Lil Durk Explains Why He Hates "Rats" In Resurfaced Clip That Has Fans Divided

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 17: Rapper Lil Durk performs onstage during Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 25 at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium at Georgia State University on July 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Durk's arrest had folks talking about this clip differently than they did before.

Last year, we covered Lil Durk appearing on DJ Akademiks' Off The Record podcast, where he spoke on why he has a hatred for snitches. It's one of many resurfaced clips these days that caused a stronger conversation for fans this time around thanks to the Chicago rapper's arrest for alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy. Many more insensitive jokes came around, whereas other fans labeled this as tragically prophetic or as a misguided critique. As you can see in the comments section under the Instagram post below, it was a pretty divisive discussion that became all the more relevant after this legal trouble began this week.

"I hate all rats," Lil Durk had expressed to DJ Akademiks. "If you ever told, if you ever tell, I hate you. Like, with a passion. That took away half of my – That made me who I am today. That took away half of my life. Motherf***er telling on my pops, and that's who I needed. So I was raised by a woman. I was raised by my momma, who taught me everything I know. So I really hate rats with real passions. Like, I hate you. Bad. I'm looking to the camera. I hate a f***ing rat."

Lil Durk Elaborates On His Hatred For Rats: See Comments For Reactions After Arrest

For those unaware, alleged court documents reportedly indicated that there was an informant in Lil Durk's camp that provided information about this case. The alleged OTF member reportedly just got out of prison after a roughly 12-year stint, and allegedly wore a wire to relay info to federal authorities. However, this is still an early report that hasn't gotten much other confirmation, so take this with a grain of salt. Perhaps this isn't exactly what court documents suggest, but we'll have to wait and see.

As for other recent updates in Lil Durk's situation, he reportedly still waits in a Miami prison before his transfer to Los Angeles. That's for the California indictment that originally alleged that OTF was involved in Lul Pab's death in the city in 2022, which was allegedly retaliation for the murder of King Von. Meanwhile, the hip-hop world continues to debate and discuss this saga.

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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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