Lil Durk’s successful weekend ends abruptly with the death of his brother.
Durk’s weekend had been off to a fantastic start. His collab album with Lil Baby, ‘The Voice of the Heroes,’ is already making immediate waves, kicking off the weekend nicely. But, unfortunately, his brother, DTHANG, was reported dead on the morning of Sunday, June 6.
DTHANG, real name Dontay Banks Jr., was found dead on the 7900 block on S. Loomis Boulevard in Harvey, Illinois, just south of Chicago. Banks was outside of the nightclub, Club O, when he was shot in the head and passed away instantly. While not as well known as his brother, DTHANG was an MC himself and a member of Durk’s OTF label.
We’re sending love and prayers to Lil Durk’s family in the wake of this awful tragedy. In addition to DTHANG’s passing, it has been a very tough year for Durk’s personal life. Durk is also recovering from the unexpected death of King Von. Von is still known as Durk’s most famous protege and, unfortunately, was killed in Atlanta on November 6, 2020.
Other members of the culture are sending their prayers to Durk on social media as well. DJ Akademiks and Murda Beatz are particularly noted for popularizing the information, given DTHANG’s fairly low-profile presence.
It hurts to see Durk get buried in further tragedy, just as he had been showing strong resilience. Rest in peace DTHANG; you will be missed.
Written by Jason Heilbronner