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Sorrowful piano chords underscore Lil Durk's account of his early life. Over the melancholy backdrop, he sketches the cramped three-bedroom home where he, his cousin Nuski, and six other family members lived, anchored by his grandmother's presence. The address itself becomes a title: 7220, the number that grounds the entire project. Durk moves through specific hardships with precision, from water bills too high to afford to laundromats where the family washed clothes in bathtubs, from school sports he couldn't pay for to a father serving a life sentence. The track functions as a reckoning with loyalty and resentment in equal measure. Durk speaks to those who counted him out, those who claimed love but offered nothing, those who made statements to police. He honours his grandmother and aunt for their sacrifice, but he also names the hurt of abandonment and the weight of responsibility that fell on him too young. There's no redemption arc here, only the clarity that comes from looking back at where you started.
"Started From" is a track by Lil Durk, from the album 7220, released 11th March 2022. Full lyrics are available below.
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