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Lil Durk trial opens with $10,000 payment testimony

9/1/2026

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Lil Durk Trial

A Los Angeles court began Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial, accusing him of ordering a hit on Quando Rondo.
Prosecutors presented Durk’s texts after King Von’s 2020 death, including “I gotta go all out for him.”
The prosecution showed an unreleased 2021 “Redman” video that depicts Durk shooting a man resembling Rondo.
Former OTF member Kacey “OTF Jam” Hester testified Durk offered a cash reward and paid $10,000 for a track.

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Lil Durk Funding

Aubrey Drake Graham (musician) is the primary financial backer of Durk Derrick Banks's (rapper) defense, not Jeffery Lamar Williams.
Legal fees have risen to $100,000 per day, pushing total expenses above $2 million.
Kanye West (musician) contributed $250,000 toward Durk Derrick Banks's legal fees.
Dominique Jones (rapper) donated $5,000-$10,000 increments, which Akademiks called “strip club money.”
Rodarius Marcell Green (rapper), Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (rapper) and Swiss Beatz (producer) also gave support.

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Lil Durk Trial

A Los Angeles court began Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial, accusing him of ordering a hit on Quando Rondo.
Prosecutors presented Durk’s texts after King Von’s 2020 death, including “I gotta go all out for him.”
The prosecution showed an unreleased 2021 “Redman” video that depicts Durk shooting a man resembling Rondo.
Former OTF member Kacey “OTF Jam” Hester testified Durk offered a cash reward and paid $10,000 for a track.

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