Background
His father is a pastor and his mother is a caterer. He grew up in a disciplinarian setting due to both of his parents being pastors.
His father is a pastor and his mother is a caterer. He grew up in a disciplinarian setting due to both of his parents being pastors.
He completed his secondary school at the age of 14, and started recording his first set of songs in 2008.
He is currently signed to Mavin Records. He went by the stage name Spicy prior to his record deal with the aforementioned label. Reekado Banks is the last child of a music-loving family.
He derived the stage name Reekado Banks by combining the meanings of the two names.
The former part of his stage name translates to "strong ruler", while the latter part loosely translates to "wealth". In 2014, Reekado Banks graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in History and Strategic Study.
He has cited Don Jazzy, 2face Idibia, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Olamide and M.I as his key musical inspirations. Mavin Records deal and artistry Reekado Banks got signed to Mavin Records after his entries were selected from over 5000 entries.
Reekado Banks also told The National Mirror that he"s a versatile artist who makes music with the thought that humans are different and have different taste.
2014–present: recorded under Mavin Records Reekado Banks premiered the single "Turn lieutenant Up" on 21 February 2014, which happens to be the same day he got signed to Mavin Records. The song features Tiwa Savage and was released as his first official single under Mavin Records. Reekado Banks was featured alongside label mates Don Jazzy, Korede Bello, Tiwa Savage, Di"Ja, Doctor Society for Information Display and Doctorate"Prince on the critical acclaim song "Dorobucci", which was released on 1 May 2014.
Reekado Banks has also worked with his label mates to released the collaborative singles "Adaobi", "Arise" and "Looku Looku".
On 13 February 2015, Reekado Banks released the Don Jazzy produced song "Katapot". The song was alleged to be a diss track towards Doctorate"banj and Wande Coal.
In February 2015, Don Jazzy debunked the allegations in a series of tweets. While speaking to Vanguard newspaper, Reekado Banks stated that he created "Katapot" for his fans.
Reekado banks has a new deal with Glo, including his colleagues "Koredo bello" and "Di"ja" are now Glo ambassador"son
