Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), better known as Lil Durk, is a … Read Full Bio ↴Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), better known as Lil Durk, is a rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. Durk is best known for his involvement in the drill wave that took the music world by storm in the 2010s. He is the founder of his own record label and rap collective, Only the Family (OTF).
Beginning his career, from 2011 to 2012, Durk released his debut, un-official mixtape, I’m a Hitta which was released on August 26, 2011. On April 3, 2012, Durk released his sophomore mixtape, a sequel to his previous tape, I’m Still a Hitta. Durka later released his third mixtape on November 5, 2012, titled Life Ain’t No Joke
Like many drill artists, Durk’s early career was plagued with legal issues and accusations of violence. These issues eventually led to his shows being canceled.
From 2013 to 2015 Durk released a total of four projects, three mixtapes, and an album. October 10, 2013, marked the release of the first Signed to the Streets, one of Durk’s most notable mixtapes and the start of a series. In the summer of 2014, specifically July 4, Durk released a sequel to Signed to the Streets and released Signed to the Streets 2 featuring his “What You Do to Me”.
2015 would be an enormous year for Lil Durk as in July 2015, Durk released his debut studio album, Remember My Name which featured his Jeremih-assisted “Like Me.” Later that year, Durk released his sixth mixtape 300 Days 300 Nights which included his then-girlfriend, Dej Loaf-assisted, “My Beyoncé.”
From 2016 to 2017, Durk released a total of four solo projects and one collaborative project. On July 22, 2016, Durk released his sophomore studio album, Lil Durk 2X accompanied by features such as Future, Young Thug, Yo Gotti and more. Ending the year, Durk released They Forgot, his seventh mixtape.
Beginning 2017, in February, Durk released his seventh mixtape, Love Songs for the Streets, which is deemed as one of his most notable projects including features from Moneybagg Yo and YFN Lucci. Later that year in August, Durk released a collaborative EP with Lil Reese titled Supa Vultures; the project included his “Nobody Knows”. On October 19, 2017, Durk carried on with his Signed to the Streets series with the highly anticipated Signed to the Streets 2.5. The mixtape included the start of yet another song series titled “India” dedicated to his fiancé India Cox otherwise known as India Royale.
In 2018, Durk released two projects, he began with Just Cause Y'all Waited, Durk’s highest-charting mixtape peaking at #57 on the Billboard 200. Durk then released a sequel to Love Songs for the Streets titled Love Songs 4 the Streets 2. Durk was extremely successful prior to this album, however, many say that this exact album broke Durk into the mainstream rap industry as it had been his first project to chart in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
2020 was an even better year for Lil Durk as he released his almost chart-topping Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. It was later followed up with a deluxe.
The scars of violence run deep in Durk’s discography, particularly arising from the loss of OTF members Nunu (Nuski) and King Von at the hands of gunfire. Both artists are commemorated on his album The Voice, for which a deluxe version was released in 2021.
Anointing himself as the voice of the streets, Durk followed up this project with the release of the collaborative album The Voice of the Heroes with Lil Baby which brought the Chicago native artist his first #1 album.
Marking his first solo #1 album, in March 2022, Lil Durk released a melodramatic take on the deaths of his loved ones through an album titled 7220. The album became Durk’s first solo project to top the charts.
Beginning his career, from 2011 to 2012, Durk released his debut, un-official mixtape, I’m a Hitta which was released on August 26, 2011. On April 3, 2012, Durk released his sophomore mixtape, a sequel to his previous tape, I’m Still a Hitta. Durka later released his third mixtape on November 5, 2012, titled Life Ain’t No Joke
Like many drill artists, Durk’s early career was plagued with legal issues and accusations of violence. These issues eventually led to his shows being canceled.
From 2013 to 2015 Durk released a total of four projects, three mixtapes, and an album. October 10, 2013, marked the release of the first Signed to the Streets, one of Durk’s most notable mixtapes and the start of a series. In the summer of 2014, specifically July 4, Durk released a sequel to Signed to the Streets and released Signed to the Streets 2 featuring his “What You Do to Me”.
2015 would be an enormous year for Lil Durk as in July 2015, Durk released his debut studio album, Remember My Name which featured his Jeremih-assisted “Like Me.” Later that year, Durk released his sixth mixtape 300 Days 300 Nights which included his then-girlfriend, Dej Loaf-assisted, “My Beyoncé.”
From 2016 to 2017, Durk released a total of four solo projects and one collaborative project. On July 22, 2016, Durk released his sophomore studio album, Lil Durk 2X accompanied by features such as Future, Young Thug, Yo Gotti and more. Ending the year, Durk released They Forgot, his seventh mixtape.
