he fulfilled his contract with Def Jam Records. [39] [40] The following day, Durk was a free agent due to fulfilling his contract with Def Jam Records, causing him to release Just Cause Y'all Waited exclusively on Apple Music and the iTunes Store. [41] [42] Just Cause Y'all Waited had since been available for stream or download on other platforms. [43] [44] [45] [46] The mixtape became Durk's second mixtape (following Bloodas in 2017), and first solo mixtape to chart on any type of Billboard chart. Charting at number 57 on the Billboard 200, 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and 22 on the Rap Albums chart, respectively. [47] [48]
Durk also announced a collaborative project with 808 Mafia producer DY, Durkio Krazy , which still hasn't been released and could possibly be canceled entirely. [49] On May 3, 2019, Durk was featured on the remix of "Crazy Story" by fellow rapper King Von. With a related music video, the remix is called "Crazy Story 2.0" which would later be part of Von’s debut mixtape, Grandson, Vol. 1 . [50] The song peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. [51]
As of July 27, 2018, Durk announced that he signed to Alamo Records and Interscope Records, and released his third studio album Signed to the Streets 3 on November 9, 2018, under Alamo/Interscope. It features guest appearances from Young Dolph, Gunna, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Future, Kevin Gates, Lil Baby, Lil Skies, TK Kravitz, and Ty Dolla Sign. [52]
Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 , Lil Durk's fourth studio album, was released on August 2, 2019, serving as a sequel to his 2017 mixtape Love Songs 4 the Streets. It features guest appearances from 21 Savage, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Key Glock, King Von, Meek Mill, and Nicki Minaj. The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the United States, marking his first top-ten entry on the chart.
Main articles: Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 , The Voice (Lil Durk album) , The Voice of the Heroes , and 7220
To start off 2020, Durk released the stand-alone single “Chiraq Demons”, which features fellow rapper G Herbo and was released on March 21, 2020. [53] Durk then followed thereafter with the stand-alone single “All Love”, which was released on March 29, 2020. [54] Durk then released singles for his at the time upcoming fifth studio album Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 , which was released on May 8, 2020. [55] The album most notably contained the singles “Viral Moment”, which was released on April 8, 2020 and peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 [56] , and "3 Headed Goat", which features Polo G and Lil Baby and was released on May 7, 2020, the song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100. Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 as previously mentioned above was released on May 8, 2020 and debuted at number five on the Billboard 200. [57] A deluxe edition of the album was later released on June 26, 2020, with seven additional tracks, [58] helping the album climb to a new peak of number two on the Billboard 200.
On August 5, 2020, Durk appeared as a featured artist on the song"All These Niggas", by Only The Family affiliate and fellow rapper King Von in support of his debut studio album, Welcome to O'Block ; the songs official music video garnered 24 million views in two months on YouTube. [59] Banks could not appear or be in the music video for legal reasons. [60] [61] “All These Niggas” debuted and peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. [62] On August 14, 2020, Durk was featured on the single “Laugh Now Cry Later” by Canadian rapper Drake. The song was a commercial success, debuting and peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Durk’s first top 40, top 20, and top 10 entry, and his highest-charting song, until the number-two chart position was matched with Durk’s own “All My Life” in 2023. [63]
On August 28, 2020, Lil Durk confirmed that an upcoming album would be titled The Voice, which would eventually turn out to be the title track for his sixth studio album, The Voice. Durk first hinted that The Voice would be released sometime in October of 2020. He initially stated he would release new music on the same day as rapper 6ix9ine's second studio album, TattleTales , to amid their feud at the time. The title track was released as the lead single from the album, along with the music video on September 4, 2020. The title track would debut and peak at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. [64] He later released the album’s second single, "Stay Down" with American singer 6lack and American rapper Young Thug along with the music video on October 30, 2020 and the song peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. On November 5, 2020, Durk was featured on fellow rapper Pooh Sheisty’s single “Back In Blood”, which debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and after the song going viral online later peaked at number 13. [65] “Back In Blood” also serves as the lead single from Sheisty’s debut mixtape Sheisty Season. He then released "Backdoor" as the third and final single, along with the music video on December 21, 2020, “Backdoor” would also peak at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Voice was released on December 24, 2020. It is a tribute to his labelmate and late close friend, King Von, who is on the cover, and who was featured on the song, "Still Trappin '”, which “Still Trappin’” would go on to debut and peak at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. [66]
On March 3, 2021, Durk, King Von, Booka600, and Memo600 released the collaborative single “Jump”, which peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and was released as the sixth and final single from Only The Family’s fourth compilation album: Loyal Bros. [67] On June 4, 2021, Lil Durk released a song with fellow rapper Lil Baby titled “Voice of the Heroes” which debuted and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and happened to be the lead and only single from his collaborative album with Lil Baby, The Voice of the Heroes which also was released on June 4, 2021. The album also became Durk’s first number one album on the Billboard 200 chart as well as Lil Baby’s second. [68] [69] On August 29, 2021, Durk was featured on Kanye West's song “Jonah” from West’s tenth studio album Donda , however every song on the album with features didn’t receive credit, therefore Durk wasn’t credited on the song. On September 3, 2021, Durk was also featured alongside Giveon on Drake's song "In the Bible", which is from Drake’s sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy. “In the Bible” peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Durk’s second top-ten entry following “Laugh Now Cry Later” in 2020.
