Rapper Lil Durk charged with murder for hire

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk has been charged in a murder-for-hire plot against rapper Quando Rondo for his alleged involvement in the 2020 murder of up-and-coming musician King Von in Atlanta.

The “All My Life” hitmaker, whose real name is Durk Derrick Banks, is currently being held in the Broward County Jail in Florida without bail.

Federal charges were filed against Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey and Asa Houston, according to the indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. obtained by TMZ.

Prosecutors allege that the five men named in the indictment have ties to the rap group “Only the Family” (OTF), formed by Lil Durk in 2010.

While the 32-year-old Chicago native is not named as a defendant, he has vehemently denied claims that OTF is a gang.

Authorities say the men staged the August 2022 shooting in Los Angeles, California, in direct retaliation for the 2020 death of emerging rapper King Von.

Von was shot and killed by Quando’s partner, Lul Timm, after a heated argument.

According to the indictment, officials allege that the men used a credit card associated with OTF to purchase plane tickets to Los Angeles in August 2022. The purpose of the trip was allegedly to search for Quando Rondo.

Once there, Grant allegedly booked a hotel room for the men to stay, where he provided them with firearms, prosecutors said.

Grant also allegedly rented two cars that the men used to follow Rondo and his 24-year-old cousin, Saviay’a Robinson.

Once the couple stopped for gas, Houston allegedly drove into a nearby alley before Jones, Lindsey and a third unidentified man carried out the shooting.

Rondo was not injured in the shooting, however, Robinson was fatally wounded.

After the shooting, the defendants went to a nearby restaurant to discuss payment, the indictment adds.

That same day, the credit card was used to purchase plane tickets for Wilson, Jones, Lindsey and Houston to travel back to Chicago.

Prosecutors said that on the same day of the shooting, an unnamed accomplice used a credit card associated with OTF to purchase plane tickets for Wilson, Jones, Lindsey and Houston to return to Chicago.

According to TMZJones and Houston have hearings scheduled in Chicago on Monday. Grant, Wilson and Lindsey waived their right to a hearing and will instead be sent to Los Angeles.

The Post has reached out to Lil Durk’s representatives for comment.

This isn’t Lil Durk’s first run-in with the law.

He previously faced five felony charges stemming from his alleged connection to a February 2019 shooting.

After surrender to the police In May 2019, he was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and gang activity.

the artist was part of the “Freshman Class” 2014 of XXL Magazine along with Chance the Rapper and Rich Homie Quan.

Earlier this year, Lil Durk became a Grammy-winning rapper for his hit song “All My Life.” It had previously received four nominations.