Lil Durk has pleaded not guilty regarding his involvement in an alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy plot against fellow rapper Quando Rondo. Keep watching for the full details of the case.
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00:00♪ I got too much love for N.K.D. to put a K out the 600. ♪
00:03Grammy award-winning rapper Lil Durk
00:05pled not guilty in a Los Angeles court on Thursday
00:08to federal charges to an alleged murder
00:10for hire conspiracy plot against fellow rapper,
00:13Kwando Rondo.
00:14In September 2022, Kwando was shot in his car in Los Angeles
00:18and the gunfire killed his cousin.
00:21Durk was arrested on October 24th in Miami
00:23and was recently extradited to Los Angeles.
00:26The U.S. attorney's office has filed two additional charges
00:29against the Chicago rapper,
00:30one count of use of interstate facilities
00:33to commit murder for hire resulting in death.
00:35He was also charged with one count
00:37using, carrying, and discharging firearms and a machine gun
00:41and possession of such firearms
00:42and furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death.
00:46Billboard has confirmed that Lil Durk
00:47has hired famed defense lawyer, Drew Finley.
00:50Drew has represented the likes of Donald Trump,
00:52Cardi B, Gucci Mane, and Offset.
00:55Durk remains in custody in a Los Angeles detention
00:58awaiting a bond hearing on December 12th
01:00with his trial expected to take place sometime in January.
01:03Billboard has contacted Lil Durk's reps for comments.
01:06Stay tuned to Billboard for all the latest updates.