On October 15, 2021, Durk released “Pissed Me Off” [70] , which peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and serves as the lead single from his at the time upcoming seventh studio album 7220. On November 5, 2021, Durk released the stand-alone single “Lion Eyes” [71] , which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. On December 17, 2021, Durk collaborated with the high-profile country musician Morgan Wallen to release the single “Broadway Girls”, which was a commercial success and happened to be a top-20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 14 on the chart and happened to be the second single for Durk’s album 7220.
On February 22, 2022, Lil Durk released a new single, "Ahhh Ha", produced by Southside. He initially stated that his seventh studio album, 7220 , was due to be released on the same day, but it was pushed back to March 11; it was released then, consisting of 17 tracks, including guest appearances from Future, Gunna, Summer Walker, and Morgan Wallen. [69]
On July 31, 2022, Durk announced that following an incident that occurred on July 30, where his head was struck by an explosive pyrotechnic, he will be suspending performing and recording to recover from his injuries. In the accident, which happened during his set at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Durk suffered injuries to his face and right eye. [72] On November 14, 2022, Durk was featured on American rapper Roddy Ricch 's single titled, '' Twin '', The song was number 1 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, and it was number 35 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the song later appeared on Feed Tha Streets III , the third commercial mixtape by Roddy Ricch. [73]
After appearing on the cover of XXL , Lil Durk appeared in an interview in which he teased the release of his eighth studio album, a sequel to his sixth studio album, The Voice (2020). [74] When asked about the album, he stated: "Growth. That’s what the "2.0" stand for, just be on another level. Just not only music-wise, like the things around me like I told you, growing from the friends around me, management. Sitting with the mayor. We doin’ big charity things. Neighborhood Heroes, the foundation I got." [75] However, on May 5, Durk announced that the title had been changed to Almost Healed . The album was released on May 26 and features guest appearances from Alicia Keys, J. Cole, Chief Wuk, Future, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Rob49, the late Juice Wrld, and Morgan Wallen. The lead single, "All My Life" featuring J. Cole, was released on May 12. The song debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Durk his highest-charting song as a lead artist. The second single, "Pelle Coat", was released on May 25 respectively, alongside the promotional single "Therapy Session", a collaboration with Alicia Keys. The former song debuted and peaked at number 35 on the Hot 100. The album debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. Durk later shared that he would be releasing a new album soon, which would have thirteen tracks after his previous couple solo albums had a few more tracks than that and ran for longer.
On August 18, 2023, Durk released a single titled, '' F*ck U Thought", which is the lead single to his deluxe edition of Almost Healed. And on November 10, 2023, he released another single titled, "Smurk Carter", which serves as the lead and only single to his fifth compilation album, Nightmares in the Trenches. On November 17, 2023, Durk released his fifth compilation album titled Nightmares in the Trenches, which is also a collaboration with artists from his label Only the Family and the project features guest appearances from OTF Boonie Moe, Rob49, THF Zoo, Cokilla, Chief Wuk, Doodie Lo, YTB Fatt, Icewear Vezzo, Deeski, and Booka600. [2] On October 27, 2023, David Guetta featured Ayra Starr and Lil Durk on a house-influenced Afrobeats song titled "Big FU". [76] [77]
On January 12, 2024, Durk made a guest appearance on 21 Savage's American Dream on the song "Dangerous".
On February 4, at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, Lil Durk won his first Grammy after three previous nominations. He won best melodic rap performance with the song "All My Life" featuring J. Cole, the lead single from his eighth studio album Almost Healed .
