Chicago rising star Ashlee Bankz stopped by Hip-Hop Wired to speak music, development, and her journey up to now.

In October 2024, Bankz launched her mission GO TO HELL, that includes standout tracks like “IT DOESN’T MATTER” and “TINA SNOW.” The Chicago rapper defined the easy inspiration behind the mission’s title. “Typically you gotta simply inform them depart me alone, go to hell.”

Chicago has been dwelling to numerous stars through the years, and Bankz is positioning herself as one of many metropolis’s subsequent breakout voices. She describes her relationship with town as sophisticated however deeply rooted.

“It’s a love-hate relationship proper now. The hate is that I would like town to do higher; the love is outdoors of the setting. So for me, Chicago is a gorgeous place, it’s dwelling.”

One main milestone for Bankz got here when she landed a songwriting placement for Karrueche Tran’s character in Preach, Pray, Love. The turnaround was quick, however Bankz was greater than prepared for the problem:

“I used to be on my technique to the Cowboy Carter tour, my homie Tino known as me and was like, ‘They want a document for this film, you may need to come back to Atlanta tomorrow. Karrueche is the actress within the film; she wants a music.’ I used to be like if I gotta depart tomorrow, I gotta depart tomorrow, I’m prepared. It was fast, they wanted a music, I despatched them the music, and the director stated they love this music they usually wish to use it. It actually all occurred inside 48 hours.”

Try the complete interview with Ashlee Bankz on Hip-Hop Wired under: