Lil Durk’s attempts to control how he’s labeled led him to make a series of statements on social media about religion and gangs.
On Sunday (August 18), Durk posted a photo to Instagram and captioned it: “Don’t label me nothing outside of A MAN A FATHER and A 1000% Muslim.”
He followed that up with a long message on his IG Story (visible here) in an attempt to expand on the statement.
“I don’t gangbang I’m a Muslim,” Durkio wrote. “Basically what I was saying on my post in so many words you can’t do both ima be the one who say it.
“So if you follow me as a brother, a friend, an icon, follow me to my new chapter of life. When I make music I rap what I seen and been through not telling you to go do it HUGE difference the music won’t change but my life goals will.”
In addition to religion and gangs, Durk has had other things on his mind recently, like fatherhood.
Earlier this summer, Durk revealed he’s “happy now” while spending time with all of his kids for Father’s Day.
The Chicago rapper took to social media on Monday, June 17 to share a family photo alongside 10 kids.
“Delete unhappy Father’s Day song out my catalog I’m happy now,” he wrote.
Durk’s comment about deleting “Unhappy Father’s Day” refers to his 2022 song from his 7220 album, expressing he no longer feels that way about the annual day.
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“Unhappy Father’s Fay” finds Lil Durk opening up about not spending enough time with his children.
“Father’s Day come around, I swear to you it feel the worstest/ ‘Cause when I ain’t talk to em in a couple days that shit feel like a burden/ I be on stage like it’s all good knowin’ deep down it’s hurtin’,” he raps on the song.
He continues: “And they be askin’ me for my time, they ain’t tryna see no purses/ And I sent them off so many times, they startin’ to tell me to merch it/ And I don’t feel likе a father on Father’s Day, that shit the worstеst.”
In the chorus, he regretfully sings: “Tell ’em I’m sorry, forgive me/ I’m tryna be they daddy.”
