(born August 20, 1988), better known by his stage name Duru The King is an American rapper from Charlotte, NC. Hip-Hop became an outlet for Duru at a young age and as a means of getting out the inner city life. Duru described music as “Dope” and he found it amazing how you could transfer your thoughts onto paper and make it sound good. The realization came early for Duru, that music could serve as a positive opportunity for him to make money. He pinpoints Tupac Shakur as an individual in which he looked up to while growing up and listening to the genre. The city of Charlotte greatly influenced Duru’s style whether in a positive or negative light. He credits the “hate” around the city to make him pursue his goal of becoming successful within the Hip- Hop genre. Music Career <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/DuRu+Tha+King">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.