Show Banga | |
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Origin | San Francisco, California |
Genres | Hip hop, R&B, hyphy |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
Years active | 2010––present |
Labels | EMPIRE Recordings, HomeTeam Entertainment |
Associated acts | Go - Gettaz, Rayven Justice, Kool John, J Stalin, The A-Team, Derek King, Sage the Gemini, D-Lo, Iamsu!, San Quinn, P-Lo |
Website | Showy4Mayor.com |
"I Been That" Music Video on VEVO (Nov 17, 2014) | |
"Aww Shit" ft. P-Lo Music Video on VEVO (May 5, 2015) |
Show Banga is a rapper and songwriter from San Francisco, California. Currently signed to EMPIRE Recordings, he was releasing singles as early as 2011 on HomeTeam Entertainment, and in 2013 he released the deluxe edition of his album Don't Stop Votin'. Show Banga's single "Milli," which was produced by Dave-O of The A-Team, was released in 2014. According to Rehab Online Magazine, "Show Banga arguably has one of the most rare [rap] flows in the Bay Area, with 'I Been That' being a contender for the rapper’s breakout cut. However, the bass-packed track 'Milli' is pretty damn hard." In April 2015, he released Mayor 4 Life on EMPIRE Recordings, with guest artists such as E-40, Kool John, Sage The Gemini, and P-Lo. Show Banga has performed at festivals such as SXSW, and was on to tour with Iamsu! in spring 2015. On August 12, 2016, he released his technical sophomore album, Showtime 2.
Show Banga was born in San Francisco, California, where he was raised in the Fillmore District. By the age of seven he was rapping, and by high school he had decided to pursue music as a career. Early on he rapped in the local group Go - Gettaz, which developed a local following and went on to tour locally before disbanding. By 2011 Show Banga was releasing his own solo material, as well as appearing on the Team BackPack cyphers in the area.
As early as 2013 he was releasing solo material on HomeTeam Entertainment, and singles that year included "No Losses" in May and "Do My Own Thang" in June, which featured Iamsu!, CJ and P-Lo. In October 2013, he released the deluxe edition of his album Don't Stop Votin', also on HomeTeam. He increased his singles output in 2014, and continued to appear in episodes of the Road to A3C cypher series, which is produced by TeamBackpack. Also in 2014, he appeared as a guest artist on tracks such as "Panoramic" by Sage the Gemini