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Alfred Banks. Photo: Deuce Bradshaw

From Underdog to Lone Wolf at Large: Alfred Banks at the forefront

March 28, 2018 by: Raphael Helfand

Everyone loves an underdog. In hip-hop, especially, dark horse status is synonymous with credibility. It’s no surprise, then, that local rapper Alfred Banks has made it his personal brand. “Underdog Central is a place where the overlooked go to hone their skills to come back [as] the admired,” Banks told OffBeat, laying out his movement’s ...

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