Chicago rap superstar Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on murder-for-hire charges, records show.

Broward County Sheriff’s Office

According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. marshals arrested Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, on Thursday. He was held in the main jail and has been charged with murder-for-hire, records show.

Details about the alleged plot have not been released.

Earlier this month, rapper FBG Duck’s mother filed a lawsuit seeking to link Lil Durk and his slain protégé King Von to the gang-related murder of her son in the Gold Coast.

FBG Duck, whose real name is Carlton Weekly, was shot by a group of masked men in August 2020 as he waited to enter the Dolce & Gabbana store. His girlfriend, Cashae Williams, and another man, Davon Brinson, were also injured. the attack and named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

The lawsuit filed in Cook County court, based largely on evidence uncovered during the criminal trial, alleges that Durk’s record label Only The Family, or OTF, is a criminal enterprise. The label, which had Von as a signatory, has had contracts with media giant Sony and other major labels, which reportedly welcomed artists who engaged in criminal activities.

On the same day Lil Durk was arrested in Florida, five Chicago men were arrested and charged with participating in a hit man plot to kill rapper Quando Rondo in California for his alleged involvement in the shooting of King Von.

According to the indictment, the five were affiliated with OTF, a hip-hop collective formed by Lil Durk that produces and sells drill rap by artists mainly from Chicago. King Von was a high-ranking member of the group.

OTF was founded by Lil Durk in 2010, around the same time the drill rap subgenre emerged. The subgenre is characterized by the monotonous lyrics that refer to gang violence.

A concert Lil Durk performed at United Center on Sunday was marked by violence when 18-year-old Elgin high school student Jesse Kendall was shot and robbed while walking to the show with friends.

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