Lil Durk's Alleged Son's Stepfather Speaks Out After Supposed Shooting

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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 01: Lil Durk performs during the 2023 Dreamville Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 01, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage/Getty Images)
Lil Durk's alleged ten-year-old son's stepfather claimed that he was not the aggressor in this situation and that he still loves him.

Lil Durk learned of some pretty shocking developments recently, as his alleged ten-year-old son supposedly shot his stepfather during a July 1 dispute with the boy's mother [not Smurk's current partner, India Royale]. Footage of the incident quickly went viral on social media, and there are very little details about this situation available at press time. Presumably, the stepfather (named Joshua Pippens) is in a hospital bed right now according to some online reports, and he recently spoke out about the situation in multiple Instagram and IG Story posts. Even though this alleged fight, if it happened, was a very scary and combative situation, Pippens said that he still loves the boy as if he were his regardless.

"As y'all can see I was not the aggressor," Pippens said of the situation with Lil Durk's alleged son. "And y'all also can see how I still had my gun on my hip. He grabbed my gun off my hip following his moms lead and tried to shoot me and then actually shot me. I advise y'all see it before they take it down #buildawareness." "My gun was on my hip and I was trying to protect myself from getting shot," he added on his Instagram Story.

Joshua Pippens Speaks Out After Lil Durk's Alleged Son Supposedly Shot Him

"I never in a million years thought a kid I bought 4 wheelers and paid for football leagues and everything would do this," Joshua Pippens continued concerning Lil Durk's alleged son. "But he only knows what mom shows him I still love him like he's mines [middle finger emoji]. Whatever makes y'all feel better. That's why I got custody of my kids and she don't. Y'all so internet think [sic] god it was me that took the shot and not her. That's still my daughters mom but she knows like ik [praying hands emoji] GOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD TO ME SURVIVOR."

Meanwhile, Lil Durk is fresh off his latest single "Went Hollywood For A Year," and we can't imagine he's very happy about this news. It probably threw a wrench into his busy schedule, and we'll see if he has anything to say about it. Hopefully all parties involved can get to the bottom of this and prevent future conflicts like this from happening. Perhaps there's more about this incident that will emerge in the near future.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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