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Line 5: {{Infobox musical artist \| name = Lloyd Banks \| image = LloydBanks cropped.png \| caption = Banks in 2008 \| alias = Blue Hefner<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://datpiff.com/mixtape/583 \|title = Blue Hefner Mixtape by Lloyd Banks Hosted by Kochece\|website=Datpiff.com\|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> \| birth_name = Christopher Charles Lloyd \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1982\|4\|30}} \| birth_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.<ref name="Allhiphop.com">{{cite web\|author=Allhiphop.com\|url=https://allhiphop.com/features/lloyd-banks-batter-up-part-2/\|title=Lloyd Banks: Batter Up Part 2\|publisher=Allhiphop.com\| date=December 1, 2003\|access-date=November 15, 2021\|quote="Lloyd Banks: I was born in Baltimore. I was born on the run, I grew up in Queens. The only reason why I was born in Baltimore was because my pops was on the run at the time. He took my moms with him to Baltimore, I stayed there for about a year or two then came back to Queens".}}</ref> \| origin = [[Queens]], [[New York City]], U.S. \| genre = [[~~Hip~~East ~~hop~~Coast ~~music\|Hip~~hip hop]] \| occupation = {{hlist\|Rapper\|songwriter}} \| years_active = 2001–present \| label = {{flatlist\| * Money by Any Means * [[Empire Distribution\|Empire]] * [[Interscope Records\|Interscope]] * [[G-Unit Records\|G-Unit]] Line 21 ⟶ 23: }} \| past_member_of = [[G-Unit]] \| website = {{URL\|lloydbanks.com}}▼ ~~{{Infobox person~~ }}}}▼ ~~\| child = yes~~ ~~\| children = 2~~ ▲\| website = {{URL\|lloydbanks.com}} ▲}}}} '''Christopher Charles Lloyd''' (born April 30, 1982),<ref name="Birthday">{{cite web \|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment_150/165_lloyd_banks.html \|title=Lloyd Banks Biography \|publisher=[[AskMen.com]] \|access-date=July 28, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824061413/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment_150/165_lloyd_banks.html \|archive-date=August 24, 2010 }}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Lloyd Banks''', is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of [[East Coast hip hop]] group [[G-Unit]], ~~alongside~~which he formed with childhood friends [[50 Cent]] and [[Tony Yayo]] in 1999. After the ~~group's 2003~~ release of their debut album, ''[[Beg for Mercy]]'' (2003), Banks released his ~~first~~debut solo album, ''[[The Hunger for More]]''~~, in~~ (2004) the following year. Met with critical and commercial success, ~~featuring~~it peaked atop the [[Billboard 200\|''Billboard'' 200]] and spawned the [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]-top ten ~~hit~~ single, "[[On Fire (Lloyd Banks song)\|On Fire]]", as well as the top 20 single "[[Karma (Lloyd Banks song)\|Karma]]" (featuring [[Avant (singer)\|Avant]] or [[Kevin Cossom]]). His second ~~studio~~ album, ''[[Rotten Apple (Lloyd Banks album)\|Rotten Apple]]'' (2006) peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 and saw mixed reviews. Banks then left [[Interscope Records]] and signed with [[EMI]] in 2010—along with his G-Unit cohorts—to release his third album, ~~was~~''[[H.F.M. ~~released~~2 (The Hunger For More 2)]]'' in ~~2006~~November that year, which saw a critical rebound and peaked at number 26 on the chart.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.emimusic.com/news/2010/g-unit-records-and-emi-label-services-ink-distribution-and-marketing-deal/\|title=G-Unit Records and EMI Label Services Ink Distribution and Marketing Deal\|work=EMIMusic.com\|date=August 13, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061507/http://www.emimusic.com/news/2010/g-unit-records-and-emi-label-services-ink-distribution-and-marketing-deal/\|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radioplanet.tv/lloyd-banks-interview-and-nyc-listening-party-pics\|title=Lloyd Banks Loves the Underdog! Exclusive Interview and NYC Listening Party Pics!