Lay Bankz | |
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| Born | June 11, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels | APG/ Atlantic Records Group |
Lay Bankz (born June 11, 2004) is an American rapper. After signing with Artist Partner Group in 2022, she released the singles "Left Cheek (Doo Doo Blick)", "Na Na Na", and "Ick", all of which became popular on TikTok.
Bankz was born on June 11, 2004, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Southwest Philadelphia.[1][2] She is of Eritrean descent. She started writing raps at age 10 and released her first song, "Passion", in October 2019 when she was 15 years old. She signed to Artist Partner Group in 2022 and released her debut single with the label, "Left Cheek (Doo Doo Blick)", later that year. She was featured on the "dance mix" of Ciara's song "Da Girls, released in May 2023.[3] She also appeared on the NLE Choppa song "It's Getting Hot" in July 2023.[2] In August 2023, she released the single "Na Na Na". Both "Left Cheek (Doo Doo Blick)" and "Na Na Na" went viral on TikTok. Her debut extended play, Now You See Me, was also released in August 2023.[4] Her single "Ick" was released in September 2023 and also became popular on TikTok and on streaming services.[5][6]
Bankz has described her music as "every kind of genre you could ever think of".[7] Kenyatta Victoria of Essence wrote that she "merges club and R&B music".[5] Billboard's Kyle Denis described it as Jersey club and Pitchfork's H.D. Angel described it as East Coast club and pop rap and wrote that her voice had an "elegant, almost synthetic quality" to it and that her instrumentals were "busy".[6][8]
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| Now You See Me |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Passion" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Can We Talk" | 2020 | |
| "Fly" | ||
| "No Trippin" | 2021 | |
| "Personal" | ||
| "Anxious" | 2022 | |
| "In My Bag" | ||
| "IDFWY" | Now You See Me | |
| "Left Cheek (Doo Doo Blick)" | Non-album singles | |
| "No More Crying" (featuring Maiya The Don) | ||
| "I Deserve" | 2023 | |
| "Throw Dat" | Now You See Me | |
| "Da Girls" (Dance Mix) (with Ciara) |
Non-album single | |
| "Na Na Na" | Now You See Me | |
| "Aint Mine" (with Journey Montana) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Woah" (with Kyle) | ||
| "Reason" (Remix) (with Moxie Raia) | ||
| "Off the Wall" | ||
| "Ick" | Now You See Me | |
| "Sloppy Seconds (Ick, Pt. 2)" | Non-album singles | |
| "Girls Just Wanna" | ||
| "Tell Ur Girlfriend"[10] | 2024 |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Cmonnn (Hit It One Time) [Pt. 2]" (5star featuring Lay Bankz) |
2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Mobbin" (Brock featuring Lay Bankz, Bril, PGS Spence, JMoney, and D Glizz) | ||
| "Past Due" (Killadell featuring Lay Bankz, Clout PRG, and Ghost Underworld) | ||
| "Self Esteem" (Lambo4oe featuring Lay Bankz and 2Rare) | ||
| "Get Back" (Bumble Bee featuring Lay Bankz) |
2023 | |
| "Bad" (Lil Ricco featuring Lay Bankz) | ||
| "Just My Friend" (Reagan's World featuring Lay Bankz) | ||
| "Nana vs. Dada" (Mini Boom and D4M Sloan featuring Lay Bankz) |