{"id":2674,"date":"2025-04-08T08:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2025-05-31T02:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:20:52","slug":"lil-durk-dans-le-top-3-du-billboard-avec-un-demarrage-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/lil-durk-dans-le-top-3-du-billboard-avec-un-demarrage-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Durk: In the Top 3 of Billboard with a record start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago&#039;s darling, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/lil-durk\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lil Durk<\/a><\/strong> hits hard with his ninth studio album, <em>Deep Thoughts<\/em>, which made a remarkable entry into the rankings: <strong>No. 2 on Billboard Rap Albums<\/strong> and <strong>No. 3 on the Billboard 200<\/strong>. Released on <strong>March 28, 2025<\/strong> while the rapper is still incarcerated on a <strong>charge of conspiracy to commit murder<\/strong>, this project marks its <strong>sixth debut in the Top 3<\/strong> and his <strong>seventh album ranked in the Top 10<\/strong>, confirming his status as an undisputed pillar of hip-hop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of <em>Deep Thoughts<\/em> is also notable in terms of streaming: the album generated <strong>7.1 million streams on Spotify in its first day<\/strong>, becoming the <strong>fifth biggest rap release of 2025<\/strong> (behind <strong><strong>Lil Baby<\/strong><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/playboy-carti\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Playboi Carti<\/a><\/strong>). Critics hail this album as <strong>the most personal project<\/strong> by <strong>Durk<\/strong>, blending energetic anthems with raw vulnerability. Tracks like <em>Shaking When I Pray<\/em> and <em>1000 Times<\/em> (feat. <strong>Lil Baby)<\/strong> reveal its narrative depth. The album includes features with <strong>Future<\/strong>, <strong>Lil Baby<\/strong>, <strong>Hunxho<\/strong> and <strong>Jhen\u00e9 Aiko<\/strong>, supported by producers like <strong>Metro Boomin<\/strong> and <strong>Southside<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his incarceration since <strong>October 2024<\/strong>, <strong>Durk<\/strong> ran a well-oiled marketing campaign. He was jailed in Broward County, Florida, without the possibility of bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rapper Lil Durk is looking at a new trial date of October 14 in his murder-for-hire case in Los Angeles, according to a stipulation today from federal prosecutors and the defense. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XtMjADEOPd\">pic.twitter.com\/XtMjADEOPd<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meghanncuniff\/status\/1874237729430806683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A documentary teaser unveiled on <strong>March 17<\/strong> shows phone calls with his crew <strong>OTF<\/strong> to finalize the tracklist. The rapper also announced the release via a <strong>voice memo posted on Instagram<\/strong>, recorded from his cell: <em>\u201cThe streets still need me\u201d<\/em>. Fans have reacted enthusiastically, although the streaming figures have rekindled the debate about rap&#039;s supremacy over pop (comparisons with the stats of<strong>Ariana Grande<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the flagship titles, <em>Can&#039;t Hide It<\/em> (feat. <strong>Jhen\u00e9 Aiko<\/strong>) explores his relationship with his wife <strong>India Royale<\/strong>, mixing R&amp;B melodies and intimate lyrics. <em>They Want To Be You<\/em> (Future) and <em>Opportunist<\/em> (Hunxho) dissect loyalty and betrayal in the rap world. The bold production, with experimental beats of <strong>Benny Blanco<\/strong> and <strong>Lil Yachty<\/strong>, expands the sound of <strong>Durk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally planned for <strong>October 2024<\/strong>, <em>Deep Thoughts<\/em> suffered <strong>four postponements<\/strong> after the arrest of <strong>Durk<\/strong>, linked to a <strong>plot targeting Quando Rondo<\/strong> \u2013 an alleged revenge linked to the death of <strong>King Von in 2020<\/strong>. Federal prosecutors accuse members of <strong>OTF<\/strong> of orchestrating a shooting in Los Angeles in 2022 that cost the life of a relative of <strong>Rondo<\/strong>. Despite these legal challenges, the album remains a major success for <strong>Lil Durk<\/strong>, confirming his lasting influence on the hip-hop scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1P7Zt5WwMMY6cwts6WkY1M?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pursue <strong>Lil Durk<\/strong> check out his official website <a href=\"https:\/\/onlythefamily.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OnlyTheFamily.com<\/a> to stay up to date with his musical news.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His trial is due in October 2025.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1042,59,1040,1038,1039,707,162],"class_list":["post-2674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usa","tag-deep-thoughts","tag-featured","tag-future","tag-lil-baby","tag-lil-durk","tag-playboi-carti","tag-videos"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4464,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674\/revisions\/4464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}