The Rundown: Lil Durk, Remember My Name

A play-by-play look at the Chi-Town hitta's debut.

The Rundown: Lil Durk, Remember My Name - After serving the streets and the mixtape scene over the last few years, Lil Durk finally drops his Def Jam debut. Check out the track-by-track breakdown as the Chicago MC makes a point to prove that Durk is a name you won't forget — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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The Rundown: Lil Durk, Remember My Name - After serving the streets and the mixtape scene over the last few years, Lil Durk finally drops his Def Jam debut. Check out the track-by-track breakdown as the Chicago MC makes a point to prove that Durk is a name you won't forget — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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'500 Homicides' - With Chicago's murder rate still elevated, Durk drops some bars about those stats while also maintaining his stance as a new Chi figurehead. It's a new day and old heads better take notice because his warnings are clear and the main message is to keep his name out your mouth. Durk barks: "Got n****s sneak dissing in they raps / Make a real n***a got to spit facts / 'Cause a n***a say keep it only rap / That's how these old n****s stay on the map / Head shot, we ain't getting into that..."(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

'Amber Alert' - Metro Boomin has Durk turning up and putting prices on heads as his foes come up missing. That's unfortunately for you, though, because if your picture and name pop up on that emergency find feed, you're probably already done. Welp.(Photo: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)

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'Amber Alert' - Metro Boomin has Durk turning up and putting prices on heads as his foes come up missing. That's unfortunately for you, though, because if your picture and name pop up on that emergency find feed, you're probably already done. Welp.(Photo: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)

'Tryna Tryna,' Featuring Logic - Ladies, now is your chance to do it for the Vine. Durk wants to know what you're twerking with. Supplying the party with drinks and smoke, this "make it rain" anthem has him asking, "How many licks do it take till you get to the center of her mouth? / She geekin', she tweakin' we turnt up we got it, we all in the pot / KOD, QOD, Magic, we f******g the sacks up in five." Well then.(Photos from left: Chad Ubiwa / Splash News, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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'Tryna Tryna,' Featuring Logic - Ladies, now is your chance to do it for the Vine. Durk wants to know what you're twerking with. Supplying the party with drinks and smoke, this "make it rain" anthem has him asking, "How many licks do it take till you get to the center of her mouth? / She geekin', she tweakin' we turnt up we got it, we all in the pot / KOD, QOD, Magic, we f******g the sacks up in five." Well then.(Photos from left: Chad Ubiwa / Splash News, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

'Lord Don't Make Me Do It' - Baby mama drama has the Chi-Town hitta going off, as he couldn't care less about Ms. Jackson and her daughter. That's because the child support fines are too excessive. And the judge gets served too when the decision is based on the money and not the welfare of his kids. It's like one big episode of Judge Judy.(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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'Lord Don't Make Me Do It' - Baby mama drama has the Chi-Town hitta going off, as he couldn't care less about Ms. Jackson and her daughter. That's because the child support fines are too excessive. And the judge gets served too when the decision is based on the money and not the welfare of his kids. It's like one big episode of Judge Judy.(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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'Don't Judge Me' - Only God can judge Lil Durk, but you might give the side-eye looking at Durk's path of destruction and mayhem. Durk does, however, make a solid plea on the track to defend his actions for surviving in the streets.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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'Like Me,' Featuring Jeremih - Jeremih and Boi-1da got Durk in his feelings as he lets his guard down for a brief second, but it's still M.O.B. He leaves us wondering if he's referring to Dej Loaf when he confesses, "Fell in love with some R&B b***h / And I know that it's good for the fame and the image / Shawty gave me head like a penny / But she should go-go / Ain't really been in love in a minute."(Photos from left: Chad Ubiwa / Splash News, Brad Barket/Getty Images for Pepsi)