In late January 2024, Durk announced the future release of his next studio album responding to a Kanye West post, revealing the project's title as Love Songs 4 the Streets 3 that would be the sequel to both his commercial mixtape, Love Songs 4 the Streets from 2017, and his 2019 studio album Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 . [78] On February 23, 2024, Durk released the lead single for his new aforementioned project, an introspective track titled "Old Days", the song was also accompanied with an official music video that was released the same day. [79]
Only the Family is a collective formed by Lil Durk in 2010. [80] Artists such as the late King Von, the late OTF Nuski, Doodie Lo, Booka600,OTF DEDE and OTF Boonie Moe are associated with the label.
Durk is a Muslim. [81] [82] [83] Durk has 7 children. [84] Since 2020, Durk has been engaged to his longtime girlfriend India Royale. [85]
On May 31, 2014, Durk’s cousin OTF Nunu also known as Nuski was shot and killed. [86] Then, on March 27, 2015, Uchenna "OTF Chino Dolla" Agina, Durk's friend and manager, was also shot dead. [87] On November 6, 2020, Lil Durk's affiliate King Von was killed in Atlanta. [88] On June 6, 2021, Durk's brother, Dontay "DThang" Banks Jr, was shot and killed outside of a Chicago nightclub. [89] [90]
In the early hours of July 11, 2021, Durk was targeted in a home invasion, where he and his girlfriend India exchanged gunfire with the suspects. Nobody was harmed, and the suspects fled the scene. [91] [92]
In July 2023, TMZ reported that Durk was hospitalized due to severe dehydration and exhaustion. [93]
In late 2011, Durk was arrested on a weapons charge. He was released on bond, but was later sentenced to 3 months. [94] [95] On June 5, 2013, Durk 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. [96] 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. [97] Durk was released on July 18, 2013. [95]
On August 19, 2016, Durk was cleared of disregarding probation when he was arrested on felony gun charges; the judge dropped the charges. [98]
In May 2019, Lil Durk and King Von were arrested on charges relating to a non-lethal shooting that took place earlier that year on February 5. According to prosecutors, the two men robbed and shot a man outside a popular Atlanta drive-in, for a Jeep Cherokee and $30,000. [99] After weeks in jail, Durk and Von were released on $250,000 & $300,000 bonds, respectively. [100] [101] In October 2022, the charges against Durk were dismissed. [102]
Durk was involved in a rivalry between Chief Keef and Joseph "Lil JoJo" Coleman. [103] After Durk released the song "Ls Anthem", in which he dissed Jojo's affiliates, The Brick Squad (not to be confused with rapper Gucci Mane's label), Jojo responded with the diss track, "BDK (300K)", calling out a vast majority of gang members, most namely Keef, Lil Reese, and Durk. [104] The feud ended after Lil Jojo was shot and killed on September 4, 2012. [105] [103] [106] After signing, respectively, with Universal Music's sister labels, Def Jam Recordings and Interscope Records, social and personal problems between Durk and Chief Keef's label, Glo Gang, began to develop in late 2012. After a social media exchange, [107] Durk disassociated himself from Keef's label. [108] Then, a spawn of diss songs followed, even for Durk in particular, his remix to Nicki Minaj's "Chiraq" with Meek Mill and Shy Glizzy. [109] [110] There, he not only calls out Keef, but also mentions Lil Reese, The Game, Tyga, King L, and the Gangster Disciples. [111] He even calls Keef "disrespectful" for turning his back on their friendship for Tyga and The Game's own remix of "Chiraq". [112] [113] In the midst of Keef's then-ongoing beef with rap group Migos, Durk shouted out the group in support to humiliate Keef. [114] However, in August 2014, Durk decided to mend his differences with him, and just squash the feud. [115] [116] [117]
After Durk dissed King L on his "Chiraq" remix, L would respond to both him and Keef, calling their feud a "whack movie trailer" comparison. [118] However, this ended up short-lived, as King L called his debacle with Durk, "a big mistake". [119] Durk's feud with California rappers The Game and Tyga ignited in 2014, after releasing their remix to Nicki Minaj's "Chiraq", called "Chiraq to L.A.". [120] [121] This both urged Durk and The Game to respond by heated exchanges socially. [122] [123] [124] After Durk threatened to "holla" at Tyga, he went to sexually boast about having an affair with Game's ex-fiancée, Tiffney Cambridge. [125] [126] However, this would force Game to respond with "Bigger than Me", which he targets Durk, 40 Glocc, 2014 XXL's Freshman Class, and many countless others. [127] [128] [129] Just eight months following, Durk squashed his feuds with Game, and a week later with Tyga. [130] [131] [132] In his adolescence, Durk and Famous Dex attended Paul Robeson High School, but after they both dropped out, the two seemingly lost contact. [133] After Durk became famous, Dex immediately revealed in an interview that he never saw him in his later days soon after, until they finally got a chance to meet with one another during the 2016 BET Awards. [134] [135] Durk also admitted that he was still "rockin'" with Dex. [136]
