Durk's lawyers say the new charge is a "pathetic pivot" by prosecutors and an "acknowledgment of weakness."
Lil Durk, winner of the "Best Melodic Rap Performance" award for "All My Life", poses in the press room during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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As trial approaches in Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire case, federal prosecutors have brought an additional charge that accuses the rapper of racketeering by operating his Only the Family (OTF) label as a violent gang.
Durk is scheduled to go to trial in August for allegedly putting a bounty on rival rapper Quando Rondo in retaliation for the 2020 killing of his close friend and collaborator King Von. Rondo was shot at a Los Angeles gas station in 2022 and survived, but another man who went by Lul Pab was killed in the crossfire.
