Alfred Banks at Smith's Olde Bar

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Moved to new date of April 19, 2026

Multi award-winning, Grammy-Nominated New Orleans rapper/singer Alfred Banks has garnered acclaim from some of hip-hop’s most esteemed publications. In addition to being named one of Complex’s 10 upcoming New Orleans MCs, Banks has been featured prominently on The Fader, Hip Hop Dx, Okayplayer as well as DJBooth’s list of Top Indie rappers from Louisiana. Most recently, he completed three legs of a North American tour with the Grammy-nominated Tank & the Bangas.
His collab with the Brass band The Soul Rebels, “Greatness,” was the televised NCAA tournament anthem in 2019. Burning Sands, the 2017 Netflix film, featured Banks’ “Under Dog Central” on its soundtrack & the Disney+ Show, “The Crossover”, Included Alfred’s song, “Home Coming”. Recently, His Song “G-Wagon” was used for the 2025 “Peloton” Commercial & International Campaign.
Banks made headway in Europe, performing at the Reeperbahn Festival in Germany and starring in a Volkswagen ad campaign featuring his song “Home Coming.” In 2018, Banks was named “Best Hip-Hop Artist” at the Best of the Beat Awards, presented by New Orleans’ premier music publication, Off Beat. He followed that up with the 2019 Big Easy Award for Best Rapper, presented by Gambit.
In 2023, Alfred achieved Viral success with Sax Kix Ave. Co-founded alongside a former Tank and the Bangas’ saxophonist, Saxkixave accumulated millions of views across Tiktok & Instagram with their videos highlighted by Alfred’s Witty & Deadpan delivery.