Deep Thoughts (Lil Durk album) explained

Deep Thoughts
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lil Durk
Cover:	Lil Durk - Deep Thoughts.png
Released:	January 31, 2025
Recorded:	2023-24
Label:	Only the Family Alamo Sony
Producer:	Lily Kaplan Smatt Sertified Southside Vory Yegr
Prev Title:	Nightmares in the Trenches
Prev Year:	2023

Deep Thoughts is the upcoming ninth studio album by American rapper Lil Durk. It is scheduled to be released through Only the Family (OTF), Alamo Records, and Sony Music on January 31, 2025.^[1] The album features a confirmed guest appearance from Hunxho. Production was handled by Southside among others. Deep Thoughts serves as the follow-up to Durk's previous album, Almost Healed, and his collaborative compilation album with OTF titled Nightmares in the Trenches (2023). The album was originally supposed to be released on October 18, 2024, but was pushed back due to unknown reasons and then delayed again after he was arrested six days later in relation to a murder-for-hire case.^[2]

Background and promotion

On December 11, 2023, Durk announced that he had begun working on his next album.^[3] On January 22, 2024, Durk announced that his next album would be Love Songs 4 the Streets 3.^[4] On February 23, Durk released "Old Days".^[5] On June 28, he released the track, "Went Hollywood for a Year".^[6]

On September 25, Durk released the album's lead single, "Turn Up a Notch".^[7] On October 1, an unverified tracklist surfaced online for Love Songs 4 the Streets 3,^[8] previewing 12 tracks and unconfirmed features from Future, Kai Cenat, Lil Baby, Morgan Wallen, Rod Wave, Sabrina Carpenter, and IShowSpeed.^[9] However, upon the release of the album's second single, "Monitoring Me" on October 4, the tracklist was confirmed fake.^[10] Furthermore, Durk announced the release of the album alongside the release of the single.^[11]

On October 25, Durk was arrested along with five affiliates of his record label and collective Only the Family in connection to a murder-for-hire case targeted towards fellow American rapper and rival Quando Rondo; this was in retaliation for the murder of his close friend and collaborator King Von by one of Rondo's crew members. The arrest has delayed the album's release date to 2025.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schube. Will. Lil Durk Delays Deep Thoughts Album But Announces Huge Birthday Show in Chicago. HipHopDX. October 15, 2024. October 18, 2024.
2. Web site: Vernon Coleman II. C.. Lil Durk Arrested, Charged with Murder-for-hire . XXL. October 25, 2024. October 26, 2024.
3. Web site: Singh. Karan. Lil Durk Sends Out Cryptic Message Before Deactivating His Instagram Account. HipHopDX. December 21, 2023. October 4, 2024.
4. Web site: Alexandria. Lavender. Lil Durk Responds To Kanye West, Announces New Album. HotNewHipHop. January 25, 2024. October 4, 2024.
5. Web site: Michael . Major . February 23, 2024 . Lil Durk Releases New Single 'Old Days' . October 4, 2024 . . en-us.
6. Web site: Horvath. Zachary. Lil Durk Recounts His Life Lately On "Went Hollywood For A Year". HotNewHipHop. June 28, 2024. October 4, 2024.
7. Web site: Schube. Will . September 25, 2024 . Lil Durk Treats Fans To Hypnotic New Single "Turn Up A Notch". October 4, 2024 . . en-us.
8. Web site: Morgan Wallen, Rod Wave and Sabrina Carpenter Rumoured to Feature on Lil Durk's New Album, ‘Love Songs 4 The Streets 3’ Holler . 2024-11-03 . holler.country . en.
9. Web site: Andrews. Ellias. Lil Durk Reveals Mind-Boggling Feature List For "Love Songs 4 The Streets 3". HotNewHipHop. October 1, 2024. October 4, 2024.
10. Web site: Nevares . Gabriel Bras . 2024-10-04 . Lil Durk Sets The Record Straight On His Divisive Album Tracklist . 2024-11-03 . HotNewHipHop . en.
11. Web site: Andrews. Elias. Lil Durk Gives Fans An Epic Trap Banger With "Monitoring Me" Single. HotNewHipHop. October 4, 2024. October 4, 2024.
12. Web site: Vernon Coleman II. C.. Here are the Most Shocking Details in Lil Durk's New Murder-for-hire Case . XXL. October 25, 2024. October 26, 2024.