LaSheena Weekly, the mother of Chicago rapper FBG Duck, says she declined a request to add her voice to what she described as an alleged “peace album” being made by Lil Durk from jail.
Weekly made the claim during a recent interview, saying that the request concerned both a song and an album. She also said the mother of Tooka, a 15-year-old who was fatally shot in a gang conflict and whose name has been repeatedly invoked in Chicago drill music, was allegedly approached as well.
“I was asked to get on the man’s song [and] album from jail,” Weekly said. “Could I put my voice on his song? He’s making a peace album. They wanted my voice, Tooka’s mama’s voice.”
Weekly said she answered no. She stressed that she was speaking only for herself, not instructing other grieving parents how they should respond to a similar outreach. Her objection, she said, was tied to the present circumstances and her own reasons for not participating.
The reported project has not been independently detailed in the information available here, including its title, track list, release plans, contributors or whether it exists in a completed form. It is also unclear who contacted Weekly, what role her voice would have played, or whether anyone connected with Durk has responded publicly to her account. Those gaps matter: the central claim is Weekly’s description of an invitation, rather than a confirmed album announcement.
Why “peace” carries particular weight in this dispute
Weekly connected her refusal to “Chicago Legends,” a song by FBG Duck. In her view, that record represented a meaningful effort to acknowledge people across opposing sides of Chicago’s drill conflicts. She said she remains focused on the possibility that such an overture could have changed the course of events.
FBG Duck was killed in 2020. Weekly later filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Durk and others. A wrongful-death suit is a civil action: it seeks to establish legal responsibility and pursue damages over a death. That differs from a criminal prosecution, where the government must prove criminal charges under a higher standard of proof. The existence of a civil lawsuit is not, by itself, a finding that any defendant is liable.
Weekly’s comments also arrive while Durk faces federal legal trouble, including a case described as involving VICAR. VICAR is shorthand for the federal statute addressing violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity. Racketeering allegations generally concern an alleged pattern of criminal activity connected to an enterprise, rather than a single isolated event. Allegations and charges are not convictions, and the supplied information does not establish the outcome of the cases referenced.
For Weekly, the timing is the point. She said she believes the alleged peace-project outreach was motivated by Durk’s legal position, rather than by a reconciliation effort that came when her son was alive. She contrasted the reported request with what she described as Duck’s earlier desire for peace.
“It was going too good for them when my son was here for them to want peace,” Weekly said. “But now it’s fine for everybody to want peace. What about when my son wanted it? When he was asking for it?”
Music, grief and the limits of symbolic reconciliation
Peace-themed music can be a powerful public gesture, especially within scenes where lyrics, personal affiliations and real-world violence are often discussed together. But Weekly’s reaction illustrates the limits of treating a recording as an automatic resolution. A request for a voiceover, testimonial or spoken contribution may be framed as outreach, but participation remains intensely personal for families whose losses are at the center of the story.
That distinction is important. An album can communicate an artist’s stated intention, invite dialogue or provide a platform for grief. It cannot require forgiveness, settle civil litigation or substitute for answers sought by a victim’s family. Weekly’s refusal does not establish the intentions behind the alleged project; it does make clear that she does not wish to lend her voice to it.
Her comments also point to a recurring tension around the public language of peace. The word can describe a genuine appeal to de-escalation, a creative theme, an attempt to repair a public image, or several things at once. People affected by violence may reasonably assess that language through a much narrower and more painful lens: what was said and done before the loss, what remains unresolved afterward, and whether any public gesture acknowledges those realities.
In this case, Weekly explicitly tied her decision to that history. Her position was not that another mother must refuse, but that she could not take part herself. That is a crucial boundary in a story frequently reduced to artist rivalries and online speculation.
What is known — and what remains uncertain
The clearest facts from Weekly’s account are limited. She says she was asked to participate in a peace-oriented album associated with Lil Durk and declined. She says Tooka’s mother was also sought for the project. She believes the request is connected to Durk’s current legal difficulties. Those are her claims and interpretations.
What remains unknown is equally significant: whether the album will be released, how far along it is, whether Durk personally made or approved the request, and what its broader purpose might be. The supplied material distinguishes the alleged project from Deep Thoughts, an LP associated with Durk that was released last year, but provides no additional verified details on the new work.
Public attention around criminal cases and artist legacies often creates a rush to transform incomplete information into a definitive narrative. The more responsible reading is narrower. Weekly has publicly explained why she says she rejected an invitation. Her remarks reveal how little a prospective musical statement can mean without trust from the people asked to carry part of its message.
That same caution applies to wider conversations about music and criminal allegations. Publicly circulating material can reignite debate without resolving the underlying facts, as seen in other discussions around resurfaced reported arrest footage involving NBA YoungBoy. In Weekly’s case, the immediate issue is more direct: she says she was asked to participate in a symbolic peace effort, and she chose not to do so.
Whether an alleged peace album ultimately materializes is still unclear. Weekly’s stance, however, is not: she does not see her participation as appropriate amid the death of her son, the wrongful-death litigation she has pursued, and the unresolved questions she associates with the broader conflict.
