Rapper Lil Durk Arrested Over Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot in Florida

US rapper Lil Durk, born Durk Devontay Banks, has been arrested in Broward County, Florida, in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot. According to police records, the 33-year-old was taken into custody on Thursday night and is currently being held without bail.

This arrest follows the recent indictment of five individuals associated with Banks’ hip-hop collective, Only The Family (OTF), who were charged in Chicago for their involvement in a 2022 shooting. The incident, which claimed the life of the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo, has intensified scrutiny on OTF and its connections within the Chicago drill rap scene.

Lil Durk has become a major figure in hip-hop, with six albums reaching the top five on the US Billboard charts since 2019. He has collaborated with major artists like Drake and J. Cole, and recently won a Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance for his track All My Life, featuring J. Cole.

Durk founded OTF in 2010, and the group has been central to the rise of Chicago’s drill rap movement. The rapper’s arrest marks another chapter in the ongoing legal troubles linked to the group and the violent disputes within the music scene. The investigation continues as authorities delve deeper into the alleged murder plot.