Check out my interview with Chicago artist Roy Bank$

1. Artist name and where did it originated from?

• Roy Banks and I originally was going by Roy Bank$ with a dollar sign because I wanted to use my real name and have a dollar sign in it too but a friend told me to scrap it because it was tacky

2. Where are you from?

• I'm from the west side of Chicago.

3. Influences/inspiration?

• Kendrick, Earl Sweatshirt, and the city Chicago itself.

4. What makes your music different than other singers ?

• What makes my music different is the versatility whether I'm flowing bars, or conveying messages, singing little love anthems, providing wisdom and insight.

5. Dream collab?

• I would really love to collab with Earl, Vince and Chance the rapper

6. Favorite rapper and why?

• Kendrick. TPAB was a masterpiece and truthfully made me appreciate and embrace my blackness even more.

7. Where do you see yourself In 10 years?

• I see myself stashed away somewhere in the cut cause I don't like the paparazzi.

8. Favorite album?

• Channel Orange by Frank Ocean and Summertime 06' as a runner up by Vince Staples.

9. Upcoming projects?

• I have a collab project with No More Parents Records CEO Cartel Mason its a 6 track trap/neo soul EP set to release in the later part of next month.

10. Fun fact about you?

• I love sharks chicken