Lil Durk spoke about his mental health and how he's been keeping busy while behind bars in a new message on social media. In doing so, he explained that he's been trying to become more patient and is focused on reading.
"I just wanna give y'all an update on my mental, my mind state. I've just been reading and getting into these books, just working on my patience," he said. From there, he cited Elaine Brown, Fred Hampton, and the works of other "revolutionaries who been through something and stand for something that a lot of people don't know of or forgot about."
He continued: "It's just been sitting on my heart lately to just save this generation, save these kids. They don't deserve it. I'm just tired of being a pawn for the culture. Just entertaining it and being ignorant. I wanna change the world around to being positive... For these kids, we gotta be their heroes. They gotta look up to us in a positive way. A lot of people ain't gonna like it. If you can't make money off of it, they ain't gonna like it."
Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial
Lil Durk has been behind bars since authorities arrested him in 2024, charging him with conspiracy, murder-for-hire, and firearm use in a violent crime. They alleged that he orchestrated the attempted murder of Quando Rondo two years prior. He has already pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence. His trial is scheduled to begin on August 25, 2026.
This isn't the first time Durk has spoken about his mental state while in jail. In January, he opened up about losing touch with his friends while behind bars. "Crazy how you gotta wait until it's dark out to see who really with you," he wrote over a black screen on his Instagram Story.
