Lloyd Banks Expresses Loyalty To 50 Cent, G-Unit

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Published: Monday - April 28, 2008
Words by Allen Starbury

Lloyd Banks (Photo: BallerStatus.com / Dave Goodson)

With the recent departure of Young Buck from G-Unit, or the booting rather, fans and critics have speculated who the next member to be booted would be. Lloyd Banks perhaps?

No way, it's not likely. Banks says he loyal to 50 Cent until the end, if they're hot or not. His loyalty is unconditional, he told MTV recently.

I'mma ride the wave when [the fans] are yelling, 'G-Unit,' and I'mma ride the wave when they saying, 'G-Unot,' " Banks told MTV. "That's it. It's like being a hard-core Knick fan. I'mma be a Knick fan, and they lose every year. But I'm not gonna be the one to just come at the [championship] parade and be like, 'Yeah!' I wouldn't feel right in here. When they doing my 'E! True Hollywood Story,' its not gonna [say that] I changed."

In response to people thinking he may be the next to leave, he takes it as a blow to his character, explaining his frustrations with comments like that.

"I hear people say things like, 'Banks is next [to leave].' It's frustrating," Banks says, "because it takes away from everything I put into the brand. This [G-Unit logo] is my first tattoo. Co-founder! We play just as important a part as 50 does.

"When you say, 'He's next,' it discredits everything I put into this. I wasn't riding the wave to go with my own wave. I was riding the wave 'cause this is what I wanted to do with the people I grew up with," he continued.

As far as Buck, he admitted to hot hating him, but said that he shares the same views as 50 when it comes to enemies.

"If you don't like [50], I don't like you: plain and simple. I don't understand why it's so hard for people to get that," Banks told MTV. "I don't hate Buck or nothing like that. He just made decisions that were premature. A lot of them were affecting 50. And at the end of the day, it affects us too."

In the meantime, Banks -- along with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo -- are gearing up for the second G-Unit group album, Terminate On Sight. It is slated for release July 1.

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COMMENTS (12)

mike Says:
Tuesday - May 13, 2008 at 1:14pm

main that is realy touchin, wish all friend in a friend hip r like u. anywho erre time u here someone sain g-unit loudly think it mightbe me. holla @ me sum times. peace X

Killa Says:
Wednesday - April 30, 2008 at 1:08am

AYO......IF U CREW & 1 OF YALL IS TRIPPIN THE WHOLE SQUAD IS SUPPOSED TO LET THAT DUDE KNOW HE'S OUT OF LINE.......WHY STAY NEUTRAL WHEN THIS DICKHEADS DECISIONS R AFFECTING EVERYBODY? DAT DUDE BUCK IS FUCKIN DISLOYAL......HOW U GON GO AGAINST DA GRAIN(TOO MANY NIGGAZ WANNA BE CHIEFS WHEN THEY REALLY INDIANS) ANYBODY WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT U NOT A REAL STREET NIGGA! ALL U DICKHEADS SAYING YO DA UNIT IS WHACK NEED TO SMACK YASELF! THEY DA ONLY 1'S HOLDIN NY DOWN WIT REAL HEAT......D-BLOCK IS PUTTING OUT TRASH & EVERY OTHA CLICK OUTTA NY(DIPSET IS AIIGHT THO) WHENEVER DUDES IS WINNING 4 SOME REASON DA HIP HOP GENERATION WANNA HATE.....WE LOVE THE UNDERDOGS BUT SOMETHIMES THE 1'S THAT'S WINNING DESERVE TO BE IN THAT POSITION! U SUCKAZ MAKE ME LAUGH....YAYO & BANKS SHOULD QUIT? WHO IN DA FUCK IN THEY RIGHT MIND GONNA WALK AWAY FROM MILLIONS CUZ A BUNCH OF FUCKIN NERDS AINT FEELIN THEM?

cocoa49 Says:
Tuesday - April 29, 2008 at 6:08pm

50, banks and yayo all grew up together and are loyal to the end. a lot of people say yayo and banks are punks for following 50. i would be a punk to if he made me a multi-millionaire. these guys have a bond that only loyal crews understand. game and buck and the others were brought into the unit and kicked out when acting unapropriately. so get over it....the unit will out stay your favorite rapper. they will call it quits when they are ready. if you don't like them then don't listen to them it is that simple....simple

d Says:
Tuesday - April 29, 2008 at 1:37pm

again buck, game, mob deep, olivia, MOP, Hot Rod They are all outsiders. I am a grown man to but I am loyal to my friends I may beef with homies among ourselves but Buck took it to the street. If you ask me 50 has a lot of patience for a dude who he paid taxes for, who he bought a bently, who he saved from the strap heap. I think Buck is nice on the mic but Business him and Game are idiots. You dont bite the hand that feeds you. Banks, 50 and Yayo are thick. Remember Banks was offered a deal before 50 and he said he Yayo told him to wait on 50. So basically Banks put his life in 50's hand Buck and Game just capitalized of the brand. If they never sell another album they gon still be boys.

SWRidin Says:
Tuesday - April 29, 2008 at 1:08pm

I saw Tony Yayo on Unique Autosport's show, he was fucking wack! He looked like a homeless motherfucker. Then at the end of the show he tried to do an outtro rap and it failed. What a chump. Tony Gayo please stop trying to rap and stop trying to be famous you corny motherfucker.

mellispha Says:
Tuesday - April 29, 2008 at 12:45am

I understand beef and the all for one mentality. When I was a kid I had alot of meaningless battles. But now Im a GROWN MAN with reponsibilities. THATS THE DIFFERENCE.

hot boy ronald Says:
Tuesday - April 29, 2008 at 11:49am

I understand and respect his loyalty, but them niggas ain't got no right to be taking sides. If they were all like brothers as they all said, then if Buck got a problem with 50, the other memebers are suppose to bring peace or stay neutral. It looks like Banks and Yayo (bitch ass nigga) took sides.

d Says:
Tuesday - April 29, 2008 at 9:51am

I dont know why this causes so much confusion. I am not even wit G-Unit like that but it obvious that the central members of G-Unit are like brothers. Anybody from the hood knows that if the homies got beef I got beef. That is why I know a lot of the jokers are not hood. I lived in Compton and I know that NBC beefs constantly with TPC, PVC, LBC and they have no idea were the beef came from but there are no questions about loyalty. Man families will kill each other over those names. So for all the hood jiggas in here dont tell me you dont understand.

Munny Says:
Monday - April 28, 2008 at 11:10pm

Come on... YOu see the lyrics Banks comes out with.. He can go at any rapper in the fuckan game.

jay Says:
Monday - April 28, 2008 at 9:33pm

ITS TIME FOR LLOYD BANKS AND ESPECIALLY TONY YAYO TO HANG UP THERE JERESEYS..THOSE TWO CANT LAST WITHOUT 50..LOOKS LIKE DIPSET AND G UNIT ARE COMING TO AN END..BIG SHOUT OUT TO D BLOCK

country boy eastside Says:
Monday - April 28, 2008 at 4:26pm

People do themselves not other people. But Banks can't do nothing without 40 i mean 50. G-Unit has been exposed. I think it's time for everybody there to take a hike or retire or something

Greg44 Says:
Monday - April 28, 2008 at 3:35pm

Sounds like this ni99a simpin! if ya ask me!