Fatt Smaxk, whose real name is Bernard Banks, is a rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.
Previously known as Hardnard, he burst onto the rap scene in 2021 with the track
“No Love Lost.” Based in Thomasville, he stands out for his Southern trap style,
which blends street narratives with production centered around the Roland TR-808
drum machine, gradually emerging from the underground with the albums No Caller
ID and Since a Youngin, released in 2024. In 2025, he unveiled the first
installment of a series, Smaxk Season, followed later that year by Smaxk Season
2, driven by the hit “Butta B...