Open Space: Robb Banks | Mass Appeal

Don't sleep on Robb Banks. To those in the know, Banks has buzzing for years, but many are still just catching up. Back in 2012, long before South Florida was the most happening region for rap's new SoundCloud wave, he was getting reblogs of tracks he posted on his Tumblr.
"I really care about the Florida rap scene," he says. "I was born up here [in New York] and I moved down to Florida when I was like, six. ... Broward was just a lot of crime," he recalls. "When I first came, I'm seeing prostitutes. I was a little kid riding around on my bike thinking shit's sweet and niggas gettin' arrested. One of my friends in 10th grade got arrested... Florida make you grow up fast."
In the latest episode of Open Space, Banks talks about being an elder statesman of South Florida rap at age 24, his memories of fellow Broward rappers XXXtentacion and Ski Mask, and the whole Raider Klan, and how he's only now planning his first true album, 'Falconia.' "Anytime I record, I record for 'Falconia' he says. Though he's several projects into his solo career, he is holding tightly to his proper debut. "I feel like Falconia is going to be like, my big album," he says. "The 'Billboard' muh'fucka, you know what I'm saying." In the meantime, he's blessings his fans with EPs and loosies as they happen. "If a track doesn't make it, I'll put it out as a project. I'm not storing my music no more, I'm just… Off with it."
His rap dreams nearly eluded him because of street quagmires in his youth, but Broward never raised a coward-and Banks isn't done getting or putting on. Patience is a virtue. Specifically, in Banks's case, it could be what puts him over the top.
Falconia on the way. Watch Open Space above.
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[@ziggodante]

Underrated Calendars underground classic.

[@littlerocksfinest243]

DubatZubat BIG OLE FACTS

[@KoolGNasBlackThought]

tha city is better

[@gabbaoitosete]

total fam, the best shit you can listen to in the underground

[@alkabirjames3625]

soundcloud.com/freemoneyco/young-gospel hardest shit out right now

[@vvscut3933]

Year of the savage

[@cortereuslee7252]

Robb Bank$ is a very creative rapper, this is shown in his rap flows, lyrics referencing anime, and ear for beats and interesting samples, don't sleep on this dude, personally for me he is my top 5 underground rappers, along with another Florida legend, SPACEGHOSTPURRP, I wish those two can work together again

[@philipwilberforce6058]

cortereus lee remember terror gang

[@kadenr3289]

sgp and robb working on falconia together

[@user-tk7rl6hw6c]

Very creative

[@martincardona600]

Facts 🤙🏽

[@aaronwillis2375]

You heard the new Robb and sgp?

[@stoneycarter6429]

Robb banks so slept on

[@cortereuslee7252]

why don't you just wake up, u missing out on audio dope

[@freeagent9753]

One of the best Underground artists you’ll find right here 🙏🏽🔥

[@keithrenaud6199]

I don't see why he's slept on. Hell he sounds like everything else. So why is he considered slept on. His beats are trapped out & he's rapping like the usual suspects. I don't get it.

[@omen9431]

Its that underground scene 👁

[@brian837]

3 years later still slept on

[@nokiamobileusofficial]

Calendars was just as good if not better then live love asap and he made that at 16. Robb never got the recognition he deserved because everyone wanna clown him and bring up his dad

[@jnightmare0]

Right

[@tyrellgoldentv]

Wrong..bruss ain't wannabe as huge then. He admit it all thru Twitter yrs ago. Right he should've been bigger then Rocky 4sure.

[@meddi44]

I hate how he always gets asked about ski and x

[@DMUSA-gd6kq]

A6ix7ven Right,he been doing this since 2011-2012. Well that's when I started listening at least.

[@xBreezysWorldx]

Crazy part is he way better than them needless to say hes their vet

[@rufus5208]

Robb has some of the most fire music in the underground scene right now.

[@rufus5208]

Og Lo Ke Lets clear this up. What would you consider underground?

[@jeffreymbelu9718]

I think I might be happy!