\|work=RadioPlanet.tv\|date=October 15, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018034141/http://www.radioplanet.tv/lloyd-banks-interview-and-nyc-listening-party-pics/\|archive-date=October 18, 2010}}</ref> Over a decade later, he independently released his fourth album, ''[[The Course of the Inevitable]]'' (2021) to critical acclaim. Banks left [[Interscope Records]] in 2009 and, along with the rest of G-Unit, signed with [[EMI]] the following year<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.emimusic.com/news/2010/g-unit-records-and-emi-label-services-ink-distribution-and-marketing-deal/\|title=G-Unit Records and EMI Label Services Ink Distribution and Marketing Deal\|work=EMIMusic.com\|date=August 13, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061507/http://www.emimusic.com/news/2010/g-unit-records-and-emi-label-services-ink-distribution-and-marketing-deal/\|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> to distribute Banks third studio album ''[[The Hunger for More 2]]'', which was released in 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radioplanet.tv/lloyd-banks-interview-and-nyc-listening-party-pics\|title=Lloyd Banks Loves the Underdog! Exclusive Interview and NYC Listening Party Pics!\|work=RadioPlanet.tv\|date=October 15, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018034141/http://www.radioplanet.tv/lloyd-banks-interview-and-nyc-listening-party-pics/\|archive-date=October 18, 2010}}</ref> ==Early life== Christopher Lloyd was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], and raised in the [[South Jamaica, Queens\|South Jamaica]] section of the [[Queens]] borough in New York City;<ref name="Allhiphop.com"~~>{{cite web\|author=Allhiphop.com\|url=https:~~//allhiphop.com/features/lloyd-banks-batter-up-part-2/\|title=Lloyd Banks: Batter Up Part 2\|publisher=Allhiphop.com\| date=December 1, 2003\|access-date=November 15, 2021\|quote="Lloyd Banks: I was born in Baltimore. I was born on the run, I grew up in Queens. The only reason why I was born in Baltimore was because my pops was on the run at the time. He took my moms with him to Baltimore, I stayed there for about a year or two then came back to Queens".}}</ref> he is of mixed [[Stateside Puerto Ricans\|Puerto Rican]] and [[African Americans\|African-American]] descent.<ref name="Sixshot">{{cite web\|title=Lloyd Banks: Hunger for More\|url=http://www.sixshot.com/3684/\|work=Sixshot\|date=June 21, 2004\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603031648/http://www.sixshot.com/3684/\|archive-date=June 3, 2008}}</ref> His father spent most of Lloyd's childhood in prison,<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=p555597\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=Lloyd Banks > Biography\|last=Monger\|first=James Christopher\|year=2006\|publisher=allmusic\|access-date=June 6, 2009}}</ref> leaving his mother to raise him and his two siblings.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fruchter\|first=Alexander\|url=http://www.soundslam.com/articles/interviews/interviews.php?interviews=in060604lloydb\|title=Still Hungry\|work=Soundslam\|access-date=September 24, 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808053848/http://soundslam.com/articles/interviews/interviews.php?interviews=in060604lloydb\|archive-date=August 8, 2007}}</ref> Lloyd attended [[August Martin High School]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/High/Directory/school/?sid=1326\|title=August Martin High School\|publisher=New York City Department of Education\|access-date=June 6, 2009}}</ref> but dropped out at the age of 16.<ref name="allmusic"/> For his stage name, he took his great, great-grandfather's name Banks, which was passed on by his uncles who also shared it.<ref name="Sixshot"/> ==Career== Line 42 ⟶ 41: ====Shooting==== On September 10, 2001, Banks was shot twice while leaving a nightclub in Southside Jamaica, Queens. He was hit in the back and stomach, and ran to the nearest hospital after suffering the injuries. He woke up the next morning to news of the [[September 11 attacks\|9/11 terrorist attacks]] and watched from his hospital bed as the Twin Towers fell to the ground.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/a-history-of-rappers-getting-shot-and-surviving/lloyd-banks\|title=Lloyd Banks\|author=David Drake\|date=January 28, 2013\|work=Complex}}</ref> ====Legal ~~Issues~~issues==== During August 2005, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, and their entourage were traveling in a van, when the vehicle was pulled over after passing through a red light in midtown Manhattan.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507266/20050809/young_buck.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050812035745/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507266/20050809/young_buck.