Jacob Banks (born 24 July 1991) is a Nigerian-born English singer and songwriter from Birmingham.

[7] In April 2013, Banks played his first headline show at the London St Pancras Old Church.

Banks announced he was to release a joint EP featuring himself, Wretch 32 and George the Poet titled Gambling Man in 2013.

[10] On 1 May 2014, his collaboration with All About She, "I Can't Wait", was released for free download as part of their debut extended play Go Slow.

Banks has also worked with other artists such as Bondax, Jake Gosling, Knox Brown, Plan B and Wretch 32.

It features a guest appearance from Odd Child Recordings rapper Avelino on the track "Monster".

[11] On 9 March 2017, Banks premiered his two-part narrative video, written and co-directed by himself, for his single, "Unholy War".

"Unknown" was featured in the Season 3 finale of the Starz TV series Power, and received viral attention for his tremendous voice.

In 2018, "Unholy War" was featured during the season 1 finale of the TV series Black Lightning.