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Lil Durk Names His Top 5 Rappers.
American rapper, singer and songwriter Durk Derrick Banks, known professionally as Lil Durk, has revealed his top 5 best rappers.
Lil Durk is offering his opinion on the contentious topic as he prepares for the release of his new album.
In an interview for the XXL cover story for the spring of 2023, the Chicago rapper listed the rappers he believes to be the GOATs.
Heavy heavyweights like Lil Baby, Future, and his “Laugh Now Cry Later” co-star Drake are on his list. He also exhibited affection for the late King Von and Chief Wuk, two OTF brothers.
He explained the criteria for choosing his top 5. “They got the culture going crazy, just turning up in they own way,” Durk said. “And everybody I named just like got they own typa style. Everybody don’t sound alike.”
Durk is now on a mission to demonstrate his grandeur with his upcoming album The Voice 2.0, which will represent his evolution.
“Growth. That’s what the 2.0 stand for, just be on another level,” he said of the sequel to 2020’s The Voice. “Just not only music-wise, like the things around me like I told you, growing from the friends around me, management. Sitting with the mayor. We doin’ big charity things. Neighborhood Heroes, the foundation I got.”
The album will feature a collaboration with J. Cole called “All My Life,” produced by Dr. Luke. “We were just trying to figure out like what’s the right person to put on it,” Durk said. “‘Cause it’s one of those songs where if it’s not the right person to do the second verse… I feel like Cole can bring the energy that I’m looking for to it. So, if it wasn’t J. Cole, it’d be [Kanye], but Ye, he tucked away somewhere.”