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A new indictment against Lil Durk has nixed all references to his lyrics in the rapper’s murder-for-hire case. Federal prosecutors confirmed the lyrics were removed but said it would not affect their case against him.

“Defendant Banks has presented a false narrative that he is being prosecuted and detained because of his violent lyrics. This claim is, and has always been, baseless,” prosecutors wrote in a separate court filing Friday, per Billboard. “Just like every iteration of the indictment before it, the [new indictment] contains significant allegations that show defendant’s...

Lil Durk claims his lyrics are “now being used against him” in the government’s murder-for-hire case against the rapper.

Durk (born Durk Banks) was charged last year for the attempted murder of rival Quando Rondo, allegedly having ordered his own “Otf” crew to murder Rondo. While Rondo survived, his friend Lul Pab was killed in the crossfire.

The rapper previously pleaded not guilty to the charges, while his lawyers attempted to have the case dismissed earlier this month, citing “false evidence” provided to a grand jury.

In a video statement posted on Instagram Wednesday,...

Lawyers for Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk had their first major chance to attack his murder-for-hire charges and jail detention Thursday, arguing in a federal courtroom in downtown Los Angeles that the artist wasn’t trying to flee the country before his October arrest in Miami. They said the “All My Life” rapper “contests” the claim he ordered a rival’s assassination, and they submitted new evidence that a rap song cited in his indictment was written and recorded months before the deadly 2022 shooting at the center of his case.

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