Rakeem Ishmauel Mahammad Williams (born on February 19, 1994), better known by his stage name Rocky Banks, is an American alternative Hip-Hop music artist from Houston, TX. Banks began to gain recognition following the late 2015/early 2016 release of his first solo album, In Other News I Don’t Do Drugs Anymore, which first introduced the artist’s personal hardships and his acceptance of drug addiction. Following the release of this project, Banks received cosigns from The Fader, Hip-Hop DX, Los Angles Leakers, & Revolt TV, Beats1 Radio, Ebro Darden. In early 2017, Banks return with a sophomore project titled Trust In Banko, pulling in over 80,000 hits on Livemixtapes. Upon release of his third album Big Little Brother on February 5th, 2018, Banks has been rapidly releasing singles such as "Ambience", "Lessons" & "Adapt" leading into his now fourth album.



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