Lloyd Banks: Difference between revisions

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| caption = Banks in 2008

| 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 = [[HipEast hopCoast music|Hiphip hop]]

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* [[Empire Distribution|EMPIREEmpire]] (current)

* [[EMI]] (former)

| 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]], alongsidewhich he formed with childhood friends [[50 Cent]] and [[Tony Yayo]] in 1999. After the grouprelease releasedof their debut album ''[[Beg for Mercy]]'' (2003), Banks released his firstdebut solo album, ''[[The Hunger for More]]'' in (2004.) Thethe albumfollowing wasyear. metMet with positive reviewscritical and peakedcommercial atsuccess, numberit onepeaked onatop the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]—making himand spawned the only[[Billboard GHot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]-Unittop memberten besidessingle, 50"[[On CentFire to(Lloyd achieveBanks this—andsong)|On spawnedFire]]", as well as the top ten hit20 single "[[On FireKarma (Lloyd Banks song)|On FireKarma]]". He(featuring followed[[Avant up(singer)|Avant]] withor his[[Kevin secondCossom]]). andHis thirdsecond albumsalbum, ''[[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, ''[[H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger For More 2)]]'' (in 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>

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"/>

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>

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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>

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>

{{Main|Rotten Apple (Lloyd Banks album)}}

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>

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]].

Lloyd banks left G-Unit Records in June 2018, as announced in an Instagram post by [[50 Cent]]. atDespite thepublic timeperception itlargely seemedbeing as ifthat the tworelationship werebetween still50 friendsCent and Lloyd Banks was amicable, as 50 wouldCent tellhad 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> however50 itCent seemslater theirspoke relationshipabout isthe nodifferent longermembers amicable.of 50 CentG-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 whatswhat'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. allAll Banks wanted to do was him to pull up like, 'yo, bro. I'm sorry for your condolences.' becauseBecause the ni**anigga 50 don't come from no family, he tried to play like this fake role. likeLike 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 centCent went on to call Lloyd banksBanks 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 banksBanks would seemingly respond to in his song Stranger Things. Lloyd banksBanks hasn't spoke on the matter publicly however he has sent words that seem to be aimed at 50 centCent on numerous songs including coldCold summerSummer freestyleFreestyle and Stranger Things. In-between Lloyd banksBanks departure from G-Unit and June 2021, Lloyd bankshe 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 banksBanks 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 banksBanks anymore" leaving fans wondering if Lloyd banksBanks 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, werewhen a video was released with a brief spoken-word monologue from poet Rashan Brown and on May 25 a tracklist and cover art waswere 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 banksBanks seemed happy with the reception as he spoke about more upcoming music at a concert he held in Sony Hall.

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