Durk has been embroiled in a feud between Only the Family protégé King Von and Baton Rouge rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. Von and Durk began to diss YoungBoy and vice versa through social media and their music, in what was initially taken as a joke. In particular, Von who made several videos mocking viral clips of YoungBoy as Von noted that YoungBoy fakes in his music: "the fuck YoungBoy talking about on this song, bruh? He's talking crazy, he ain't even like that. I'm on his a** now. You got caps in yo raps." [137] On November 6, 2020, King Von was shot and killed following an altercation with the YoungBoy Never Broke Again affiliate Quando Rondo. [138] [139] In 2022, following Von's death, and YoungBoy's release from jail, YoungBoy released "Bring the Hook", the lead single from his mixtape Colors . In the track, YoungBoy sent an obvious diss toward King Von and rappers from Parkway Garden Homes, a project known as O'Block on the South Side of Chicago as he rapped: "Nigga, this that Squid Game , O-Block pack get rolled up / Murder what they told us, Atlanta boy get fold up". [140] [141] The song's release reignited issues between YoungBoy and Durk which lead to the release of "Ahhh Ha", the lead single from Durk's 7220. The song featured several subliminal disses from Durk to YoungBoy. [142] [143] In the track, Durk took several shots against YoungBoy's ex-girlfriend Jania Meshell, suggesting she had relations with the late King Von. [144] On the same day, YoungBoy released "I Hate YoungBoy" which appeared on his fourth studio album The Last Slimeto . In the song, YoungBoy had taken shots at Durk's fiancé India Royale, Gucci Mane, Lil Baby, Boosie Badazz, Durk's late cousin OTF Nunu, and Durk himself. [145] [146] [147] He also dissed Apple Music for promoting Lil Durk. [148] On May 4, 2023, media personality and DJ Akademiks stated that YoungBoy and Durk had reconciled, [149] but on May 8, YoungBoy dissed both Durk and Akademiks on Twitter. On the same day, he announced a new mixtape titled Richest Opp and its release date of May 12, 2023, the intended release date as Durk's album Almost Healed. [150]
Awards | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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Grammy Awards | 2021 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | "Laugh Now Cry Later" (with Drake) | Nominated | [151] |
Best Rap Song | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Album of the Year | Donda (as a featured artist) | Nominated | [152] | |
2024 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | "All My Life" (featuring J. Cole) | Won | [153] |
Award | Year | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. | |
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iHeartRadio Titanium Award | 2022 | "Laugh Now Cry Later" | 1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations | Won | [154] |
Awards | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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NAACP Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song | "Laugh Now Cry Later" (with Drake) | Won | [155] |
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Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr., known professionally as Tee Grizzley, is an American rapper. He first began posting music online in 2011; following a two year prison sentence, he released the song "First Day Out" in 2017. It quickly gained viral status—earning two million views on YouTube in under three weeks—due to a social media challenge enacted by basketball player LeBron James, after which the song peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with 300 Entertainment. Its release preceded his debut mixtape My Moment (2017), and was followed by the single "From the D to the A", which received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His collaborative mixtape with Lil Durk, Bloodas (2018), was followed by his debut studio album, Activated (2018).
Only the Family, often abbreviated as OTF, is an American hip hop group from Chicago, Illinois. The group was formed by American rapper Lil Durk in 2010. The group is composed of Chicago-drill recording artists, which included late rapper King Von.
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or NBA YoungBoy, is an American rapper. From 2015 to 2017, he released eight independent mixtapes and garnered a regional following for his work. He signed with Atlantic Records in the latter year to release the singles "Untouchable" and "No Smoke", both of which marked his first entries on the Billboard Hot 100. Released in January of the following year, his single "Outside Today" became his first to reach the top 40 of the chart, and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It served as both his mainstream breakthrough and the lead single for his debut studio album, Until Death Call My Name (2018), which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200 despite mixed critical reception.
