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Six “members and associates” of the O Block gang faction face trial Tuesday in a case likely to show gang-rap links that are painstakingly documented in fringe blogs, YouTube videos and online forums.

Gang assassin Gakirah Barnes and rival Chicago rapper King Von were key players in a feud that led to the daytime killing of FBG Duck as he shopped on Oak Street for his young son’s birthday, a new court filing says.

Ralph Turpin, 33, joins five other suspected O Block members accused by feds of taking part in the attack on Carlton Weekly outside a Gold Coast boutique in 2020.

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“Duck had a price on his head,” a tipster told police, records examined by the Sun-Times show. Another informant told them it started at $50,000 before being raised to $100,000.

The 31-year-old, whose real name was Tristian Hamilton, was part of a group of rappers known as the “Fly Boy Gang.” Two years ago, another member of the group, FBG Duck, was killed in broad daylight on the Gold Coast.

The document lays out key evidence that led to last year’s indictment against five alleged O Block street gang members now accused in the brazen killing. It also points to so-called "diss tracks," which have fueled street violence.