Lil Durk is willing to bet his catalog on staying put. In a new filing, the Chicago rapper’s lawyers offered up his future royalties, publishing income and touring money as bond security, and the mother of the man killed in the case says she won’t stand in the way.
“On behalf of the family of Saviay’a Robinson, we do not object to Durk Banks being granted a bond if it is deemed appropriate by the Honorable Court,” Andrea Robinson wrote in a September 28 letter attached to the brief. Her son, known as Lul Pab, was shot dead near Los Angeles‘ Beverly Center on August 19, 2022.
Prosecutors alleged the real target was Pab’s cousin, rapper Quando Rondo, and accused Durk of financing a murder for hire plot as payback for the November 2020 killing of King Von.
Durk was taken into custody in October 2024 and denied the accusations. On September 11, 2026, a jury acquitted him on all five murder for hire and stalking counts from the first trial.
That verdict didn’t open the doors. He still faces separate murder in aid of racketeering and firearms charges, with a second trial ahead, and he has pleaded not guilty.
The new package is built to answer Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald directly. In an earlier order, the judge warned Durk “would still have his intellectual property with which to earn a handsome living abroad,” and said any conditions would need to strip him of that interest.
So his team of Drew Findling, Marissa Goldberg, Brian Steel and Christy O’Connor put it all on the table.
The offer covers digital radio royalties and publishing rights from Almost Healed and Deep Thoughts, plus merch, branding and income tied to his name, image and likeness.
Touring rounds it out, though the lawyers admit he couldn’t exactly tour as a fugitive. All of that sits on top of the home his mother lives in and cash and property pledged by friends.
“In support of his release, we offer a bond package so robust that should Mr. Banks violate his release conditions, both he and his family would be left destitute indefinitely,” the lawyers wrote.
Sony Music Entertainment is backing the play. Executive Stephanie Yu wrote that the label “is prepared to guarantee an appearance bond for Mr. Banks up to an amount of $1,000,000,” and agreed he can forfeit future earnings in an amount the court decides.
The character letters come from heavy hitters. JAY-Z described Durk helping young artists from his community land record deals, while Michael Rubin and former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx also weighed in. J. Cole recalled Durk insisting on the hopeful message behind “All My Life” even when Cole asked for a different song.
“He wanted to push a message of change and of peace and of growth and maturity,” Cole wrote.
The defense also pointed to therapy, sobriety, his Muslim faith and a 30 day inpatient treatment program he finished with encouragement from his wife, India.
Prosecutors still oppose his release. The defense argues the acquittal “sends a clear message about his chances of success at a second trial,” and now it’s on Fitzgerald to decide if that message, and a mortgaged catalog, are enough.