[@guccimanlips]

Robb doesn't seem as geeked anymore, hope he's laying off the drugs a bit

[@WhataCrazyPanda]

guccimanlips he has he off everything but lean

[@Paaka]

Had no choice

[@lenalee5939]

when I can’t sleep, I listen to his interviews. Idk he’s just a real person and you can hear it in his music

[@jnightmare0]

Mos definitely

[@tatsumitakeshina2993]

Nah he fake af, watch the joey fatts no jumper interview and then try say he real

[@bugman747]

Great to see him get more recognition, hands down the most underrated Florida rapper TUH

[@irvingcruz9766]

That Givenchy Bambi shirt is so fire

[@bryangarcia1150]

The way he mocked x's scream 😂 4:25

[@pluto5610]

Lil Plannedparenthood I laughed harder than I should

[@elwerocdn]

LMFAO

[@vincentnguyen4043]

Would've blown up if he put out more music. So underrated in the rap game though. Helped a lot of artists too

[@blackwhiterap2702]

Damn Slug and Sage Francis I had no idea he was into that, Bank$ is too real

[@KoolGNasBlackThought]

haven't heard Calendars? "Nigga you A$AP Rocky? Shit, I'm Aesop Rock"

[@blackwhiterap2702]

shit you right, haven't heard that tape in years

[@mr.z3853]

Bro that crazy lol

[@makevelicustoms]

Birdman is killing His and Caskey career and not letting them grow to there full potential.

[@laxbrojf]

Makeveli Customs he hasn't been on cash money for months now.

[@prettyboywitda9440]

Robb been left cashmoney he tweeted it out im sure

[@Deenique16]

Nick Lunden beats yep

[@wtwdummy1053]

You slow Robb only rich gang, he not signed to cash money.. Plus Robb has been grown you just a new fan so you wouldn’t know and he doesn’t wanna go mainstream

[@liquidarobicsclass2328]

Makeveli Customs big ol facts

[@BirdzFlyYonda]

So how did you get your name ? Robb banks:......really? you really wanna know?

[@RTDon]

C2 C2 C2

[@21jumpman]

SSET

[@0poIE]

*Love from England!. Been listening for 5+ years BOYYYY!*

[@rinnegansensei3928]

Sir Griffith- “You like rick Ross well bitch I like Rick Owens”

[@siouanx_x_x6405]

TUH TUH

[@daedricmirror]

Hands down one of my favorite artist

[@percocet6049]

How you let shaggy son get you

[@rinnegansensei3928]

percocet how you let shaggy son rip you?

[@Mangocococherry]

How You let shaggy son get the pistol

[@dansolo1033]

percocet but it wasn’t me

[@kxmakazexbl6264]

Shaggy son tired of the bitchin

[@mutiilaton3757]

Shaggy son w 2 foreign women

[@reeldeal2149]

This man was supposed to blow back in 2013 my senior of high school. I see him not trying to mention who his dad is though😂😂

[@AyeTone302]

Reel Deal Why bring up his Dad when he has done nothing for his career or been the best father from what Robb says.

[@rinnegansensei3928]

Reel Deal Better to me if he underground and cause he really don’t care lol

[@AyeTone302]

Rinnegan Sensei is he underground if he signed with Birdman Rich Gang? Birdman just to broke to promote his artist.

[@gmlsin]

“I go to Jamaica all the time my (realizes he doesn’t wanna mention his dad) yeah my little sisters live down there”

[@koryverde]

Reel Deal lol as if he hasn't talked abt it a million times already. You want him to talk abt it in every interview lol ?

[@bryangarcia1150]

UNDERGROUND LEGEND

[@LowercaseKev]

Good Interview. Glad he knows his hip hop

[@Pro-habits]

Now I know why birdman sign dude he saw the light version wayne in him

[@ianhenry6874]

Talented asf🔥💯🙏. Robb a legend and a beast. Love his flow and petty attitude👌🏿

[@dinelllewis1429]

I love this nigga im proud of his come up i been here since 2012-2013 one of the best rappers

[@7teenHM]

CALENDARS, THA CITY AND YEAR OF THE SAVAGE ARE ALL UNDERRATED UNDERGROUND CLASSICS, ROB SHOULD HAVE TRULY BEEN POPINN FROM WAY BACK, HES THE ONE THAT REALLY STARTED THIS WHOLE FLORIDA WAVE, AND IF YOU KNOW THEN YOU CANT DISAGREE, ITS FACTS, GOOD TO SEE HIM DOING STUFF LIKE THIS, KEEP KILLIN SHIT ROBB, SAVAGE LIFE TILL I DIE BRUH !!!

