Jay-Z and J. Cole write the judge backing Lil Durk's bond, and Lul Pab's mother says she won't oppose it

Lil Durk's lawyers asked a federal judge in Los Angeles to release him on bond before his second trial, backed by letters from Jay-Z, J. Cole, Michael Rubin and Kim Foxx. Lul Pab's mother wrote that she doesn't object. Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald hears it Nov. 4; bond has not been granted.

Lil Durk's lawyers filed a motion Tuesday asking a federal judge in Los Angeles to release him on bond while he waits for his second trial, and they came with heavy support. The filing includes seven letters, among them Jay-Z, J. Cole, Michael Rubin and former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. Jay-Z wrote that he met Durk years ago and found him 'kind, respectful and focused,' pointed to Durk signing young artists from his community, and told the court the jury's not-guilty verdict 'deserves weight.' J. Cole, who met Durk through REFORM Alliance, wrote about how their Grammy-winning 'All My Life' came from Durk wanting to push a message of change and peace. The most notable letter is one sentence from the mother of Saviay'a 'Lul Pab' Robinson, saying she does not object to Durk's release if the court deems it appropriate. Durk, real name Durk Banks, was acquitted in September of the murder-for-hire charges tied to Robinson's 2022 killing in Los Angeles. Co-defendants David Lindsey and DeAndre Wilson were convicted of stalking resulting in death. Durk still faces a separate murder-in-aid-of-racketeering charge, set for trial August 30, 2027, and has been in custody since his October 2024 arrest. The defense proposed a bond package built on his royalties, publishing, touring income, cash, property from supporters and his mother's home. Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald will hear it Nov. 4.

Sources: Complex and LA Magazine (Oct. 27, 2026); DancehallMag (Sept. 19, 2026). Durk remains presumed innocent on the pending murder-in-aid-of-racketeering charge. Photo: AP file (2023).