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=August 12, 2005\|title=Young Buck, Lloyd Banks Arrested For Gun Possession\|last=Reid\|first=Shaheem\|date=August 9, 2005\|publisher=MTV News\|access-date=June 6, 2009}}</ref> Officers said they discovered a loaded handgun and another weapon in the van. Prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss the charges after an investigation determined that neither Lloyd Banks nor Young Buck were in possession of the weapons. Felony gun charges against Lloyd Banks and Young Buck were dropped on November 8, 2006.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1545226/20061108/banks_lloyd.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116110422/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1545226/20061108/banks_lloyd.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=November 16, 2006\|title=For The Record: Quick News On Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Jay-Z, Michael Jackson, Reese Witherspoon & More\|date=November 8, 2006\|publisher=MTV News\|access-date=June 6, 2009}}</ref> In the early morning hours of January 9, 2010, in a Kitchener, Ontario hotel, an alleged altercation took place between Banks and a concert promoter over performance fees. Banks, and three of his associates, were later charged with forcible confinement, aggravated assault and robbery, and released on $50,000 bail.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/750514\|title=Concert Organizer Chris Hines Describes Beating\|date=January 14, 2010\|publisher=Toronto Star\|access-date=January 21, 2010 \| first=Ashante \| last=Infantry}}</ref> Line 59 ⟶ 58: Banks explained the reasoning behind the album's title: {{cquote\|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.<ref name=BillBoard>Jonathan Cohen (May 19, 2004). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000514401 Lloyd Banks Feeds The 'Hunger']. ''Billboard''. Accessed October 22, 2007.</ref>}} The album was a commercial success, receiving positive reviews. It debuted at number 1 on the [[Billboard magazine\|Billboard]] charts with over 433,000 copies sold in the first week.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Lloyd Banks' Hunger Debuts At #1; Brandy Settles For #3 \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1489256/lloyd-banks-hunger-debuts-at-1-brandy-settles-for-3/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108112956/http://www.mtv.com/news/1489256/lloyd-banks-hunger-debuts-at-1-brandy-settles-for-3/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=January 8, 2015 \|website=MTV News \|access-date=October 27, 2018 \|language=en \|date=July 7, 2004}}</ref> The album has since sold over 1.5 million copies<ref>{{cite web\|title=Lloyd Banks Preps 'Hunger for More' After Going Gold\|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/953596/lloyd-banks-preps-hunger-for-more-after-going-gold\|work=Billboard.com\|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.<ref name=RIAA>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=The%20Hunger%20For%20More&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25\|title=RIAA -– Gold & Platinum Searchable Database \|date=September 24, 2015\|website=Riaa.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153415/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=The%20Hunger%20For%20More&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25 \|access-date=April 15, 2020\|archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> During an interview, Lloyd Banks commented on his first week sales: {{cquote\|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]]" and "[[Karma (Lloyd Banks song)\|Karma]]", the latter was a hit reaching number 17 on the [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number 9 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs\|R&B]] charts and number 6 on the [[Hot Rap Tracks\|rap]] charts. ~~At the time of the album's release, Lloyd Banks was managed by [[Sha Money XL]] and Teamwork Music.~~ At the time of the album's release, Lloyd Banks was managed by [[Sha Money XL]] and Teamwork Music. Lloyd Banks portrayed himself and provided his own voice and likeness in the November 2005 video game ''[[50 Cent: Bulletproof]]''. The video game also featured select music from ''The Hunger For More''. ===''Rotten Apple'' (2006–2008)=== {{Main\|Rotten Apple (~~Lloyd Banks~~ album)}} [[File:Lloyd Banks by Mikey Hennessy.jpg\|thumb\|Banks performing in 2006]] ''The Big Withdrawal'' was originally intended to be Lloyd Banks' second album. The album was leaked to the internet after Banks had a [[Threesome\|ménage à trois]] encounter with two women and left the CD album behind.