Ten years into the game, Ms Banks is entering a bold new chapter, armed with renewed self-assurance and a sharpened sense of purpose. With the arrival of her debut album SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL, she cements her status as a pioneering force for women in UK rap. The project feels pivotal — a defining moment that finds her stretching beyond familiar territory and revealing new layers of herself. Here, Banks appears more open, self-aware and emotionally candid than ever before.
Across the record, she moves seamlessly between melodic hooks and assertive bars, riding hip-hop foundations laced with Afrobeats textures. On SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL, every dimension of her persona is on display — the razor-sharp wordsmith, the charismatic centre of attention, the reflective narrator and the romantic at heart. Thematically, the album draws heavily from her upbringing as a second-generation African woman navigating life as a young Black girl in South London, grounding the project in personal history and lived experience.