[@basedgodjoseph2514]

hudson17 false. SGP definitely got FL started. I fw Robb bit he ain't start this shit lol

[@7teenHM]

naaa your getting it twisted, obviously SG too with that whole asap mob link up, but robb and him rolled with either and they made hella songs together, plus i see sgp more as a producer then anything, robb had and still has bars, and still has one of the strongest underground project runs back to back ive heard, dude lowkey is the father of all these kids, u look at any of there interviews they always saying robb denzel and sgp, but back then the most popular out of them 3 was definitely robb, if you know about tumblr days and when calender's first drops and the hype that was around Tha City and how peeps was litrally craving to hear YOT$ for yearrss then you know what i mean.

[@Cletuskills]

Came a long way

[@dinelllewis1429]

Been listening since Calendars

[@Amphibian_006]

I’ve never heard a bad song from him lol

[@letyoursoulrestinpeace4019]

Jordan McNeal lie

[@SolidSnake240]

Jordan McNeal Foreal. His sound is unique as hell

[@squad-ie1ww]

Afro Shinobi on me

[@Khanso1o]

I’m saying bruh. My favorite rapper no doubt

[@popcornbutterhigh]

do spaceghostpurrp next

[@draganescuconstantin2380]

popcornbutterhigh you know he wont come to no interview like this

[@gasmane1083]

He washed up

[@ayedonp9484]

ray cray he started this whole soundcloud wave tho

[@PoisonPesoGretzsky]

Bruh I remember the first couple videos this fool put out and was like this shit is awesome ....from that point he kept growing 🦁🏆🎰😇🌐⚛

[@glozaloza8121]

I seen him at jahseh’s court he was sitting behind me lol

[@beatsbykana]

his new project is fire. I'm excited for him to work with these new artists from Florida too

[@dinelllewis1429]

Kinda been waiting on this

[@guccimanlips]

BROWARD COUNTY !!

[@Drunkenfistmma]

guccimanlips SSSSSSSET

[@scottbesem3701]

YOTS wasn’t an album? But I paid for it...

[@Pro-habits]

Shaggy is that you with dreads

[@VISlXVI]

Listened to this nigga, and raider klan all through highschool... i miss those days

[@sylnse6862]

2phoneshawty ep his best project

[@MordyTHEMisnomer]

[...I think I'm happy.]

[@noahh9355]

J3r3m1ah1 I think that I'm happy

[@letyoursoulrestinpeace4019]

LUDATHESHOOTER lmao

[@Friedlifekay]

bro really progressed in his career fr

[@alwaysstudying5309]

The 🐐

[@AJBray]

legend

[@100ems-]

5:50 to 6:07 made me flinch. I damn near shed a tear

[@servascep8779]

Big Perc best song on Cloverfield 2.0

[@Drunkenfistmma]

servasce P I like dat but Worlboss go in forreal #SSET

[@goharderthanyesterday3935]

His flow on the first verse really touches the soul

[@servascep8779]

Sorry besides ILYSM

[@AveryPhrenic]

The first rappers he mentioned were Atmosphere and Sage Francis. This is why Robb Bank$ is fucking amazing.

[@NASAWHITE]

4:26 I'M CRYING

[@idunnooooooooo21]

damn its sad to hear him talk about x now ):

[@zillamoon9773]

Robb breakin through this year facts

[@josiah9803]

Ya digg

[@iamcevven]

I'm diggin that plaid bomber he rockin', anyone knows what brand it is?

