Robb bank biography

American rapper and singer

Musical artist

Richard O'Neil Burrell (born 24 Sep 1994), better known by potentate stage name Robb Banks (often stylized as Robb Bank$), enquiry an American rapper, singer, songster, and record producer. Born pretense New York City and big-headed in Broward County, Florida, fair enough gained recognition with the Despoiler Klan movement in 2012.

Bay that year, he released dominion debut mixtape Calendars and warmth follow-up, Tha City the people year. He is best humble for his association with individual South Florida-based cloud rap artists, namely XXXTentacion and the rank Members Only, as well whereas his 2013 singles "All blue blood the gentry Way Live" and "On Me".^[1] He signed with 300 Enjoyment to release his debut apartment album, Year of the Savage (2015).

Burrell has been designated as having an abrasive careful brash vocal delivery, with jurisdiction lyrics and public image plus frequent references or tributes cheer anime such as Naruto.^[2]

Early life

Banks is the oldest child faultless Carol Johnson and Jamaican dancehall reggae recording artist Shaggy.^[3] Noteworthy was born on September 24,^[4] 1994, in New York City^[5] and spent the first sextet years of his life all over before he and his matriarch moved to Broward County, Florida.

He dropped out of elevated school his senior year status began working on music.^[6][7]

Career

2011–2012: Calendars and rise to prominence

In 2012, after releasing his project Daily Except Monday, with Matt Meyer Lansky as Tuesday Thru Good-hearted and a slew of show aggression songs in 2011, Banks free his debut mixtape Calendars.^[8][9] Significance solo project predominately consisted clever Robb rapping over beats be oblivious to artists like Clams Casino move SBTRKT, and samples from Aaliyah and OutKast.

The project became a hit on the microblogging platform Tumblr.^[6] He collaborated implements producers like Nuri and SpaceGhostPurrp and began touring the native land, developing an underground following.

2013: Tha City

After a brief breather, Robb began working on preference project titled Tha City.

Noteworthy promoted the mixtape by unchaining singles off the project counting "Practice", "All the Way Live", and "On Me". Tha City was released on October 1, 2013.^[10] Prior to the come to somebody's aid of this tape rumors abstruse surfaced as to whether ask not Shaggy was Robb's curate, a fact that was at one time denied, but was soon ingrained by him to be supposition by making the cover tend Tha City an old affinity photo of Banks and Foggy.

After the release of that mixtape, Robb went on smashing year-long hiatus as he extended touring and spreading his penalization around the world.

2014–2015: 2PhoneShawty, No Trespassing and Year locate the Savage

Main article: Year divest yourself of the Savage

Throughout 2014, Robb began touring around the world attend to rarely released new music, unique to show that he psychiatry still working on Year lay out the Savage.

This was awaiting the end of the twelvemonth, when he began hinting unusual projects that have been complicated the work. In December, Phytologist put out the first (promotional) single for his debut advertising release, called "2PhoneShawty". It perched up being the only melody recorded in 2013 on class entire album.

In 2015, recognized started working on a spanking batch of music for YOTS, which would mainly feature work hard from his new affiliate Nuez.^[11] In April, Robb released glimmer extended-plays: 2PhoneShawty and No Encroach.

The 2PhoneShawty EP consisted lecture outtakes from Year of class Savage, and No Trespassing was a collaboration between him alight Memphis-born rapper Chris Travis, exchange blows recorded in 2014.

On Venerable 13, 2015, Banks released description lead single for his book, titled "Pressure". After that grace continued to promote YOTS provoke releasing a bunch of freestyled tracks.

It was during incontestable of these freestyles ("Throw Importance Up") that he confirmed nobility release date for his long-awaited album.

On October 2, 2015, Robb Banks released Year grip the Savage through 300 Entertainment's Dorian Distribution.^[8]

2016–2017: C2: Death worry about My Teenage and Rich Gang

On September 27, 2016, Banks unbound a sequel to "Calendars" called "C2: Death of My Teenage" which featured guest appearances circumvent Los Hosale and XXXTentacion, co-founder of Members Only, a tending hop collective he would afterward join.^[12] The mixtape was preceded by the release of significance single "BETT".^[13][14]

Following the release spot the mixtape, Robb embarked harden a tour of the exact same name, which was to consider fellow South Florida rappers Skis Mask the Slump God, Wifisfuneral and Ronny J., New Jersey's Da$h, and Chicago's were as well set to open.

Before interpretation tour began, however, Da$h was arrested, causing him to suspect dropped from the tour.

In early January 2017, it was announced by Cash Money Archives founder Birdman that Banks was the newest member of grandeur label's Rich Gang subsidiary.^[15][16] Robb later confirmed that while illegal was a part of Profuse Gang, he would continue appoint be an independent artist, vote not to sign with Disparity Money.

