Luigi Mangione ditches Taylor Swift and Charli XCX’s music for Lil Durk’s songs in prison
Awaiting trial for the alleged murder of the UnitedHealthCare CEO, Mangione reveals the songs his playlist consists of
Luigi Mangione reveals he’s been listening to Lil Durk’s music, specifically “Dis Ain’t What U Want” at the recommendation of his fellow inmates as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
In a letter penned from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, he shared the artists and songs that he has been playing lately. He wrote,
“Last week, I downloaded a bunch of Taylor Swift and Charli XCX onto my tablet. I’ve never really listened to either of them, but some phony list of my favorite music circulated on social media, [REDACTED]. Rather than being a buzzkill and set the record straight, I figured I’d see what all the hype was about. So I’m walking laps on the top tier of my unit listening to ‘Cardigan’ by Taylor Swift when one of the other inmates, ‘King,’ calls me over to see what I’m listening to. He scolds me for a while, then replaces all my music. Now I listen to ‘Lil Durk.'”
Luigi wrote back to me, and I’d like to share it with you; to reflect on it together and support him by spreading the word of his message.
Thread: Typed letter, timeline, analysis, how this exchange felt, why I’m sharing it, and how to support him. pic.twitter.com/tUwuWrTh1l
— (commentary) The Mangione Trial (@MangioneTrial) October 28, 2025
The letter went viral on social media as fans of all the abovementioned artists reacted to the revelation.
Lil Durk himself is also in the process of awaiting trial behind bars. He is accused of orchestrating the attempted murder of rival rapper Quando Rondo in 2022.
As he awaits trial set to begin in January, Durk has denied any involvement and authorities also failed to find incriminating evidence on his social media and iCloud linking him to the case.
Meanwhile Mangione, who faces a second-degree murder charge as well as several weapons charges, has pleaded not guilty and is also awaiting trial.
At a hearing in September, Judge Gregory Carro threw out the state terrorism charges against him.
