Vernon, British Columbia rapper SonReal released Banger After Banger with Reacher star Alan Ritchson on November 6, 2026, through his Honest Work Inc imprint. The sonreal banger after banger video was filmed in Toronto, with SonReal playing Steven Blast and Ritchson playing his cousin Greg.
The single runs two minutes and twenty two seconds, and it is the latest release drawn from SonReal’s album Here Goes Nothing, which arrived on August 14, 2026 on Honest Work Inc. Canadian hip hop rarely gets a crossover this unlikely, and the pair commit to it completely.
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A Toronto Filmed Video Built On Two Characters
The official video, directed by Dane Collison and brought to life by Low Calorie Productions, puts the cousins in matching pageboy bowlcut hairdos, matching bracelets and bright yellow workout wear. They meet on the street and head through a run of well known Toronto locations while a silent companion absorbs a string of misadventures at their hands, as Postmedia’s reporting on the video describes.
The commitment started before release day. SonReal and Ritchson teased the record in a series of shorts, appeared in character in bits backed by another single, Fondue, and posted in-character reels styled as dating app interviews. Ritchson introduced the pair on social media by asking whether Steve and his really cool cousin Greg knew something everyone else did not.
Ritchson Raps About Stepping Away From Reacher
I had to take a break from Season 5 of Reacher.
That line, delivered by Ritchson in the video, is the moment the joke lands as a real collaboration rather than a cameo. Reacher is filmed in Canada, and its lead stepping into a Canadian rapper’s video, in character, in Toronto, closes the loop between the show’s production home and the city’s own music scene.
Where Banger After Banger Fits SonReal’s Album Run
Here Goes Nothing is SonReal’s new full length record, released August 14, 2026, and Banger After Banger follows a string of singles drawn from it. SonReal, born Aaron Hoffman, built his following from British Columbia on songwriting that treats rap as a vehicle for character and humour as much as hooks, and this release leans all the way into that strength.
The video is the story here: a B.C. artist, a Hollywood lead, and Toronto as the playground, all in service of a two minute record that knows exactly what it is. Watch it above and expect Steven and Greg to outlast the single.
