Lil Durk is an American rapper and most recently the founder of Only The Family Entertainment. Building Leal's singing career isn't easy. Dirk was accompanied by ups and downs. Despite all the difficulties, he managed to maintain a reputation and millions of fans around the world.
Childhood and youth of Lil Durk
Derek Banks (real name of the rapper) was born on October 19, 1992 in Chicago. The guy repeatedly said that his family cannot be called prosperous.
When he went to high school, the head of the family was put behind bars. Father repeatedly took part in robberies and robberies. Derek's mom understood that her husband would go to prison, and she would have to raise her son alone.
Banks Jr. tried not to burden his mother with chores. Moreover, while studying at school, he took on various part-time jobs to help his mother. Derek never graduated from high school. He actively began to engage in creativity and plunged headlong into the musical whirlpool.
There is also a black page in Banks's biography, which he managed to close. A significant role in the biography of the guy was played by Chicago street gangs, which were at enmity with each other. In 2010, he had problems with the law, but the guy preferred not to pay attention to it. Soon there was a failure in his life rhythm. And he regretted that he did not respond to the first "calls" earlier.
Derek was arrested for illegal possession of a weapon. This case was a good example. The guy safely hid the combat pistol and took out weapons only as a last resort. If the rapper knew that he was at the "front sight" of the police, then, most likely, he would have got rid of the gun forever. Derek was detained again on the "hot". The young man had a long time ahead of him.
The creative path of Lil Durk
Despite the fact that Leal got into trouble with the law, this did not stop him from recording mixtapes and compositions in the style of hip-hop and trap. Derek hoped that some label would be interested in his work. Unfortunately, it did not happen.
He posted the tracks Sneak Dissin and I'm a Hitta on online platforms under the pseudonym Lil Durk and waited for public feedback. Thanks to the possibilities of social networks, music lovers began to be interested in Lil. He had an army of fans.
Lil is the most popular prefix for rappers' pseudonyms. Some use the prefix because nature did not endow them with high growth, while others because they started writing music at a young age.
In 2013, Derek joined the rap scene. Soon he presented several mixtapes that became real "guns". In addition, Derek presented clips for the songs Oh My God, Bang Bros, Times and Hittaz. The producers of the popular publication Rolling Stone became interested in the works.
Acquaintance with influential people led Derek to the professional recording studio Def Jam Recordings. The label owners listened to the young artist's material and agreed to release a full-length LP. The album was released in 2015.
Longplay was warmly received by fans and music critics. The album took an honorable 14th position on the Billboard chart. It was a success. Therefore, the singer expanded his discography with a disc with the song My Beyonce. After that, he became the owner of the "gold" certificate.
New releases
In 2016, the studio album Lil Durk 2X was released. Derek counted on success. The fact that music lovers and fans did not like the collection caused the rapper to be annoyed and disappointed.
Derek took into account all the mistakes in the creation and recording of the previous record. Therefore, work on the Supa Vultures and Love Songs for The Streets collections was already carried out in compliance with certain rules. The rapper also thought about leaving Def Jam Recordings. Derek wanted to go free-swimming. This decision helped to reveal the potential of the singer.
The projects that were placed on the music platforms easily took the leading positions in the prestigious charts. Due to the fact that the tracks posted a significant number of times, they also ended up on the iTunes Store. Then Lil Durk realized that his independence plays a cruel joke with him and deprives him of his income. These thoughts led the singer to sign a contract with the Alamo & Interscope label.
In parallel with this, he opened his own studio, which was called Only The Family Entertainment. The rapper's label successfully promoted the Signed to the Streets 3 disc. Such success only motivated the rapper to record new musical material.
The personal life of a rapper
The personal life of Derek Banks is of interest to many fans. The rapper does not like to talk about his personal life. But one thing is certain - he became a father at a fairly early age.
The height of the star is 180 cm, weight - about 85 kilograms. Derek is attractive. Together with popularity and excellent financial situation, Derek is very popular with girls.
Nicole Konove is the only official wife of a celebrity. As of 2020, the couple divorced. According to rumors, Lil Derk got divorced due to problems with the law. He was afraid that his family might be threatened. The rapper maintains a relationship with Nicole.
Now in the social networks of the rapper there are photos in which he is depicted with a girl. The name of his chosen one is not known. But it helped put an end to rumors regarding the rapper's relationship with Dej Loaf. Once she announced that she was engaged to Derek.
Lil Durk: interesting facts
- In 2011, the rapper spent several months in prison for illegal possession of weapons.
- In 2015, the singer's manager, OTF Chino, was gunned down by unidentified assailants in his car near a restaurant in Avalon Park.
- Derek has many different tattoos on his body. The rapper prefers not to reveal the secret - whether or not his tattoos have a semantic meaning.
- Lil Dirk prefers the "easy life". He loves parties, beautiful cars and branded clothes.
- Despite the wild life, Derek fully provides for his children, and also takes part in the upbringing.
Rapper Lil Durk today
In 2020, Lil Durk promoted the Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 compilation. The record debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200. The collection was warmly received by critics and fans of the rapper's work.
The LP has: G Herbo, Gunna, Lil Baby and Polo G. In the middle of summer, a deluxe version of Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 was released.
In addition, it became known that the rapper is working on a new mixtape Durkio Krazy. In an interview, he said that he expects to receive a Grammy Award.
On December 24, 2020, the discography of rapper Lil Durk was replenished with the sixth full-length studio album. We are talking about the album The Voice. Note that Lil dedicated the record to the deceased rapper King Von. The cover of the LP was decorated with a joint photo of celebrities.
Lil Durk in 2021
In 2021, the discography of rapper Lil Derk was replenished with a new album. Plastic was called The Voice Of The Heroes. Note that Lil Baby took part in the recording of the LP. Rappers have repeatedly appeared on joint songs. The album was warmly welcomed by admirers of the performers.
