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WHAT IT IS: Dallas rapper Erica Banks has proved herself as a real rap spitter with undeniable confidence, relentless flow and infectious energy. Banks followed up her buzzworthy, now-gold-certified “Buss It” with a series of tracks, including viral hit “Toot That,” “Designer,” “Slim Waist” and most recently “Pop Out.” The 23-year-old, who’s dubbed herself “The Flow Queen,” is just weeks away from the release of her mixtape, Diary of The Flow Queen. With an opening slot on T-Pain’s The Road to Wiscansin Tour and a string of festival dates ahead, Banks continues to put her Southern swag on full display.
ALBUM: Diary of the Flow Queen
RELEASE DATE: June 2022
SINGLE: “Do It”
LIVE: Opening for T-Pain on The Road to Wiscansin Tour (5/10 – 6/11); performing Pride Fest, Lollapalooza, Day N Vegas, more; previously toured with Summer Walker
INTERNET: 149m+ combined Spotify streams, 1.9m+ monthly listeners; TikTok viral “Buss It” challenge with 3b+ hashtag views and 6m+ videos; added to Spotify’s Feelin’ Myself, BBE, more; “Pop Out” featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday
PRESS: HotNewHipHop, UPROXX, REVOLT, Brooklyn Vegan, Grungecake, more
BOOKING: WME
MANAGEMENT: Carl Crawford/1501Certified Ent.