Durk D. Banks, aka Lil Durk, is a rapper and singer from the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois’ South Side. He started issuing mixtapes through OTF (Only the Family) in August 2011 with I’m a Hitta and quickly followed it with I’m Still a Hitta (April 2012) and Life Ain’t No Joke (October 2012), the latter of which came out just after the typically melodic and kicked-back “L’s Anthem,” his debut single for Def Jam. The same year, he was featured on a string of tracks with fellow Chicago natives and close associates like Lil Reese, Fredo Santana, and Chief Keef. “Dis Ain’t What U Want,” his second Def Jam single, came in May 2013, just before his affiliation with French Montana‘s Coke Boys was made official. His debut album,Remember My Name, followed in 2015 and featured Logic, Jeremih, and King Popo as guests.