Lil Durk Emerges For The First Time Since His Eye Injury

Lil Durk & DJ Khaled link up following the rapper was hit in the face with an explosive at Lollapalooza.

BYAron A.Aug 18, 202217.0K Views

It's been one hell of a year for Lil Durk. He's remained one of the hottest rappers in the game following the release of 7220 but he was forced to take a short break from his scheduled plans following an incident at Lollapalooza. During the rapper's homecoming show, he was hit in the eye with an explosive in the midst of his performance. Though he continued his performance, he told fans that he'd be reeling back for a bit to recover.

"Due to the incident that happened at Lollapalooza in Chicago on stage, I’ma take a break & focus on my health. I finished my performance yesterday for my fans. Appreciate y’all," he captioned a post following his performance.

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It looks like he's doing much better these days. DJ Khaled recently shared a video of himself and Lil Durk on his tour bus where the Chicago rapper was grinning from ear-to-ear as DJ Khaled shared some inspirational messages. Khaled hyped up his upcoming collab with Durk, which will land on God Did, due out on Aug. 26th.

"Bless up the Great @lildurk THIS GOD DID ! My brother @lildurk KEEP GOING," Khaled captioned the post.

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Durk's presence on Khaled's new album shouldn't be surprising. On 2021's Khaled Khaled, Durk joined Lil Baby on "EVERY CHANCE I GET," which became one of the biggest records off of the project.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.