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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Robert Gorgonio

DJ Akademiks Alleges Drake Dropped $1 Million and Kanye Added $250K to Lil Durk's Legal Defense

DJ Akademiks alleges Drake and Kanye West are among several rappers funding Lil Durk’s legal defence in his federal murder-for-hire trial in Los Angeles (Credit: Jason Persse / Wikimedia Commons)

Hip-hop media personality DJ Akademiks has alleged that Drake, Ye and other high-profile rappers are helping fund Lil Durk's legal defence as the Chicago rapper faces trial in a federal murder-for-hire case in Los Angeles.

During a livestream on Sunday (Aug. 30), Akademiks claimed that Ye contributed $250,000 (£184,000) to Durk's defence, while Drake contributed about $1 million (£738,000) toward the legal fees of attorney Brian Steel.

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