{"id":3266,"date":"2024-11-08T22:36:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/lil-durk-song-lyrics-quoted-in-new-charges-over-quando-rondo-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T22:36:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:36:52","slug":"lil-durk-song-lyrics-quoted-in-new-charges-over-quando-rondo-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/lil-durk-song-lyrics-quoted-in-new-charges-over-quando-rondo-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Durk Song Lyrics Quoted In New Charges Over Quando Rondo Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tFederal prosecutors are citing Lil Durk\u2019s lyrics in the criminal case accusing him of ordering his OTF associates to murder rapper Quando Rondo in a 2022 shooting, arguing he sought to \u201ccommercialize\u201d the crime by \u201crapping about his revenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo weeks after the Chicago rapper (Durk Banks<\/strong>) was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, prosecutors unveiled a new indictment Friday over the 2022 attack at a Los Angeles gas station, which left Rondo (Tyquian Bowman<\/strong>) unscathed but saw friend Lul Pab (Saviay\u2019a Robinson<\/strong>) killed in the crossfire.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe updated indictment added two additional felony counts against Durk on top of the original conspiracy charge, including another murder-for-hire count and a firearms count. It also consolidated Durk\u2019s case with similar charges filed against several of his associates.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut most notably, the amended charges included a brand new allegation: That Durk had directly referenced the shooting in a 2022 song: \u201cFollowing the attempted murder of [Rondo] and the murder of [Lul Pab], defendant Banks sought to commercialize [Lul Pab]\u2019s death by rapping about his revenge on [Rondo].\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe feds claim that the lyrics to Durk\u2019s song \u2014 a track called \u201cWonderful Wayne & Jackie Boy\u201d \u2014 make direct reference to a news clip filmed shortly after the shooting, in which Rondo can be heard screaming \u201cno, no!\u201d after seeing Lul Pab\u2019s dead body.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTold me they got an addy (go, go)\/ Got location (go, go)\/ Green light (go, go, go, go, go),\u201d Durk raps in the lyrics referenced in the indictment. \u201cLook on the news and see your son\/You screamin\u2019, \u201cNo, no\u201d (pu\u2013y).\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe use of rap music as evidence in criminal cases is controversial, as critics argue it threatens free speech and can sway juries by tapping into racial biases. Over the past few years, the practice has drawn backlash from the music industry and led to efforts by lawmakers to stop it. But it has continued largely unabated, most notably in the recent criminal case against Young Thug in Atlanta, in which prosecutors made extensive use of his music.<\/p>\n

\n\tAn attorney for Durk did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tLike the earlier charges, the new indictment claims that Durk\u2019s Only The Family was not merely a well-publicized group of Chicago rappers, but a \u201chybrid organization\u201d that also functioned as a criminal gang to carry out violent acts \u201cat the direction\u201d of Durk.<\/p>\n

\n\tProsecutors say one of those acts was the 2022 attempted killing of Rondo, allegedly carried out in retaliation for the 2020 killing of rapper King Von (Dayvon Bennett<\/strong>), a close friend of Durk\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBanks put a monetary bounty out for an individual with whom Banks was feuding named T.B.,\u201d referring to Rondo by his initials. \u201cBanks ordered T.B.\u2019s murder and the hitmen used Banks and OTF-related finances to carry out the murder.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to Durk, prosecutors have also charged several alleged OTF members \u2014 Kavon London Grant<\/strong>, Deandre Dontrell Wilson<\/strong> and Asa Houston<\/strong> \u2014 as well as two other alleged Chicago gang members named Keith Jones<\/strong> and David Brian Lindsey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf convicted on all three counts he\u2019s now facing, Durk is facing a potential sentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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