<ref name="SOHH">Carl Chery (December 25, 2007). [http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9129 Best Of '06: Lloyd Banks Loses New Album During Threesome, Addresses Cassidy Beef] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615114017/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9129 \|date=June 15, 2006 }}. SOHH. Accessed July 29, 2007.</ref> The leaked version of the album contained 23 tracks.<ref>Ryan (September 24). [http://www.rapsearch.com/news/item-538.html Lloyd Banks' "The Big Withdraw leaks]. RapSearch. Accessed August 25, 2007.</ref> Line 76 ⟶ 75: ===Departure from Interscope (2009)=== Banks was dropped from Interscope Records in 2009.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610998/20090508/banks_lloyd.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512193659/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610998/20090508/banks_lloyd.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=May 12, 2009\|title=Lloyd Banks Says It 'Feels So Good' To Be Independent\|last=Reid\|first=Shaheem\|date=May 8, 2009\|work=Mixtape Daily\|publisher=MTV News\|access-date=June 6, 2009}}</ref> <ref name="Hungry Like A Wolf">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1356/title.lloyd-banks-hungry-like-a-wolf/p.all\|title=Lloyd Banks: Hungry Like A Wolf\|last=Kuperstein\|first=Slava\|work=HipHopDX\|date=June 9, 2009\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613070741/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1356/title.lloyd-banks-hungry-like-a-wolf/p.all\|archive-date=June 13, 2009}}</ref> He is still signed to G-Unit Records, which will release his new album.<ref name="Hungry Like A Wolf"/> Banks released a mixtape on his 27th birthday, which fell on April 30, 2009; it included the track "[[Officer Down (song)\|Officer Down]]" that dissed [[Rick Ross (rapper)\|Rick Ross]]. Banks also released a mixtape in 2009 called V5.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/20090501/lil_wayne.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507065811/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/20090501/lil_wayne.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=May 7, 2009\|title=Lil Wayne Introduces Nicki Minaj\|last=Reid\|first=Shaheem\|date=May 1, 2009\|work=Mixtape Daily\|publisher=MTV News\|access-date=June 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610411/20090430/g_unit.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503014109/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610411/20090430/g_unit.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=May 3, 2009\|title=Lloyd Banks Responds To Rick Ross' Eminem Dis\|last=Reid\|first=Shaheem\|date=April 30, 2009\|publisher=MTV News\|access-date=July 23, 2009}}</ref> In 2010, a year later, Interscope Records reached back out to try to re-sign Lloyd Banks. Banks did not go for it and put his third album out under G-Unit Records.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Langhorne \|first=Cyrus \|url=http://www.sohh.com/2010/04/lloyd_banks_wants_interscope_records_apo.html \|title=Lloyd Banks Wants Interscope Records' Apology, "They Calling Right Now" \|publisher=Sohh.Com \|date=April 18, 2010 \|access-date=February 19, 2013 \|archive-date=June 26, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626221430/http://www.sohh.com/2010/04/lloyd_banks_wants_interscope_records_apo.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ===''The Hunger for More 2'' and signing with EMI (2010–2013)=== {{Main\|The Hunger for More 2}} In late January 2010, it was announced that Banks would release a new song, "[[Beamer, Benz, or Bentley]]" featuring Juelz Santana, from his upcoming third studio album.<ref name="bbb">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630846/20100129/banks_lloyd.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201123500/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630846/20100129/banks_lloyd.