ONE TO WATCH: Benny Banks

Benny Bank's latest offering, in the shape of 'Show Me The Way' shows a deeper, slighly more vulnerable side to the North London rapper. Hailing from Islington, Benny Banks has been making more than a considerable mark in the grime scene the last year.

In his latest music video, Banks talks vivedly on, almost 'taboo' subjects for rappers; he doesn't talk about 'yatts' and 'shubz', instead he lets us in on his deepest thoughts. Banks talks of his daughter ''now my daughter look at daddy like he isn't the same'', his 'road' life ''all i really know is crime cah i did it from day'', all as if saying a prayer to God ''show me how to be good 'cos im tired of pain'' ''Father show me how to be a better father''.

Hipman Junky lends his distinctively British vocals to the song, singing ''show me the way, i'm trying hard to make it, I just want to maintain it, this life I'm tryna change it'' in a beautifully sculpted cockney accent. Hipman Junky shows he too is a major up and coming singer, different to any other 'rivals' he may come across.

This is not the first time Banks has spit about his daughter. In his SBTV Warm Up Session (I'm ashamed to admit the first time I ever heard Benny Banks) he spits candidly about his daughter ''daddy's little angel, she's the reason i'm alive'' and the times where he wasn't around for her ''I remember your first breath but daddy weren't around to remember your first steps, I was in the trap 'til there weren't any work left''. His SBTV Warm Up Session certainly created a well-earned buzz, the video now having over 600,000 view on Youtube (the 18th highest watched video on SBTV's channel)

Another thing about Benny Banks; he KILLS any collaboration he appears on. If Its featuring on a track with Roxxxan ('used to be a little fuck, im a bigger one now'), spitting over the 'In For The Kill' remix or, most recently lending his voice to the remix of Maverick Sabre's 'I Need' with Chipmunk, he always gets it right and reminds us everytime why he is a lyrical force to be reckoned with.

If I still haven't persuaded you of Benny Banks honest, deep, raw lyricism then let his music do the talking for you. His Mixtape 'Patiently Waiting Volume 1' was released in June this year and has recieved critical acclaim for its 17 tracks. With collaborations with artists such as Joe Black and English Frank, it is a grime mixtape NOT to be missed out on.