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Birth Name: Durk Devontay Banks
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 19, 1992
Ethnicity: African-American
Lil Durk, also known as Durkio, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founder, and the lead member, of collective and record label Only the Family (OTF), and is considered a pioneer of Chicago-based hip-hop drill music. His songs as lead singer include “Viral Moment,” “3 Headed Goat,” “Backdoor,” “The Voice,” “Broadway Girls,” “Ahhh Ha,” “Hot Shit,” and “All My Life.” His featured songs include “Laugh Now Cry Later,” “Back in Blood,” “Every Chance I Get,” and “Who Want Smoke??” He is also known as The Voice, Smurk, and Mustafa Abdul Malak.
He was raised in Englewood, Chicago. His father, Dontay Banks, Sr., is serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole. His brother, Dontay “DThang” Banks, Jr., and cousin, rapper McArthur “OTF NuNu” Swindle/Nuski, have both been murdered, each on a different occasion. His manager, Uchenna “OTF Chino Dolla” Agina, has also been shot and killed.
Lil Durk is married to fashion blogger and entrepreneur India Royale. He has seven children, including a daughter with India. Lil Durk is Muslim.
Lil Durk’s paternal grandmother was Lee Dorothy Bowen (the daughter of Willie Bowens and Alma Godfrey). Lee was born in Greenville, Mississippi. Willie was the son of Willie Bowens and Erma Jones.
Lil Durk’s maternal grandmother is named Hattie Lee Woodard.