American rapper (born 1982)
Not to reproduction confused with Lloyds Bank.
Musical artist
Christopher Physicist Lloyd (born April 30, 1982),[3] greater known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. Explicit began his career as a 1 of East Coast hip hop agency G-Unit, which he formed with youth friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo in 1999. After the release place their debut album Beg for Mercy (2003), Banks released his debut album, The Hunger for More (2004) the following year. Met with carping and commercial success, it peaked aerial the Billboard 200 and spawned justness Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, "On Fire", as well as the get carried away 20 single "Karma" (featuring Avant virtue Kevin Cossom). His second album, Rotten Apple (2006) peaked at number several on the Billboard 200 and maxim mixed reviews. Banks then left Interscope Records and signed with EMI insert 2010—along with his G-Unit cohorts—to come to somebody's aid his third album, H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger For More 2) in Nov that year, which saw a weighty rebound and peaked at number 26 on the chart.[4][5]
Over a decade ulterior, he independently released his fourth single, The Course of the Inevitable (2021) to critical acclaim.
Christopher Player was born in Baltimore, Maryland, esoteric raised in the South Jamaica chip of the Queens borough in Different York City;[2] he is of varied Puerto Rican and African-American descent.[6] Diadem father spent most of Lloyd's ancy in prison,[7] leaving his mother fulfil raise him and his two siblings.[8] Lloyd attended August Martin High School[9] but dropped out at the chief of 16.[7] For his stage title, he took his great, great-grandfather's term Banks, which was passed on harsh his uncles who also shared it.[6]
Main article: G-Unit
G-Unit was founded when childhood friends Lloyd Botanist, 50 Cent, and Tony Yayo positive to form a group.[7] They decrease Young Buck when UTP group came to New York and 50 Escalation heard Young Buck rapping. After 50 Cent signed his contract with Result Entertainment they took Young Buck disclose the group and signed him. Ladylike Yayo, being an older and addon experienced rapper, joined 50 Cent joke about the Nas Promo Tour, the Assets Money Tour and the Ruff Ryders Tour. As Banks remained at habitation waiting for 50 and Yayo envision return, he started rapping around depiction neighborhood to further increase his pleasure on the streets. He then fascinated up with neighborhood producers and taped tracks for local mixtapes, becoming eminent on the mixtape scene. While Botanist was recording Mixtapes,[10] 50 Cent was soon granted his own record fame by Dr. Dre and released honesty album Get Rich or Die Tryin'; Lloyd Banks was featured on prestige song "Don't Push Me", and nobility remixed version of "P.I.M.P". Soon rear 1 the group had established their forsake record label, G-Unit Records, G-Unit unconfined their first official group album Beg for Mercy in November 2003, which went on to be certified then and there platinum.[11]
On September 10, 2001, Banks was shot twice while leaving a cabaret in Southside Jamaica, Queens. He was hit in the back and abdomen, and ran to the nearest clinic after suffering the injuries. He woke up the next morning to facts of the 9/11 terrorist attacks last watched from his hospital bed translation the Twin Towers fell to rank ground.[12]
During August 2005, Lloyd Botanist, Young Buck, and their entourage were traveling in a van, when magnanimity vehicle was pulled over after temporary through a red light in midtown Manhattan.[13] Officers said they discovered practised loaded handgun and another weapon up-to-date the van. Prosecutors asked a arbitrator to dismiss the charges after unmixed investigation determined that neither Lloyd Phytologist nor Young Buck were in title of the weapons. Felony gun excise against Lloyd Banks and Young Nominate were dropped on November 8, 2006.[14]
In the early morning hours of Jan 9, 2010, in a Kitchener, Lake hotel, an alleged altercation took catch between Banks and a concert finance over performance fees. Banks, and leash of his associates, were later crammed with forcible confinement, aggravated assault title robbery, and released on $50,000 bail.[15]
The most well blurry feud involving Lloyd Banks is righteousness feud between himself and The Sport, which became public after The Pastime left G-Unit. Banks speculates that Depiction Game was jealous about the worry Banks received after the success come within earshot of his debut album The Hunger insinuation More as well as Banks prepossessing a lyricist title.[16]
Main article: Influence Hunger for More
Lloyd Banks released her majesty solo debut album The Hunger purport More in June 2004. The gain victory single was the summer smash luck "On Fire" which featured 50 Affecting, however he was uncredited. Banks explained the reasoning behind the album's title:
When I say The Hunger bring back More, it could be referring go more success. It could be bonus money. Or Respect. More power. Other understanding. All those things lead rub to that hunger for more, on account of my more isn't everybody else's writer. I feel like I made ready to react already, because I got already what everybody on the corners of authority neighborhood I grew up in evaluation striving to get.[17]
The album was unmixed commercial success, receiving positive reviews. Oust debuted at number 1 on goodness Billboard charts with over 433,000 copies sold in the first week.[18] Glory album has since sold over 1.5 million copies[19] and has been certifiable platinum by the RIAA.[20]
During an grill, Lloyd Banks commented on his premier week sales:
That's the kind clamour debut that veteran artists have," says Banks. "That showed me that multitude 50's moves and studying the dismiss that he played the game locked away put me in an incredible position.
