The Lil Durk case is yet another troubling example of the criminal justice system intersecting Hip Hop in the most violent of ways.

The Chicago drill rapper (real name Durk Banks) was arrested last month for his alleged involvement in a murder-for-hire plot.

Drew Findling, known for defending top celebrities like Cardi B, Offset and Trump, takes on Lil Durk's legal battle.

The rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, released a song that “sought to commercialize” the shooting that targeted Quando Rondo and killed his cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, according to an indictment filed last week.

Cop Your XXL Merch Now After 20 days in the Miami Federal Detention Center, Lil Durk was transported to California to face a judge in court where he pleaded not guilty to murder-for-hire charges and had his trial date set.

Durk, 32—legal name Durk Devontay Banks—was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Thursday after being extradited from Florida.

Chicago rapper Lil Durk pleaded not guilty to murder-for-hire charges at his Los Angeles arraignment Thursday, three weeks after his dramatic arrest in Miami as he allegedly tried to flee the country.

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk pleaded not guilty Thursday in downtown Los Angeles to federal charges stemming from an alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy that resulted in a man’s death near the Beverly Center two years ago.

Lil Durk has reportedly pleaded not guilty to murder-for-hire charges during his court hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday. This comes three weeks after his shocking arrest in Miami. As we previously reported,

Lil Durk transferred to Los Angeles prison from Miami Lil Durk is facing serious legal trouble, with a federal indictment accusing him of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot aimed at rival rapper Quando Rondo.