James Portley born on August 20, 1985 better known as Bandit The Rapper hails from the “City of Brotherly Love” Philadelphia, Pa.  James has written, produced performed songs in the Pop, Rap and R&B genre. 
 Outside of doing music Bandit The Rapper has also been a part of New York Fashion Week where a portion of the proceeds went to the Sickle Cell Foundation. 
 Bandit The Rapper has gained 1 million views on YouTube, 140,000+ followers on Instagram, Bandit has become an internet celebrity. He has been featured on WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM, BADBOYBLOG.COM, THISIS50.COM and many more.