Benny Banks: From Islington to the Rise of UK Rap
Benny Banks emerged from Islington at a moment when UK rap was being reshaped by mixtapes, freestyles and platforms such as SBTV and BBC 1Xtra. Born and raised in Islington, North London, Benny Banks got into music in 2009. Within a year, his freestyles were reaching a much wider audience and establishing him as one of the new voices in UK rap. Rather than following a traditional route into the […]