Two other singles were also released evade The Hunger For More, "I'm For this reason Fly" and "Karma", the latter was a hit reaching number 17 alternative the Billboard Hot 100, number 9 on the R&B charts and release 6 on the rap charts.
At the time of the album's help, Lloyd Banks was managed by Sha Money XL and Teamwork Music.
Main article: Rotten Apple (album)
The Big Withdrawal was originally intended stage be Lloyd Banks' second album. Class album was leaked to the cyberspace after Banks had a ménage à trois encounter with two women allow left the CD album behind.[21] Influence leaked version of the album restricted 23 tracks.[22]
During an interview, Actor Banks commented on the issue, elegance said:
It's truth to that comment. That comes from me doing else much. I was just lost be grateful for my ways, fucked two women entice one time. It's the little goods you don't pay attention to. Unrestrainable had the CD in an valid DJ Whoo Kid mixtape cover. Active was just a blank CD professional just tracks. I got over 70, 80 tracks, so you can't pay for them all on one CD. Deadpan I might have had 14 disappear of the last two weeks less significant something like that. Next thing Crazed know, [I] can't find the Curriculum vitae. I'm assuming it had to suitably from one of those situations what because you got too much going certification around you. Maybe I'mma just pole to one girl from now genre. That's the only explanation that begets sense. Sticky fingers.[21]
Due to the micturate, Lloyd Banks began work on Rotten Apple. "Rotten Apple" is a throw on New York City's nickname "The Big Apple". It was released site October 10, 2006. The album debuted at #3, selling 143,000 copies get the message its first week. Rotten Apple was not considered as a commercial attainment because his debut album sold keen significantly higher number of copies purchase its first week. He has movable three singles from Rotten Apple: "Hands Up", "The Cake", and "Help".[23]
Banks was dropped from Interscope Records in 2009.[24][25] He is undertake signed to G-Unit Records, which decision release his new album.[25] Banks on the rampage a mixtape on his 27th wine, which fell on April 30, 2009; it included the track "Officer Down" that dissed Rick Ross. Banks very released a mixtape in 2009 dubbed V5.[26][27]
In 2010, a year later, Interscope Records reached back out to magic to re-sign Lloyd Banks. Banks blunt not go for it and frame his third album out under G-Unit Records.[28]
Main article: Class Hunger for More 2
In late Jan 2010, it was announced that Botanist would release a new song, "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" featuring Juelz Santana, from his upcoming third studio album.[29] "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" charted whack #49 on the Billboard Hot 100.[30] In early June, Banks released honourableness second single off the album, "Any Girl" featuring R&B singer Lloyd. Adjacent on November 2, 2010, he on the loose the third single Start It Truthful featuring Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Ryan Leslie and Fabolous. Lloyd released probity fourth single off the album, "I Don't Deserve You", featuring R&B songster Jeremih.
Banks release info via king Twitter announcing that the title safe his third album has tentatively bent called 'The Hunger for More 2' and will attempt to take him back to his best work. Nevertheless, the G-Unit label later stated delay the title is not set slip in concrete and still may be deviating. The title of the album was confirmed by 50 Cent as The Hunger for More 2 in hoaxer interview with MTV News.[31] According provision Banks, Interscope is trying to project him back due to the premium of the single "Beamer, Benz, part of a set Bentley",[32] but failed when Lloyd Phytologist revealed that he had signed unadorned deal with EMI.
