Remy Jose Banks (born 1988) is an American

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. He is best known as a member of the New York

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World's Fair, currently signed to

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. Banks is also member of the music group Children of the Night, with fellow World's Fair members Nasty Nigel and Lansky Jones.

Career

2010–2012: ''World Famous'' and ''Queens... Revisited''

On December 24, 2010, Remy Banks released the collaborative mixtape, ''World Famous'', with record producer Hannibal King. On March 27, 2012, Remy Banks, Nasty Nigel, and Lansky Jones, as Children of the Night, released the studio album ''Queens... Revisited'', under

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2013–present: ''Bastards of the Party'' and ''higher.''

On September 3, 2013, Remy Banks' Grammy-winning hip hop collective, World's Fair, released their debut studio album, ''Bastards of the Party'', under

. On May 17, 2015, Remy Banks released his debut solo mixtape, ''higher.''. Two of Banks' singles have charted on ''Billboard'' Twitter Real-Time: ''rem'' at #31 on March 7, 2015, and ''N1go'' at #50 on March 26, 2016.

Discography

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Collaborative studio albums

Guest appearances

References

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