A biography for Lil Durkhasn’t been written yet.
“With 'LilDurk2x,' it's a good vibe to it, good energy.”
“Atlanta is definitely where it's at. I still go back to Chicago a lot though, I got family there.”
“I'll never stick to one sound, I switch it up.”
“I worked with Ty Dolla Sign, YG, Nipsey Hussle, Metro Boomin - I build relationships, and I try to stay afloat with everyone who is hot or cool, period.”
“When I do shows, I take pictures and make the fans feel like family. All of that really matters. That's the cheat code if you ain't got a hit.”
“I was 17 when I first started rapping and 18 before I started taking it seriously - when I really knew I could rap and have fans and be a trendsetter.”
“I let my partners and my DJ listen to my songs and if they say, 'Oh yeah I felt that one' or 'I am feeling that' then I write it down and we just continue building the album from there.”
“It feels good to be in a place now where I can give back to my community.”
“Rapping is my dream, but my kids make me happy.”
“Put your own twist to it. That's how you say relevant. Or things get old and boring.”
“I'm happy with the person I become.”
“Something happened in the studio that was between me and Tyga that ain't supposed to escalate, but it did. Something happened with a song we did, and he ain't like it.”
“Once upon a time, I was really lost. I was 18 going on 19, and I was shy. All I want to do is get money, and the way I was thinking I was going to do that was a negative route.”
“My message is just showing people how I came from nothing.”
“Always read your contract. Know what you're getting yourself into. Know your worth.”
“I don't think anybody feels safe in Chicago. Bullets ain't got no name on them.”
“I'm just trying to show people that I ain't gotta ride off no movement. I can ride off myself.”
“I don't throw shade at anybody like, 'You sound like me.'”
“My thing is to get new fans. So I love when people say, 'Oh, I've heard of him before.' Or 'I've never heard of Durk.' Or 'I'm a fan of Durk today.' This is what I like to see, because it lets me know when I come out with something that it's going to work.”
“See what I do is I book a studio that's closed down and I go by myself. No one's in there, literally just me and the engineer.”