Bizzy Banks Is Back In Police Custody; Rapper Arrested For Multiple Charges

It seems like Bizzy Banks is back behind bars.

Following a SWAT raid in his residence in New Jersey, Bizzy Banks was taken into custody on multiple charges after police discovered drugs, a loaded gun, and what seemed to be laundered cash.

Born Majesty Blessed Moses, Bizzy Banks was booked on drug, weapons, and money laundering charges.

Authorities seized more than two pounds of Marijuana, a loaded revolver with hollow-point bullets, and $2,750 cash on Banks' residence in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Detective Sgt John Dalton directed the investigation along with investigators Mark Carrillo Sergio Raneli, with the Bergen County Regional SWAT squad and assistance from the New York Police District.

The Daily Voice reported that Banks is detained at the Bergen County Jail, where he will be waiting for his first court appearance.

Family's 'unlawful' history

The 23-year old drill artist is hit with multiple charges, including unlawful possession of a weapon, Marijuana, and drug paraphernalia, as well as money laundering.

In 2019, Banks had mentioned to Pitchfork that he had previous run-ins with the law; just when he began to penetrate the Brooklyn drill scene.

Aside from this, he opened up to DJ Booth in an interview in 2020 about his family's legal problems. The Brooklyn-born drill rapper's older brother and father were incarcerated when he was still young, forcing him to head the family as the only male figure left.

He claimed that growing up from where he is from, "you can't slack in no way possible" as he had to "look at life differently".

His brother, who was also jailed when he was still young, seemed to be the reason for Bizzy's love for Rap. His brother let him indulge in Rap star Lil Wayne's iconic mixtape run in the 2000s.

The forefront of Brooklyn's Drill

Aside from listening to Lil Weezy when he was younger, Banks also grew up listening to Reggae because of her mother. His rap skills were also cultivated at a young age as he had been rap battling and freestyling since Junior High School.

With his 2019 breakout single, "Don't Start", Pitchfork describes Bizzy Banks as the "Forefront of Brooklyn's Drill's Next Wave". The junior rapper took inspiration from Drill flagbearers Lil Durk, Lil Reese, and Pop Smoke, who he had closely worked with before passing away.

Because of its dark, gang culture-centric, and somehow violent themes, Drill music does not have a good reputation in Black and Brown neighborhoods in New York. It is often used by authorities to blame the growing violence on the communities, which led to the barring of the late Pop Smoke and Sheff G from performing in their hometown.