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Durk Banks aka Lil Durk, the popular Chicago rapper and founder of the Only the Family (OTF) collective, was arrested and charged in an alleged murder-for-hire. Five other rappers with links to OTF were earlier arrested on federal charges after the murder of Saviay’a Robinson aka Lul Pab. It is believed that the group targeted another rapper Tyquian Terrel Bowman aka Quando Rondo.
Bowman is a suspect in the murder of rapper and OTF member King Von in Atlanta in 2020. Bowman and his family were shot at in a gas station along Beverly Boulevard and Robinson was fatally wounded. As Durk is being held in Broward County Jail, fans bring up one of his songs, which mentioned his fate years earlier.
Lil Durk’s One Song Prophesized His Current Fate In 2020
A federal investigation linkedLil Durkto the shooting at a gas station in Beverly Boulevard in August 2022 which took the life of emerging rapper Lul Pab (via Metro). He is being charged with murder-for-hire and will be handed over to the US Marshals. The investigation also revealed that the group targeted rapper Quando Rondo for the murder of OTF member King Von in 2020.
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Dayvon Daquan Bennett aka King Von was involved in an altercation with Quando Rondo’s crew in Atlanta Georgia. The dispute quickly escalated, resulting in Bennett being shot multiple times (via Hot New Hip Hop). Timothy Leeks, a rapper affiliated with Rondo, was identified as the suspect. Bennett’s passing deeply affected Lil Durk, who deactivated his socials.
When he came back, he announced the release of the singleBackdooras part of his albumThe Voice. The album was a tribute to Bennett. Interestingly,one of the tracks in the albumpredicted Durk’s current legal issues in 2020. Fans shared that the lyrics of the songRedmanhave come true for Durk in real life. One of the lines read:
They asked me where I’ma be in ten years, sh*t, I said, “The feds”
The other lines also carry some references to his friend’s death and hint at a possible retaliation. Fans on X shared about the rapper’s lyrics:
Lil Durk was being cryptic in his music and knew he was going to jail soon 😳…“They ask me where I’m gonna be in 10 years… I said the feds”pic.twitter.com/xXESVyFsne
He spoke it into existence 💀
Oh, so he was just giving us a heads-up on his future plans? How thoughtful of him!
Prophetic conviction
Power of the tongue don’t put shit out there and don’t expect it to come back to you
The charges against Lil Durk are pretty serious which could land him behind bars for a long time. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards this year, Lil Durk won his first Grammy for best melodic rap performance for the songAll My Life.
The Murder-for-Hire Charges Against Lil Durk
Lil Durk was arrested alongside five other rappers Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, and Asa Houston in the murder of Lul Pab. The defendants Wilson, Jones, Lindsey, and Houston flew out to California to track down Rondo, perWGN TV.
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They followed Rondo and his family, who were traveling in their car. When they reached the gas station near Beverly Boulevard, the defendants opened fire and fatally wounded Lul Pab. They then flew back to Chicago. According to the prosecutors, Grant flew from Miami to LA to provide the others with gins. A white BMW sedan and a white Infiniti were used by the defendants to follow Bowman and his family.
According toWGN TV, Lil Durk also faces murder charges in a separate lawsuit filed by rapper FBG Duck’s family. FBG Duck was killed in a shooting outside a Gold Coast store in 2020.
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