Lil Durk Would Do Another Album With Lil Baby, Explains How Drake Collab Came To Be

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Ahead of his Apple Music Live performance, Durk chats about having plenty of Lil Baby records in the clip.

The OTF reign doesn't seem to be letting up and Lil Durk is taking his and his teams' careers to new heights. The Chicago star recently shared the deluxe version of his chart-topping record 7220, and by the sound of things, he has much more on the horizon. In anticipation of the updated release of his acclaimed album, Durkio recently chatted with Ebro Darden for Apple Music 1 ahead of his Apple Music Live performance in Los Angeles. 

"I’m excited, I ain’t gonna lie… that stage setup’s so crazy," he admitted. "It’s gonna be like an out-of-body experience. I feel that anything you put your name on, you should put your all into. My fans are special because they made me who I am. I relate to them, and I got day-one fans that know my whole story. So, it's like your real-life family, trying to give something they never had before. I want them to leave with their energy."


We already reported on Durk sharing that he's working on music with Metro Boomin, and the rapper added that he is open to reuniting with Lil Baby on another joint project.

"We was vibing so crazy in the studio, we had to," he said of working with his The Voice of the Heroes collaborator. "We was just in that zone. He who he is, he turned up and actually can rap. He ended up rapping his ass off, I'm changing my energy. Matter of fact, we both made each other start writing, too. He would come say something, and I was like, 'Hold on.' I'd say [something], he'd be, 'Hold on.' So, that's like the energy you would want. You would want that energy. We got so many records that we ain't put on there."

Ebro wanted to know if they would be up for another record. Durk answered, "I would do another one. Sure." Elsewhere, Durk also touched on how his "Laugh Now, Cry Later" collab with Drake came to be.

"He just DM'd me one day during COVID, 'Man, oh, the album.' I'm like, 'You told me the last time.' So I'm like, 'Yeah, it's cool. Let's do it.' Then he sent me snippets of songs. He says, 'This how it's going to go. I'll put it together, give me ten minutes.' I gave him eight bars, sent it back to him. The studio closed, we left. He like, 'I need more of this, bro. I need more.' I'm like, 'It's over. It's over. The studio's closed.' So, I guess he just liked the eight bars. 'Man, you can keep it like this.' And we dropped that ****. Matter of fact, when we were shooting the video, I'm like, 'Damn, this is it... It's over.'"

Check out more from Lil Durk below and make sure to check out his Apple Music Live performance tomorrow, June 29th at 7:00 p.m.


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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