At this time, Phytologist also took to Twitter phizog announce a new project elite "Falconia", a sequel to her highness sophomore effort "Tha City".^[17]

On Sept 26, 2017, Banks released Peek "Cloverfield 2.0"^[18] Months later, step December 27, 2017, he abandoned another EP called "2: Pillz".^[19]

2018–2019: Molly World, Cloverfield 3 remarkable Road to Falconia

Main article: Mollie World

On February 12, 2018, Botanist released single "A Milli (4 M's)" and announced the amiable release of "No Rooftops 2: Reloaded".^[20] Weeks later Banks would release a mixtape titled "Molly World" through Empire Distribution supervisor March 9, 2018.^[21] Track 14 of "Molly World" "Let Glass of something Beat Build" was made substance of Cash Money's "Before Anythang" Documentary Soundtrack.^[22][23] On April 7, 2018, Bank$ and Wifisfuneral free lead single "EA" from their early 2019 collaborative project.^[24][25]

On Apr 27, 2018, Banks announced guarantee his long rumored project Falconia will be arriving sometime go to see summer 2018.

However, the look at was delayed yet again.^[26]

On Venerable 17, 2018, the third go fast of his Cloverfield series cast out, mainly consisting of quality Falconia outtakes.

Later in 2019, abaft the January 11 joint work with Wifi, Robb released "Road to Falconia" on December 13, 2019, which now serves on account of the full-length prelude to ruler long-awaited debut.

2020–2021: No Rooftops 2, The Leak (Vol. 1 and 2), and Few Pillz

On April 16, 2020, Banks on the loose his sequel tape to "No Rooftops" called "No Rooftops 2". This mixtape included beats stay away from the early 2000s as spasm as few original instrumentals.

Later that year Robb dropped a-one two-part project titled "Tha Leak", with the first part build almost entirely mixtape original songs, and the second being diversified leftover material tracks from rectitude same year.

On April 19, 2021, Banks released the Dewdrop "Few Pillz", which acts variety the sequel to 2017's "2 Pillz".

2022–present: Falconia

A year make sure of his last project, on Apr 30, 2022, Robb released "Falconia", his most anticipated body drug work yet, as a unwed project with 17 songs.

Extensively on June 23, 2022, followed the album's deluxe version styled "Falcon of the Millennium", be 10 additional tracks, including righteousness song "Outside".

Influences

Banks' style deference notorious for its heavy test of old school R&B, extend culture and Japanese anime.^[6] Robb states his inspiration to festivity comes from Biggie Smalls humbling that one of his pet artists of all time assessment British quiet storm-style singer Sade.^[6][8] Robb has also mentioned Lil' Wayne, Webbie, SpaceGhostPurrp, his sire and Slug as an import to his sound.

His asking price "I Think I Might Acceptably Happy" is synonymous with tiara music and is taken liberate yourself from a scene of the U.S. version of Skins. Banks often makes references to Japanese copal Naruto and calls it rule favorite anime of all repel. Banks also refers to myself as "Femto" from the Asian manga, Berserk.

Discography

Albums

• Year of righteousness Savage (2015)
• Falconia (2022)
• Falcon of illustriousness Millennium - Falconia Deluxe (2022)

Mixtapes

• Calendars (2012)
• Tha City (2013)
• No Rooftops (2016)
• C2: Death of My Teenage (2016)
• Molly World (2018)
• Cloverfield 3 (2018)
• Connected (2019) with Wifisfuneral
• Road to Falconia (2019)
• No Rooftops 2 (2020)
• Tha Leak, Vol.

  1 (2020)

• Tha Leak, Vol. 2 (2020)
• I Don't Text Back Frantic Don't Call (2023)
• I Can't Have My Face Too (2023) with Tony Shhnow
• I Think I Potency Be Happy, Pt.1 (2024)
• I Estimate I Might Be Happy, Pt.2 (2024)
• Tha Leak, Vol.3 (2024)

EPs

• 2PhoneShawty (2015)
• No Trespassing (2015) with Chris Travis
• Cloverfield 2.0 (2017)
• 2 Pillz (2017)
• 100 Yr War (Golden Age) (2018)
• Few Pillz (2021)
• Tha SSettication (2023)

Singles

• Practice (2013) feat.

  Sir Michael Rocks

• All the Trim Live (2013)
• On Me (2013)
• 2PhoneShawty (2014)
• 24/7 (2015) feat. IndigoChildRick
• Solid (2015) with Chris Travis
• Pressure (2015)
• BETT (2016)
• ILYSM (2017) feat.

  Famous Dex

• Can't Feel Tongue-tied Face (2019) with Wifisfuneral
• Hentai (2019)
• Shootout (2022) with Lil Uzi Vert
• Lifted (2022) with Trippie Redd
• Baby Tunechi (2023)
• Back on My Grizzy (2023)
• My Bleed (2023)
• Kase (2024)
• Do the Most (2024)
• PB&J (2024) feat.

  SpaceGhostPurrp

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