Lil Durk has released a song featuring his niece in an emotional tribute to his late brother Dthang.
The Chicago-based rapper dropped his seventh album on Friday, March 11, 2022 but one song in particular has caught people’s attention.
The song, entitled ‘Love Dior Banks (HOLD EM CLOSE)’ features Lil Durk’s niece Dior Banks who is the daughter of Lil Durk’s brother, the late DThang.
The song’s introduction features Dthang’s bereaved daughter saying:
I love my daddy, I miss my daddy
He was so special to me
He took me shopping, bought me everything
I follow his footsteps and bigger dreams
That’s my daddy, that’s my king
Dthang was a married father of two and a rapper with 11,800 Spotify listeners and 160,000 Instagram followers, he was also the founder of the OFT (Only The Family) Collective in Chicago along with his brother Lil Durk.
The later songwriter released many songs, with Gzz Box, Bunny Hop, Caution, and Wilin 4 Respect among the best known.
The 32-year-old whose real name was Dontay Banks Jr, was fatally shot outside Club 0 in Harvey, Chicago Illinois on Sunday, June 6, 2021.
The rapper was found dead on he 7900 block of S. Loomis Blvd in Chicago, leaving behind a son and daughter.
And this is not the first time that Lil Durk has seen close family and friends be the targets of extreme violence.
Lil Durk’s cousin McArthur “OFT Nunu” Swindle was murdered back in 2014.
And his close friend King Von was also murdered in Atlanta back in 2020.
Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Derrick Banks has six children and is engaged to India Royale.
He and his family have also been subjected to attacks also, with Lil Durk being the target of a home invasion back in July 2011.
