Lil Durk Is Trying to Build Something New

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( Album Review [Lil Durk Is Trying to Build Something New]( Durk’s 7220 ponders the emotional fallout of a year of big achievements and crushing lows. Photo: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Lil Durk has seen some shit. At 29, the Chicago native and recent Atlanta transplant is a veteran with over a decade of history in the game, a father of six, and founder of the Only the Family rap collective and label. Since writing a string of Chicago drill classics on 2012’s memorable I’m Still a Hitta mixtape, Durk has followed an unusual path, a truth reflected in the succession of major-label partnerships brokered and broken across seven studio albums and in TMZ stories about his legal troubles. It’s been an arduous journey, a series of breakthroughs and setbacks that imbue the music with dark urgency counterbalanced by an equally jarring sense of humor. [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [Killing Eve:]( The Scorpion and the Frog • [Winning Time:]( We Are Building Shangri-La • [Billions:]( American Dream • [Power Book IV: Force:]( Bad for Business • [The Walking Dead:]( The Price Ain’t Right • [Outlander:]( A Blessing and a Curse • [Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber:]( Dead Unicorns [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like 1. [Thank You, The Batman, for Bringing Horniness Back to Gotham City Batman is looking respectfully from Kyle’s dominatrix-y knee-high PVC boots up to her face, but there’s a hunger there, too.]( By Roxana Hadadi 2. [9 Movies We Can’t Wait to See This Spring From a meta Nic Cage action film to a viking epic to an unofficial Celine Dion biopic.]( By Vulture Editors 3. [25 Notable New Releases Over the Next Two Weeks Atlanta returns, Pablo Schreiber in HALO, Charli XCX’s dance-pop bangers, and more.]( By Vulture Editors 4. [Tom Brady Un-Retires He’s going back to the Buccs for a 23rd season.]( By Alejandra Gularte [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 5. [William Hurt, Oscar-Winning Actor, Dead at 71 Known for his work in films like Broadcast News and Kiss of the Spider Woman.]( By Charu Sinha [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 18-Down, Six Letters: ‘Miss Congeniality’ accessories Photo-Illustration: Vulture Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Watch Turning Red, director Domee Shi’s feature debut. Effervescent and ridiculous and grounded in a pastel-shaded Toronto and the nearby throwback details of 2002, it [has texture and specificity to spare.]( [Read more from Vulture]( This week at Union Hall Vulture’s weekly comedy show, Pretty Major, will feature Carmen Christopher, Sara Hennessey, Hari Kondabolu, Ian Lara, Shalewa Sharpe, and more. [Buy tickets here.]( Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY If you enjoyed reading Vulture’s daily newsletter, forward it to a friend. Or dive deeper into the Vulture universe with our other newsletters: • [1.5x Speed](: Podcast recommendations and listening notes from Nick Quah, sent every Wednesday. • [Buffering](: Joe Adalian reports on the streaming industry, sent every Thursday. • [The Housewives Institute Bulletin](: For dedicated students of the Reality TV Arts and Sciences, sent every other Friday. • [Vulture 10x10 Crossword](: A puzzle for pop-culture obsessives sent to your inbox every weekday. • [The Critics](: A weekly dispatch on the cultural discourse, sent Fridays. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved