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| Full Name: | Lloyd Banks |
| Birth Name: | Christopher Lloyd |
| Famous As: | Rapper |
| Date of Birth: | April 30, 1982 |
| Place of Birth: | Queens, New York |
| Height: | 6' 2 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Claim to Fame: | The youngest member of the rap group G-Unit |
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Metacritic.com: Music Reviews - Found Nov. 17, 2009 The fourth album for the rapper is finally released and features appearances by Eminem, Ne Yo, Lloyd Banks, and R. Kelly [on the iTunes exclusive |
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Nah Right - Found Nov. 16, 2009 Tony Yayo, Papoose, Lloyd Banks, Jim Jones & Rell - Men Of Respect (Snippet) Cam?ron & Vado - Troop Cam?ron & Vado - Fetti Maino... |
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TBOHipHop.net :: HipHop's Promotion Source! - Found Nov. 13, 2009 ... by Sega) 11. 50 Cent ft. Eminem - Psycho (prod. by Dr. Dre) 12. Lloyd Banks - The Get Back (prod. |
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TBOHipHop.net :: HipHop's Promotion Source! - Found Nov. 12, 2009 Dem Nah Ready ft. Sean Paul 21. Be A Gentlemen 22. Get Up 23. I Get Money 24. Bad News ft. Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo 25. You Heard Me 26... |
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SOHH - Found Nov. 6, 2009 Bun B Talks Life After Pimp C, 'Trill OG' Album On Deck (1 hour, 12 minutes ago) Olivia Reflects On Leaving G-Unit, 'I Still Talk To Lloyd Banks |
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SOHH - Found Oct. 30, 2009 R.I.P. Hold up, let's give a moment of silence, it's only right to bow our heads for Lloyd Banks. I pray my career don't be like Lloyd Banks'. |
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Bossip - Found Oct. 22, 2009 Pop the top to listen to the remix of Pretty Brown Eyes featuring Lloyd Banks and Trey Songz |
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Nah Right - Found Oct. 18, 2009 Lloyd Banks - Relay Grafh - Smiling Faces Uncle Murda - The General Banks CDQ courtesy of 2DBz , the rest via Mr. X, who has even... |
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Nah Right - Found Oct. 16, 2009 Over Diddy?s Dirty Money record. Lloyd Banks - Love Come Down (Remix) |
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 Lloyd Banks on the set of the "Rider Pt.2" video.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | PLK |
| Born | April 30, 1982 Queens, New York, United States |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Labels | G-Unit |
| Associated acts | G-Unit, Tony Yayo, 50 Cent, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DJ Whoo Kid |
| Website | www.lloydbanks.com |
Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name, Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Born in Queens, he dropped out of high school and joined G-Unit in 2003 with fellow rappers 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) in 2008. Banks released his first solo album The Hunger for More in 2004 with the top ten single "On Fire". He followed with Rotten Apple in 2006 and left Interscope Records in 2009.
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Lloyd Banks released his solo debut album The Hunger for More in June 2004. The first single was the summer smash hit "On Fire" which featured 50 Cent, however he was uncredited.
Banks explained the reasoning behind the album's title:
| “ | When I say The Hunger for More, it could be referring to more success. It could be more money. Or Respect. More power. More understanding. All those things lead up to that hunger for more, because my more isn't everybody else's more. I feel like I made it already, because I got already what everybody on the corners of the neighborhood I grew up in is striving to get.1 | ” |
The album was a critical and commercial success, receiving positive reviews, it debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts with 433,000 copies sold in the first week. The album has since sold over two million copies and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. 23
During an interview, Lloyd Banks commented on his first week sales:
| “ | That's the kind of debut that veteran artists have," says Banks. "That showed me that following 50's moves and studying the way that he played the game had put me in an incredible position. | ” |
Two other singles were also released from The Hunger For More, "I'm So Fly" & "Karma", the latter was a hit reaching number 17 on the Hot 100, number 9 on the R&B charts and number 6 on the rap charts. "I'm So Fly" received little attention only reaching 102 on the Hot 100 and peaking at 32 & 21 on the R&B and rap charts respectively.
The Big Withdraw was intended to be Lloyd Banks's second album. The album was leaked to the internet after Banks had a ménage à trois encounter with two women and left the CD album behind.4 The leaked version of the album contained 23 tracks.5
During an interview, Lloyd Banks commented on the issue, he said:
It's truth to that rumor. That comes from me doing too much. I was just lost in my ways, fucked two women at one time. It's the little things you don't pay attention to. I had the CD in an actual DJ Whoo Kid mixtape cover. It was just a blank CD with just tracks. I got over 70, 80 tracks, so you can't get them all on one CD. So I might have had 14 tracks of the last two weeks or something like that. Next thing I know, [I] can't find the CD. I'm assuming it had to be from one of those situations when you got too much going on around you. Maybe I'mma just stick to one girl from now on. That's the only explanation that makes sense. Sticky fingers.4
Due to the leak, Lloyd Banks began work on Rotten Apple. "Rotten Apple" is a play on New York City's nickname "The Big Apple". It was released on October 10, 2006. The album debuted at #3, selling 143,000 copies in its first week. Rotten Apple was not considered as a commercial success because his debut album sold a significantly higher number of copies in its first week. He has released three singles from Rotten Apple: "Hands Up", "The Cake", and "Help".6
Banks left Interscope Records in 2009.7 8 He is still signed to G-Unit Records, which will release his new album.8 Banks released a mixtape on his 27th birthday, which fell on April 30, 2009; it included the track "Officer Down" that dissed ex-correctional officer Rick Ross.910
In 2004, Banks was awarded 2004's Mixtape artist of the Year at the Mixtape Awards. Lloyd Banks commented on this award in an interview with AOL Sessions:
When I won the mixtape artist of the year 2004, after that I didn’t want to get away from it because that right there is where I got my satisfaction, from the fans giving me that award. It wasn’t like an award show when you got some big fat guys in suits on the podium that never even heard my album giving me a rating or judging what I deserve... that's actually my most proudest trophy right now.11
IN 2005, ("On Fire") was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Rap Solo Performance. In 2006, "Touch It [Remix]" was nominated for Hip-Hop Video of the Year, and won for Best Collaboration at the BET Awards. The award was shared by Banks and his collaborators, Busta Rhymes, Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Papoose, & DMX.
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| Before I Self Destruct12 | School Teacher | 2009 | |
| Morning Glory13 | Himself | In production |
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