Dominique Armani Jones, known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence following the release of his 2017 mixtapes Harder than Hard and Too Hard, the former of which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 entry with its lead single, "My Dawg." He signed with Quality Control Music, an imprint of Motown and Capitol Records to release his debut studio album Harder Than Ever (2018), which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single "Yes Indeed". He released two additional retail projects that same year: The collaborative mixtape Drip Harder with fellow Georgia-based rapper Gunna—which saw continued success with its singles "Drip Too Hard" and "Close Friends"—and his commercial mixtape Street Gossip, which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
Tyquian Terrel Bowman, better known by his stage name Quando Rondo, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He signed with YoungBoy Never Broke Again's namesake record label, an imprint of Atlantic Records shortly after the release of his 2018 single, "I Remember". The song received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and preceded his debut studio album, QPac (2018), which moderately entered the Billboard 200 and contained his second platinum-certified song, "ABG". His second album, Recovery (2023), faintly entered the chart.
Dayvon Daquan Bennett, known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper and gangster from Chicago, Illinois, who was affiliated with the Black Disciples gang. He is widely considered one of the most preeminent figures of the drill genre.
Robert Roger Amparan, known professionally as Hypno Carlito, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He was the first artist signed to fellow Chicago rapper Lil Durk through his Only the Family label in 2015. That same year, he guest appeared on the deluxe edition of Durk's debut album Remember My Name, on the song "Ghetto ". The following year, he released his debut album, Never Say Never (2016). He also served as a ghostwriter for American actor Nick Cannon, having wrote his single "Pray for My City" for Spike Lee's film Chi-raq.
"3 Headed Goat" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk featuring fellow American rappers Lil Baby and Polo G. It was released on May 7, 2020, as the third single from the former's fifth studio album Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 (2020), a day ahead of the album's release. On the song, the rappers combine to form a "3 headed G.O.A.T.". The track received positive reviews from critics and was Durk's highest-charting song until the release of Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later".
Lontrell Donell Williams, Jr., better known by his stage name Pooh Shiesty, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He signed with Gucci Mane's 1017 Records, an imprint of Atlantic Records in 2020, he rose to prominence following his collaborations with the label's founder and cohorts. That same year, his single "Back in Blood" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It preceded the release of his debut commercial mixtape Shiesty Season (2021), which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. His stage name was given by his late brother, who adapted his childhood nickname "Mr. Pooh" with the vernacular slang term "shiesty"—referential of his lifestyle.
Coi Leray Collins is an American rapper and singer. The daughter of rapper and media executive Benzino, she began her musical career in 2018 with the release of her debut mixtape, Everythingcoz. She signed with Republic Records to release her second mixtape EC2 (2019) and her debut extended play, Now or Never (2020). In 2021, the Lil Durk remix of her song "No More Parties" peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Loyal Bros is a compilation album by American record label Only the Family. It was released on March 5, 2021, through the label alongside Empire Distribution. The album contains guest appearances from Lil Durk, late rapper King Von, Booka600, Memo600, Doodie Lo, THF Zoo, Lil Uzi Vert, Chief Wuk, Tee Grizzley, Big30, EST Gee, OTF Timo, Boss Top, C3, Slimelife Shawty, Jusblow600, Lil Mexico, Foogiano, OTF Ikey, Hypno Carlito, Boonie Moe, and Boona. It serves as the fourth compilation album by the label, following the 2019 compilation album, Family over Everything, a collaborative project with Durk. A sequel was released in collaboration with Durk on December 16, 2022.
"Ahhh Ha" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on February 22, 2022, as the third single from his seventh studio album, 7220. The song features subliminal disses towards rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, who took shots at Durk's late Only the Family artist, King Von, on his single, "Bring the Hook", from his eighteenth mixtape, Colors (2022).
"I Hate YoungBoy" is a diss track by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released as a single through Atlantic Records and Never Broke Again on February 22, 2022. Produced by Cheese, Horrid, K10, and Rell, Cheese wrote the song with YoungBoy and also mixed and mastered the song. The song gained attention for YoungBoy taking shots at Lil Durk alongside Durk's fiancée, India Royale, and his father, and people who have connections to the rapper or those YoungBoy thinks that have betrayed him.
Darrell Gregory Jackson, known professionally as Chopsquad DJ, is an American record producer, songwriter, and DJ. He is known for his frequent use of dark piano melodies in his beats. His stage name is adapted from his former role as the in-house DJ for record producer Young Chop's record label, ChopSquad.
Robert Coleman Thomas, known professionally as Rob49, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for his guest appearance alongside 21 Savage on Travis Scott's 2023 song "Topia Twins", which peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.
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