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=February 1, 2010\|title=Lloyd Banks Says 'Look Forward To Me Dropping New Records'\|work=MTV News}}</ref> "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" charted at #49 on the [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Beamer Benz or Bentley - Billboard Charts">{{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-songs?tag=relcharts#/song/lloyd-banks-featuring-juelz-santana/beamer-benz-or-bentley/17921077 \|title=Digital Songs \|publisher=Billboard.com \|access-date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> In early June, Banks released the second single off the album, "[[Any Girl]]" featuring R&B singer [[Lloyd (singer)\|Lloyd]]. Later on November 2, 2010, he released the third single [[Start It Up (song)\|Start It Up]] featuring [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Kanye West]], [[Ryan Leslie]] and [[Fabolous]]. Lloyd released the fourth single off the album, "[[I Don't Deserve You]]", featuring R&B singer [[Jeremih]]. Banks release info via his Twitter announcing that the title for his third album has tentatively been called 'The Hunger for More 2' and will attempt to take him back to his best work. However, the G-Unit label later stated that the title is not set in concrete and still may be altered. The title of the album was confirmed by [[50 Cent]] as ''[[The Hunger for More 2]]'' in an interview with MTV News.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Kuperstein \|first=Slava \|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11001/title.50-cent-talks-next-album-new-g-unit-members \|title=50 Cent Talks Next Album, New G-Unit Members \| Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales \|publisher=HipHop DX \|date=April 9, 2010 \|access-date=May 24, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414131345/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11001/title.50-cent-talks-next-album-new-g-unit-members \|archive-date=April 14, 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> According to Banks, Interscope is trying to get him back due to the success of the single "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley",<ref>{{cite web \|last=Kuperstein \|first=Slava \|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11063/title.lloyd-banks-talks-possible-return-to-interscope \|title=Lloyd Banks Talks Possible Return To Interscope \| Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales \|publisher=HipHop DX \|date=April 19, 2010 \|access-date=May 24, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703131650/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11063/title.lloyd-banks-talks-possible-return-to-interscope \|archive-date=July 3, 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> but failed when Lloyd Banks revealed that he had signed a deal with [[EMI]]. After being dropped by [[Interscope Records]] in 2009, Lloyd Banks announced on Friday, August 13, 2010, on [[MTV News]] that [[EMI]] Label Services has signed a deal with 50 Cent's label, [[G-Unit Records]], in which EMI will distribute and promote releases on the G-Unit roster in North America including Lloyd Banks third album ''[[H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2)]]''.<ref name="Hiphop-n-more.com">{{cite web\|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2010/08/lloyd-banks-signs-new-deal-with-emi/ \|title=Lloyd Banks Signs New Deal With EMI \| HipHop-N-More \|publisher=Hiphop-n-more.com \|date=August 13, 2010 \|access-date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> On October 18, 2011, Banks was featured on the remix of Queen's Rapper [[Trav (musician)\|Trav]]'s single "Ride The Wave" alongside Juelz Santana.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ride-the-wave-feat-lloyd-banks-juelz-santana-single/470763981\|title=Ride the Wave (feat. Lloyd Banks & Juelz Santana) -– Single by Trav on Apple Music\|work=music.apple.com\|access-date=January 29, 2020}}</ref> Banks' had this to say about the deal,{{cquote\|It's refreshing to see the EMI staff excited about my project, they have the passion and energy I haven't seen in while.}} Line 96 ⟶ 95: === Departure from G-Unit and 50 Cent feud (2018–present) === [[File:Lloyd Banks performing 2019.