[@g-wiz2953]

"That's a relationship that never goin go away" plot twist

[@2OnTheWire]

Ain’t nothing bigger than the 🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@gloku7912]

C2 was so dope

[@Sirhumblr]

THE GOAT

[@ronaldmcdon]

Who he talkin ab at 7:24 when they asked him ab BIG PERC

[@SolidSnake240]

Bank$ too real for the Sage and Slug shoutout

[@anonemus7204]

I found out about Robb Bank$ from XXXTentacion and his music is awesome.

[@3percentdelay]

Stop sleeping on my boy

[@slogodsslogods7321]

Sage francis and slug? Who would've thought

[@jnmarketing108]

Rumor has it that he still does $500 shows

[@IsaacWilliams33]

SSET UNDERGROUND LEGEND

[@dirtyskateboardwheels]

Ain’t nothin bigger than the bird

[@Pro-habits]

I Do I Do

[@supernonkey]

Robb Bank$ influenced by Sage Francis, never thought this day would come.

[@brierrawalton2163]

All the way live

[@JohnPhelps]

salute, sage francis is the truth

[@xenixismify]

Stay slept on

[@dej5839]

Can we talk about how beautiful he is?

[@slogodsslogods7321]

Oh shit didnt think he would know sage francis, robb bank$ underatted af

[@calvinharrison9348]

Youd never think this dude was a celeberties son

[@yeahdude984]

also..wtf happened to rhythm roulette?

[@trane3827]

My nigga Robb

[@kingtanas]

Dope

[@Gabrinci]

aye he fux with slug and sage

[@servascep8779]

Lmfao he cleared the air about that X video hahahahah

[@NASAWHITE]

Trying to find a balance, I gotta find my balance

[@sincerelyj2361]

Robb Banks looks like a hood Vic Mensa

[@aviazx1799]

Rob had to have back combed his locs cause they wasn't like this a few months ago

[@jahbless2114]

wouldnt expect him to be a sage francis fan dafuq

[@servascep8779]

SSET IT UP GETS SHIT POPPIN

[@ryanpetula4066]

Bank$ has been growing into a good artist, he was kinda edgy a couple years ago bye this relaxed side is cool

[@LUVTRAY]

Everybody Drop They Favorite Bank$ Song Below! Leggo

[@LUVTRAY]

Mines All The Way Live & Ice Cold

[@walkgleeshwalk3047]

Refined is my favorite song

[@darkiplier3502]

Buku

[@siouanx_x_x6405]

LUVTRAY Show Off

[@t3l3phonotxmmy3]

wheres that song at i can only find snippets

[@Teendeathmatch]

When robb say he wanna be like birdman I could really see that cuz when you think about it, anybody he ever cosigned and put on SS has usually gone on to be real successful. (Lucki and pouya as good examples)

[@nazthe1_252]

Verde3k lucki?????

[@SkaterJG]

lucki was never ss he had a feature on robbs album and they good homies but lucki was already poppin

[@Teendeathmatch]

UNDERGROUND CONNECT I coulda swore he gave him a SS chain but yea I don’t think he was officially SS. I just mean anybody he ever acknowledged like that went on to do big things

[@cxvxn]

bruh still hasn’t dropped falconia :/

[@letyoursoulrestinpeace4019]

Not lying

[@majortom331]

This nigga put me onto Berserk.

[@alwaysstudying5309]

Ssett ssettt smart stunnas

[@BunbunBeats]

they already know he be the 2018 XXL

[@demifiendo]

Bunbun Beats but nah

[@alwaysstudying5309]

Lil dread broke apart...why they dont get 2 strand twist

[@giftsgwop]

interview GIFT$

[@paneltwin]

That perc messin wit him a bit at least he chill wit it and not tweakin so much like lil baby

[@keithrenaud6199]

All these dudes sound the same but they swear up & down they sound different from one another. The language of salesmen.

[@alleniverson5941]

They real brothers for real . Come to find out later on they not even cool anymore

[@alexxmares34]

DTX I Was There..`~ #Sset

[@SINSEARRR]

1:42 💀😂