Beginning 2017, in February, Durk released his seventh mixtape, Love Songs for the Streets, which is deemed as one of his most notable projects including features from Moneybagg Yo and YFN Lucci. Later that year in August, Durk released a collaborative EP with Lil Reese titled Supa Vultures; the project included his “Nobody Knows”. On October 19, 2017, Durk carried on with his Signed to the Streets series with the highly anticipated Signed to the Streets 2.5. The mixtape included the start of yet another song series titled “India” dedicated to his fiancé India Cox otherwise known as India Royale.
In 2018, Durk released two projects, he began with Just Cause Y'all Waited, Durk’s highest-charting mixtape peaking at #57 on the Billboard 200. Durk then released a sequel to Love Songs for the Streets titled Love Songs 4 the Streets 2. Durk was extremely successful prior to this album, however, many say that this exact album broke Durk into the mainstream rap industry as it had been his first project to chart in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
2020 was an even better year for Lil Durk as he released his almost chart-topping Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. It was later followed up with a deluxe.
The scars of violence run deep in Durk’s discography, particularly arising from the loss of OTF members Nunu (Nuski) and King Von at the hands of gunfire. Both artists are commemorated on his album The Voice, for which a deluxe version was released in 2021.
Anointing himself as the voice of the streets, Durk followed up this project with the release of the collaborative album The Voice of the Heroes with Lil Baby which brought the Chicago native artist his first #1 album.
Marking his first solo #1 album, in March 2022, Lil Durk released a melodramatic take on the deaths of his loved ones through an album titled 7220. The album became Durk’s first solo project to top the charts.
Finesse Out The Gang Way
Lil Durk Lyrics
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(Dj on the beat so it's a banger)
I came from nothin', I had to go get it
I had to finesse out the gang way (gang way)
I done did everything for the niggas that I love
Who stuck in the chain gang (chain gang)
Shit be so weird
I'm steady watchin' all the niggas who yellin' out, "Gang, gang" (gang, gang)
Shit be so different
I'm watchin' the niggas who bitches but yellin' out, "Bang, bang" (bang, bang)
Roll up a blunt of that Pluto
Used to be deep now I'm riding 'round uno
I know some niggas who hustlin' but quit 'cause they was doin' this shit for too long
I remember niggas feelin' like brothers but now this shit feel like a group home
And I had told 'em I love 'em so much, to me it felt you can't do wrong
I was trappin' out inside of my granny crib, I was servin' with two phones
I remember tellin' jewelers "Don't know what a Patek is"
Now it's two-tone
Money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
Asked 'em why they sellin' food stamps
I done grabbed a Urus on some cool shit
I'ma get it on my own, when I felt alone
I remember feelin' useless
I remember servin' to the cool kids
Twin got a .30, like a pool stick
Why you think your murders turn to news clips?
When a nigga die, when his family cry
And they'll swear to God that he ain't do shit
I remember niggas bein' goofy
Spending their last money on the Gucci
He just got fly just to get him some coochie
Went to jail ridin' around with a goofy
I can actually say I'm feelin' like money
I remember riding 'round with a hunnid
Had twin with me ridin' one hunnids
Gucci bag, duffels, fifty, one hunnids
Super motivated, come from a dungeon
Like, why you call a dungeon the trenches?
It don't matter 'cause I'm bringin' my niggas
Why you fall out with me just for attention?
