Lil Durk Announces ‘Deep Thoughts’ Album Release Date From Behind Bars: Watch the Trailer

Lil Durk delayed his Deep Thoughts album since being arrested by U.S. Marshals in Florida on conspiracy, murder-for-hire and firearms charges in October, but the project finally has a release date.

Durk released a trailer on Monday (March 17), announcing that his Deep Thoughts LP will arrive on March 28 as he remains behind bars without bond. The clip gives fans a look into his creative process as members of the OTF crew communicate with him on calls and run through songs making the tracklist’s cut.

“I like the energy [of] what y’all are putting together,” Durk said. “Even the list of songs you sent me is good so I know y’all putting better changes on that s–t. I know it gon’ be bigger and better.”

Prior to being arrested, Durk heated up in the second half of 2024 with singles such as “Monitoring Me” and “Turn Up a Notch,” as well as “Opportunist” and “Late Checkout” with Hunxho.

Durk — born Durk Banks — was booked into Broward County jail following his arrest on Oct. 26. Los Angeles federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing OTF crew members — allegedly at Durk’s discretion — of a 2022 shooting in Los Angeles targeting Quando Rondo, which led to Rondo’s distant cousin Lul Pab (Saviay’a Robinson) being killed.

Police believe targeting Quando Rondo came in retaliation to Durk’s childhood friend King Von’s murder in 2020 following an altercation between Von (Dayvon Bennett) and Rondo’s crews outside an Atlanta hookah lounge.

“After the [2020] murder, Co-Conspirator 1 made clear, in coded language, that Co-Conspirator 1 would pay a bounty or monetary reward, and/or make payment to anyone who took part in killing T.B. for his role in D.B.’s murder,” prosecutors wrote while using Rondo and Von’s initials.

Prosecutors continued: “Banks put a monetary bounty out for an individual with whom Banks was feuding named T.B. Banks ordered T.B.’s murder and the hitmen used Banks and OTF-related finances to carry out the murder.”

Durk has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. He’s remained behind bars without bond and will head to trial on Oct. 14.

The Chicago native’s last studio album, Almost Healed, arrived in 2023. The project debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and included hits such as the multiplatinum “All My Life” featuring J. Cole, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.