Southern Plug Magazine: Leaders of the New School 2017 Volume 2 Issue 1 A | Page 103

Durk D. Banks, aka Lil Durk, is a rapper and singer from the
Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois' South Side. He
started issuing mixtapes through OTF (Only the Family) in
August 2011 with I'm a Hitta and quickly followed it with I'm
Still a Hitta (April 2012) and Life Ain't No Joke (October 2012),
the latter of which came out just after the typically melodic
and kicked-back "L's Anthem," his debut single for Def Jam.
The same year, he was featured on a string of tracks with
fellow Chicago natives and close associates like Lil Reese,
Fredo Santana, and Chief Keef. "Dis Ain't What U Want," his
second Def Jam single, came in May 2013, just before his
affiliation with French Montana's Coke Boys was made official.
His debut album, Remember My Name, followed in 2015 and
featured Logic, Jeremih, and King Popo as guests. DeJ Loaf, Yo
Gotti, and Young Thug landed on his 2016 LP 2X, which also
featured the single "She Just Wanna" (with Ty Dolla $ign). In
2017, Durk teamed up with DeJ Loaf for the single "The One