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'Like Me,' Featuring Jeremih - Jeremih and Boi-1da got Durk in his feelings as he lets his guard down for a brief second, but it's still M.O.B. He leaves us wondering if he's referring to Dej Loaf when he confesses, "Fell in love with some R&B b***h / And I know that it's good for the fame and the image / Shawty gave me head like a penny / But she should go-go / Ain't really been in love in a minute."(Photos from left: Chad Ubiwa / Splash News, Brad Barket/Getty Images for Pepsi)

'Higher' - Durk puts on for his town and places his bet on himself that he's next to run the Chi. His frozen bars back up his claims as he spits, "I'ma keep it G' like a band / Looking for the money like a friend / Sleeping on me like a Xan' / This is my blessing, my plan / I wanna thank all my fans / To y'all I'm forever the man."(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Def Jam)

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'Higher' - Durk puts on for his town and places his bet on himself that he's next to run the Chi. His frozen bars back up his claims as he spits, "I'ma keep it G' like a band / Looking for the money like a friend / Sleeping on me like a Xan' / This is my blessing, my plan / I wanna thank all my fans / To y'all I'm forever the man."(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Def Jam)

'Resume' - The streets aren't for everybody and if you're claiming that life, you'd better have that paperwork to back up those credentials. New rules here, because bad boys don't move in silence anymore and your name better ring like an alarm. At least that's what Durk's mantra is, right?(Photo: Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

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'Resume' - The streets aren't for everybody and if you're claiming that life, you'd better have that paperwork to back up those credentials. New rules here, because bad boys don't move in silence anymore and your name better ring like an alarm. At least that's what Durk's mantra is, right?(Photo: Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

'What Your Life Like' - Young Chop lays down his Auto-Tuned vibes and has Durk running down the drama that plagues his Chicago streets. Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough, but it is and the "L's Anthem" creator paints the picture with, "You can't turn up on them social sites, thinking it's gone be alright / Beef at 6, he dead by 6 o'clock, on the dot that night / Ain't easy where I'm at, why?" (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Def Jam)

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'What Your Life Like' - Young Chop lays down his Auto-Tuned vibes and has Durk running down the drama that plagues his Chicago streets. Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough, but it is and the "L's Anthem" creator paints the picture with, "You can't turn up on them social sites, thinking it's gone be alright / Beef at 6, he dead by 6 o'clock, on the dot that night / Ain't easy where I'm at, why?" (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Def Jam)

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'Why Me' - Durk sends this out to the haters who can't figure out why he's winning and lets them know that jealousy is a wasted emotion because he's getting chosen regardless. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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'Why Me' - Durk sends this out to the haters who can't figure out why he's winning and lets them know that jealousy is a wasted emotion because he's getting chosen regardless. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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'Ghetto (Grew Up),' Featuring Hypno Carlito - Funerals and drugs were a part of the Chicago MC's reality growing up in the ghetto, so you have to salute him for making it out of there. No smiles here as he pays homage to the shorties who go to school just so they can eat lunch. Real talk on this one.(Photo: Fresh Flickz / Splash News)

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'Ghetto (Grew Up),' Featuring Hypno Carlito - Funerals and drugs were a part of the Chicago MC's reality growing up in the ghetto, so you have to salute him for making it out of there. No smiles here as he pays homage to the shorties who go to school just so they can eat lunch. Real talk on this one.(Photo: Fresh Flickz / Splash News)

'Remember My Name,' Featuring King Popo - Durk closes out his debut with the title track, letting you know you can hate him or love him, but he does what he does for his homies he lost in the streets that we'll never know. Dedicated to all the fallen soldiers from the Southside of Chicago and the hoods across America, Durk declares, "Don't forget about me / It's bigger than money, it's bigger than fame / Remember everything I did to get where I'm at / Please don't take it from me."(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Def Jam)

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'Remember My Name,' Featuring King Popo - Durk closes out his debut with the title track, letting you know you can hate him or love him, but he does what he does for his homies he lost in the streets that we'll never know. Dedicated to all the fallen soldiers from the Southside of Chicago and the hoods across America, Durk declares, "Don't forget about me / It's bigger than money, it's bigger than fame / Remember everything I did to get where I'm at / Please don't take it from me."(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Def Jam)