Alfred Banks was named one of Complex’s 10 upcoming New Orleans MCs, Banks has been featured prominently on The Fader, HipHopDx, Okayplayer as well as DJBooth’s list of Top Indie rappers from Louisiana. Most recently, he completed three legs of a North American tour with the Grammy-nominated Tank and the Bangas. His 2019 collaboration with the internationally acclaimed powerhouse band The Soul Rebels, “Greatness,” was the televised NCAA tournament anthem. Burning Sands, the 2017 Netflix film executive produced by Oscar winner Common, featured Banks’ “UnderDogCentral” on its soundtrack.

Notable Live Appearances 

SXSW, A3C, Voodoo Festival, and BUKU Music + Art Project

Reeperbahn Festival in Germany

Starring in a Volkswagen ad campaign featuring his song “HomeComing.” His international reach extended with a 2016 interview with BBC Russia.

Supported Tours 

Tank and The Bangas 

International bounce icon Big Freedia

NerdCore artist MegaRan 

former XXL freshman Mickey Factz 

Notable Achievements

The Beautiful, album, 2017

#12 on iTunes’ “Rap/HipHop” Charts, 

#3 Bandcamp’s “Rap” Charts 

#79 on Billboard’s “HeatSeeker” Charts. 

Multiple award-winning New Orleans Rapper

2018 Best of the Beat Award - “Best Hip-Hop Artist

2019 Big Easy Award - “Best Rapper”

2020 Best of the Beat Award - “Best New Artist” (duo SaxKixAve)