Niggas die when they pop up in my mentions
Had the realest nigga tell you're a peasant
Took a Perc' and it got me in my feelings (got me in my feelings)
The money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
The money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
Man, I've been trappin' since 2007
My mama was strugglin', I had to help
From juvenile to the penitentiary, I'm better
I'm happy I can say I got it together
Fifty-three percent of these niggas feminine
I am not a gangster, I am a gentleman
We the ones that handle murders like businessmen
Postin' money on the 'Gram, I invented that
I done came a long way from the middleman
I got head for an hour in the Cullinan
I done gave a thousand bows to my brother them
Shit get serious when them bodies start comin' up
I put a kit on the Urus, it's bigger now
Told my baby mama we need a bigger house
I'm too real for this shit, I done figure out
Got one foot in the streets, tryna pull it out
She be lowkey, she ain't runnin' her mouth (mouth)
She don't ever want me to pull out
I ran it up to a load from a ounce
I'm rockin' clothes I can't even pronounce
Fuck the pandemic, I love me a drought
I ran it up in this motherfucker
Three hunnid shots, that's enough in this motherfucker
Only The Family, it's us in this motherfucker, gang shit
The money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
The money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
I came from nothin', I had to go get it
I had to finesse out the gang way (gang way)
I done did everything for the niggas that I love
Who stuck in the chain gang (chain gang)
Shit be so weird
I'm steady watchin' all the niggas who yellin' out, "Gang, gang" (gang, gang)
I'm watchin' the niggas who bitches but yellin' out, "Bang, bang" (bang, bang)
Roll up a blunt of that Pluto
Used to be deep now I'm riding 'round uno
I know some niggas who hustlin' but quit 'cause they was doin' this shit for too long
I remember niggas feelin' like brothers but now this shit feel like a group home
And I had told 'em I love 'em so much, to me it felt you can't do wrong
I was trappin' out inside of my granny crib, I was servin' with two phones
I remember tellin' jewelers "Don't know what a Patek is"
Now it's two-tone
Money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
Asked 'em why they sellin' food stamps
I done grabbed a Urus on some cool shit
I'ma get it on my own, when I felt alone
I remember feelin' useless
I remember servin' to the cool kids
Twin got a .30, like a pool stick
Why you think your murders turn to news clips?
When a nigga die, when his family cry
And they'll swear to God that he ain't do shit
I remember niggas bein' goofy
Spending their last money on the Gucci
He just got fly just to get him some coochie
Went to jail ridin' around with a goofy
I can actually say I'm feelin' like money
I remember riding 'round with a hunnid
Had twin with me ridin' one hunnids
Gucci bag, duffels, fifty, one hunnids
Super motivated, come from a dungeon
Like, why you call a dungeon the trenches?
It don't matter 'cause I'm bringin' my niggas
Why you fall out with me just for attention?
Niggas die when they pop up in my mentions
Had the realest nigga tell you're a peasant
Took a Perc' and it got me in my feelings (got me in my feelings)
The money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
The money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
Man, I've been trappin' since 2007
My mama was strugglin', I had to help
From juvenile to the penitentiary, I'm better
I'm happy I can say I got it together
Fifty-three percent of these niggas feminine
I am not a gangster, I am a gentleman
We the ones that handle murders like businessmen
Postin' money on the 'Gram, I invented that
I done came a long way from the middleman
I got head for an hour in the Cullinan
I done gave a thousand bows to my brother them
Shit get serious when them bodies start comin' up
I put a kit on the Urus, it's bigger now
Told my baby mama we need a bigger house
I'm too real for this shit, I done figure out
Got one foot in the streets, tryna pull it out
She be lowkey, she ain't runnin' her mouth (mouth)
She don't ever want me to pull out
I ran it up to a load from a ounce
I'm rockin' clothes I can't even pronounce
Fuck the pandemic, I love me a drought
I ran it up in this motherfucker
Three hunnid shots, that's enough in this motherfucker
Only The Family, it's us in this motherfucker, gang shit
The money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
The money make the world spin (spin, oh)
The money make the girls grin (grin, oh)
Been rappin' since 2010 (ten, oh)
Who ever thought I'd win? (Win, oh)
In Lil Durk's "Finesse Out The Gang Way" the lyrics describe the rapper's journey from nothing to success, and the challenges he faced along the way. The song talks about his life in Chicago, which was full of gangs, violence, and poverty. The lyrics show how he learned to be strong and independent, using his wit and charm to get ahead. The chorus of the song emphasizes the power of money and fame, and how they can make the world spin and make girls grin.
The first verse of the song focuses on Lil Durk's humble beginnings, and his hard work to achieve success. He talks about how he had to finesse his way out of the gang life in order to escape the poverty he was born into. He reminisces about his past experiences with his friends who are still stuck in the chain gang, highlighting the dark reality of gang culture in his hometown. Lil Durk also sheds light on the fakeness of some of his acquaintances who would yell out "Gang, gang" or "Bang, bang" while being bitches. He used to hustle hard, serving with two phones inside his granny's crib, and now he's rocking a Patek watch in two-tone color.
The second and third verses of Finesse Out The Gang Way portray Lil Durk's reflections on his success, and his evolution from a gangster to a gentleman. The lyrics describe his tough persona, but also show his softer side. Lil Durk talks about his experience in the trap business, and tells a story about a friend who got murdered after spending his last money on designer clothes just to impress girls. The song conveys the moral of not forgetting the root of where you came from, and to be authentic to oneself.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Durk Banks, Dominique Jones, Darrel Jackson
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