The Break Presents – Lay Bankz

Lay Bankz is the kind of expertise that doesn’t come round fairly often. At 19 years previous, the Philadelphia native has the means to rap, sing, dance, write songs and entertain at a degree far past her years.

She all the time had an affinity for music developing within the Metropolis of Brotherly Love. Singing and taking part in musical devices as a baby had been a few of her early entries into the house. Lay was additionally surrounded by the sounds of Philly mainstays like Beanie Sigel and Freeway, which led to her writing her first raps at age 10. On the similar time, standard dance crews such because the Dollarboyz launched Lay Bankz to town’s infectious model of get together music and its related dance model.

By the point she turned 15, the enthusiastic multihyphenate was prepared to mix all these experiences and put it on wax by recording her first-ever music “Ardour.” She even solidified her dedication to her craft with a tattoo commemorating the day the music was launched in October of 2019.

Bankz then signed to the unbiased report label Artist Accomplice Group in 2022. With the assistance of producers Jumbo Sounds and Derrick Milano, she dropped the soon-to-be viral smash “Left Cheek (Doo Doo Blick)” that very same 12 months together with a TikTok dance she created on her personal. So far, the anti-hater anthem has been the topic of over 450,000 creations on the social media platform.

Decided to not develop into a one-off social media sensation, Lay got here via this previous August with the discharge of “Na Na Na.” Together with being a transparent summer time banger, “Na Na Na,” has since amassed 25.5 million streams on Spotify, and the self-created dance problem has seen Lay Bankz included in additional than 200,000 TikTok movies. Her debut EP, Now You See Me, additionally launched in August, options tracks like “Ick,” a message to younger girls who’ve confronted undesirable advances, and “Flowers,” a clean ballad that was impressed by the 2022 passing of fellow Philadelphia native PnB Rock.

Right here, whereas Lay Bankz continues to ship membership bangers and soulfully introspective songs alike, she joins XXL’s The Break: Stay for an in-depth interview. Lay provides her opinion on why girls are dominating hip-hop and speaks on increasing her profession past social media virality. She additionally talks about linking up with artists like Maiya The Don and 2Rare in addition to the significance of lyricism in her music and far more.

Take a look at the total interview beneath.

Observe Lay Bankz on Spotify and Instagram

Standouts:

“Left Cheek (Doo Doo Blick)”

“Na Na Na”

“Ick”

Now You See Me

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