King Von mural in O District vandalized days after Lil Durk’s arrest

Lil Durk’s arrest has caused a lot of controversy among Drill Rap fans, whether it’s for musical, personal or legal reasons. Many who had been critical of the genre’s themes and public scandals were now bolstered by accusations of a murder-for-hire plot, which heightened their disgust. Sadly, this distaste—whether for these deep-seated reasons or just in jest—can lead to disrespect. For example, just days after Smoak was arrested, a mural of late Duke colleague King Von was vandalized in Chicago’s O-Block neighborhood.

As of press time, we do not know the context of the message displayed, who vandalized the mural, or why. But as you can see in the comments section under the Instagram post below, there were a lot of different reactions to it. Some believe people would never have done this if Lil Durk hadn’t been detained, while others believe King Von’s accusers should never have had the mural in the first place. While this doesn’t have any connection to The Voice’s arrest, fans can’t help but connect the two and speculate on how this reflects a possible response to the federal case.

For those who don’t know, U.S. Marshals arrested Lil Duke last week on suspicion of murder-for-hire. In fact, the alleged crime charged by federal authorities may be partly tied to King Von. The Windy City rapper allegedly ordered the hit on Quindo Rondo in retaliation for Von Von’s murder. Additionally, the charges include claims that he paid for five alleged members of the OTF collective to travel to California in 2022 to carry out alleged attacks. A shooting in the Rondo neighborhood of Los Angeles claimed the life of his cousin Lul Prabhu. Officials arrested the five alleged OTF members in Chicago, and Duke was later arrested in Florida.

Elsewhere, this mural vandalism isn’t the only connection fans have made between King Von and Lil Durk recently. Fans are also calling attention to the latter’s lyrics, which appear to reference songs from late rapper G Herbo’s new album Big Swerv 2.0, specifically the song “In The Air.” As with the many rumors and discussions, it’s important to note that these are ultimately just accusations, and many of these conversations are based purely on speculative fan theories and interpretations. While all of this is very controversial and serious, people don’t have to resort to vandalism and disrespecting the dead to make their voices heard.