Lil Durk’s legal fight for his freedom has officially begun. Yesterday (November 14), the “ All My Life ” rapper was arraigned in Los Angeles federal court for the murder-for-hire plot of fellow rapper Quando Rondo and firearms charges he was hit with over the past several weeks.

Rapper Lil Durk has hired Drew Findling, a highly regarded criminal defense attorney, to represent him in a murder-for-hire case.

Chicago rapper Lil Durk pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that he allegedly paid for the attempted revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo.

The Grammy-winning artist’s high-profile attorney and the seriousness of the claims have garnered attention. Drew Findling is an accomplished Atlanta criminal defense lawyer who has represented Donald Trump, Cardi B, Gucci Mane, and Offset. Prosecutors say Lil Durk placed a bounty on Quando Rondo in 2022, killing his cousin.

Lil Durk pleaded not guilty to federal murder-for-hire charges over an alleged plot to kill rival rapper Quando Rondo in a 2022 shooting.

The Grammy-winning rapper is being held in a federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles pending a trial tentatively set for Jan. 7

The Lil Durk case is yet another troubling example of the criminal justice system intersecting Hip Hop in the most violent of ways.

Chicago rapper Lil Durk pleaded not guilty to murder-for-hire charges at his Los Angeles arraignment Thursday, three weeks after his dramatic arrest in Miami as he allegedly tried to flee the country.

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk pleaded not guilty Thursday in downtown Los Angeles to federal charges stemming from an alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy that resulted in a man’s death near the Beverly Center two years ago.