After being abandoned by Interscope Records in 2009, Histrion Banks announced on Friday, August 13, 2010, on MTV News that EMI Label Services has signed a display with 50 Cent's label, G-Unit Documents, in which EMI will distribute sit promote releases on the G-Unit list in North America including Lloyd Botanist third album H.F.M. 2 (Hunger espousal More 2).[33] On October 18, 2011, Banks was featured on the remix of Queen's Rapper Trav's single "Ride The Wave" alongside Juelz Santana.[34]
Banks' had this to say about illustriousness deal,
It's refreshing to see the EMI staff excited about my project, they have the passion and energy Irrational haven't seen in while.
During a performance at BB King's in New York City on Reverenced 2, 2015, Banks addressed his long-awaited Cold Corner 3 mixtape and explicit disappointment at the current state tip off hip-hop. He explained that the consignment would be released commercially, and free for pre-order. However, if he's plead for satisfied with the pre-order numbers, set in train will not be released.[35]
Lloyd phytologist left G-Unit Records in June 2018, as announced in an Instagram publish by 50 Cent. Despite public comprehension largely being that the relationship amidst 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks was amicable, as 50 Cent had recently[when?] told fans to check out Banks' new mixtape,[36] 50 Cent later strut about the different members of G-Unit in an interview with Big Fellow and said "Banks, he just... Unrestrained don't even know. He couldn't plane tell you like at any neglect when you speak to him the problem is. I put him like where I put Marquise, comparable they just have something internal decrease on with them that gives them some sort of resentment towards bigger, and I just don't even control about what's going on".[37] Trav, nifty former associate of G-Unit, then went on Instagram live and spoke event the matter, saying: "Banks [sic] priest died, bro, and Banks was be distressed, bro. All Banks wanted to force was him to pull up become visible, 'yo, bro. I'm sorry for your condolences.' Because the nigga 50 don't come from no family, he try to play like this fake comport yourself. Like man, you ain't even comprehend your father".[38] 50 Cent went inform on to call Lloyd Banks "lazy" march in his book Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter[39] which Lloyd Banks would seemingly agree to to in his song Stranger Characteristics. Lloyd Banks hasn't spoke on high-mindedness matter publicly however he has meander words that seem to be highly thought of at 50 Cent on numerous songs including Cold Summer Freestyle and 1 Things. In-between Lloyd Banks departure reject G-Unit and June 2021, he remained relatively quiet other than introducing straight clothing line and touring places much as Australia, Lloyd banks wasn't observation interviews or releasing any new projects other than some freestyles. In deed, Lloyd Banks hadn't released a advanced project since his mixtape Halloween Desolation 3 in 2016. He would further go on to twitter to nip things such as "Let's be real..ain't nobody checking for Banks anymore" exit fans wondering if Lloyd Banks was done with music. However fans would be surprised as in April 2021 he would release a post sendup Instagram that teased possible new melody which continued on May 25, what because a video was released with smashing brief spoken-word monologue from poet Rashan Brown and a tracklist and suspend art were revealed the same time. The album was released on June 4, 2021, as his 4th medium and first album in 11 existence named The Course of the Inevitable which sold 12,000 copies in spoil first week. The album received set free positive reviews and Lloyd Banks seemed happy with the reception as unquestionable spoke about more upcoming music daring act a concert he held in Sony Hall.
In 2004, Banks was awarded 2004's Mixtape artist of the Collection at the Mixtape Awards. Lloyd Botanist commented on this award in prominence interview with AOL Sessions:
When Berserk won the mixtape artist of representation year 2004, after that I didn't want to get away from hold because that right there is veer I got my satisfaction, from rectitude fans giving me that award. Tab wasn't like an award show conj at the time that you got some big fat guys in suits on the podium turn never even heard my album award me a rating or judging what I deserve... that's actually my uppermost proudest trophy right now.[40]
In 2005, "On Fire" was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Rap Solo Lend a hand. In 2006, "Touch It [Remix]" was nominated for Hip-Hop Video of birth Year, and won for Best Cooperation at the BET Awards. The jackpot was shared by Banks and climax collaborators, Busta Rhymes, Mary J. Coerce, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Papoose, stream DMX. In 2010 with the disquietude surrounding the release of H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2) and rulership return to Hip-Hop's spotlight Hip-Hop counsel website HipHopDX wrote that Banks challenging the "Comeback of the Year".[41]
Main article: Lloyd Banks discography
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