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Banks performing in Australia in 2019]] Lloyd banks left G-Unit Records in June 2018, as announced in an Instagram post by [[50 Cent]]. atDespite ~~the~~public ~~time~~perception itlargely ~~seemed~~being ~~as if~~that the ~~two~~relationship ~~were~~between ~~still~~50 ~~friends~~Cent and Lloyd Banks was amicable, as 50 ~~would~~Cent ~~tell~~had recently{{When \|date=March 2024}} told fans to check out Banks's new mixtape,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=June 12, 2018\|title=50 Cent Announces Lloyd Banks' Exit From G-Unit Records\|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47242/title.50-cent-announces-lloyd-banks-exit-from-g-unit-records\|access-date=August 7, 2021\|website=HipHopDX}}</ref> ~~however~~50 itCent ~~seems~~later ~~their~~spoke ~~relationship~~about isthe nodifferent ~~longer~~members ~~amicable.~~of ~~50 Cent~~G-Unit in an interview with [[Big Boy (radio host)\|Big Boy]] ~~spoke about the different members of G-Unit~~ and said "Banks, he just... I don't even know. heHe couldn't even tell you like at any point when you speak to him where the problem is. I put him like where I put Marquise, like they just have something internal going on with them that gives them some sort of resentment towards me, and I just don't even care about ~~whats~~what's going on".<ref>{{Citation\|title=50 cent speaks on beef with Lloyd banks! "He's in the same space as my son "\| date=April 13, 2020 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XM9PJ8ZHog\| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/2XM9PJ8ZHog\| archive-date=November 18, 2021 \| url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=August 7, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ~~However~~ Trav, a former associate of G-Unit, then went on Instagram live and spoke on the matter, saying: "Banks [sic] father died, bro, and Banks was sad, bro. ~~all~~All Banks wanted to do was him to pull up like, 'yo, bro. I'm sorry for your condolences.' ~~because~~Because the ~~ni**a~~nigga 50 don't come from no family, he tried to play like this fake role. ~~like~~Like man, you ain't even know your father".<ref>{{Citation\|title=Trav EXPOSES 50 Cent, Why He Robbed Slowbucks, Beef w/ Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo, Jimmy Henchman\| date=March 27, 2020 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v52qRLgxCi8\| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/v52qRLgxCi8\| archive-date=November 18, 2021 \| url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=August 7, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 50 ~~cent~~Cent went on to call Lloyd ~~banks~~Banks ~~Lazy~~"lazy" in his book Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Remy\|date=June 12, 2021\|title=50 Cent calls Lloyd Banks 'lazy' in his book, Banks responds on a new song "Stranger Things"\|url=https://southpawers.com/2021/06/12/lloyd-banks-responds-50-cent-stranger-things/\|access-date=August 7, 2021\|website=SOUTHPAWERS}}</ref> which Lloyd ~~banks~~Banks would seemingly respond to in his song Stranger Things. Lloyd ~~banks~~Banks hasn't spoke on the matter publicly however he has sent words that seem to be aimed at 50 ~~cent~~Cent on numerous songs including ~~cold~~Cold ~~summer~~Summer ~~freestyle~~Freestyle and Stranger Things. In-between Lloyd ~~banks~~Banks departure from G-Unit and June 2021, ~~Lloyd banks~~he remained relatively quiet other than introducing a clothing line and touring places such as Australia, Lloyd banks wasn't doing interviews or releasing any new projects other than some freestyles. inIn fact, Lloyd ~~banks~~Banks hadn't released a new project since his mixtape Halloween Havoc 3 in 2016. He would also go on to twitter to tweet things such as "Let's be real..ain't nobody checking for ~~banks~~Banks anymore" leaving fans wondering if Lloyd ~~banks~~Banks was done with music. However fans would be surprised as in April 2021 he would release a post on Instagram that teased possible new music which continued on to May 25, ~~were~~when a video was released with a brief spoken-word monologue from poet Rashan Brown and ~~on May 25~~ a tracklist and cover art ~~was~~were revealed the same day. The album was released on June 4, 2021, as his 4th album and first album in 11 years named ''The Course of the Inevitable'' which sold 12,000 copies in its first week. The album received very positive reviews and Lloyd ~~banks~~Banks seemed happy with the reception as he spoke about more upcoming music at a concert he held in Sony Hall. ==Awards== Line 153 ⟶ 152: ! 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