Doodie Lo Claims Lil Durk Wants Fans To Leave Trap Lore Ross Alone

BY Gabriel Bras Nevares Published on August 29, 2026

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May 2, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago rapper Lil Durk (L) chats with Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (R) before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Angels at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect

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Trap Lore Ross' coverage of the Lil Durk trial has resulted in some controversy, which Doodie Lo wants to mitigate.

OTF's Doodie Lo was one of various rappers who pulled up to the Lil Durk trial in Los Angeles to show support for the MC amid his murder-for-hire case. This has been a very controversial case so far, and one offshoot of that has been Trap Lore Ross' coverage of the Durk case. Fans have been criticizing his assessment of the trial and accusing him of misrepresenting Smurk as a snitch. Now, Doodie claimed The Voice himself has a message about this.

As caught by No Jumper on Instagram, Lo took to social media to share a message allegedly straight from Durk himself. It concerns his supporters' criticisms of Ross, who has accused defense lawyer Brian Steel of lying amid the snitching debate.

"Aye, this is the word from Smurk," Doodie Lo remarked. "Leave Trap Lore Ross alone. Let him do him. Everything's in a good space right now. Don't mess it up. Please don't mess it up. We need a peaceful, nonviolent movement. I will be back out there with shirts. Y'all come support. We need a peaceful, nonviolent movement. Please don't mess this up. Leave that man alone. Let him do his job. We love y'all."

Trap Lore Ross & Lil Durk

Doodie Lo's remarks come after Lil Durk supporters confronted Trap Lore Ross at trial. A lot of these interactions have been outside the courthouse, with fans walking up to him and chastising him. Ross has also claimed folks went up to him in the courtroom to criticize him.

Trap Lore Ross' coverage of hip-hop crime stories has always been controversial, as many folks have called him exploitative or insensitive. Now that he's on the ground covering a criminal proceeding, the nature of his YouTube coverage and his direct updates on trial proceedings are clashing in public and divisive ways, regardless of whether or not you agree or disagree with his perspective.

Meanwhile, Lil Durk's trial has more important updates in court, where OTF Jam recently testified. Jurors saw search results for "Slide for [King] Von" tweets tagging Durk, allegedly adding to prosecutors' claims that the murder-for-hire here was due to revenge. The Chicago MC denies all charges against him.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares

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.