Latest Release
- 21 NOV 2024
- 5 Songs
- Brand New Machine (Deluxe Version) · 2013
- Village · 2017
- The Paradox · 2015
- Redemption (feat. Jacob Banks) - Single · 2015
- Monster 2.0 (feat. Boogie) - Single · 2016
- Creed II (Score & Music from the Original Motion Picture) · 2018
- Village · 2018
- The Boy Who Cried Freedom - EP · 2017
- The Boy Who Cried Freedom - EP · 2017
- Yonder: Book I · 2024
Albums
- 2015
Artist Playlists
- A searing amalgam of R&B, soul, hip-hop and funk.
More To Hear
- The Jamaican artist guests, plus Loski and Ambush are Breaking.
- Connie Constance, Ray BLK, and Metro Boomin are Breaking.
- The UK Represent artist talks his new album, Village.
- The week kicks off with music from Hamzaa and Vince Staples.
About Jacob Banks
British singer Jacob Banks is known for his velvety baritone and innovative mix of classic R&B, electronic music, reggae, hip-hop and more. • Born in Nigeria, Jacob Banks moved to Birmingham, England, as a teenager. After earning a degree in civil engineering, he headed to London to start playing open-mic gigs. He told his parents it was for a work placement. • While he grew up writing poetry, he didn’t start playing guitar until he was 20. He learned from YouTube tutorials and began writing songs for fun. • He resolved to take music seriously after his best friend from university died at age 21. • Banks landed in the UK Top 40 in 2013, when he sang on "Alive", a hit single by the electronic duo Chase & Status. • He released a pair of EPs—2013’s The MonologueThe Paradox—before signing with Interscope Records. His debut album, Village, followed in 2018.
- HOMETOWN
- Nigeria
- BORN
- 24 July 1991
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul