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Lloyd Banks Can't Stop Dropping Mixtapes, Announces 'V.6'
Music ♦ Posted 11/16/2011
Following the release of his latest mixtape, The Cold Corner 2, G-Unit's Lloyd Banks announced that the tape would be his "last free body of work." Less than a week later, it seems the New York rapper has changed his mind. Banks surprised his Twitter followers on Tuesday evening (November 15) when he revealed that... |
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Lloyd Banks Says 'The Cold Corner 2' Will Be His Last Free Project
Music ♦ Posted 11/10/2011
G-Unit's Lloyd Banks dropped his latest mixtape The Cold Corner 2, the follow-up to his 2009 tape, earlier this week on ThisIs50.com. After feeding fans yet another full-length project for free, the New York rapper revealed on Wednesday (November 9) that it'll be the last "free body of work" fans should expect from him. Via... |
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Free Download: Lloyd Banks - The Cold Corner 2 (Mixtape)
Music ♦ Posted 11/08/2011
G-Unit spitter, Lloyd Banks, returns to the mixtape scene with the sequel to his 2009 tape, The Cold Corner. After leaking numerous tracks from the new mixtape, via ThisIs50.com, the rapper unleashed the 18-track tape with just three guests -- Prodigy on "1,2,3 Grind", Styles P on "Predator", and A$AP Rocky on "Make It Stack."... |
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Lloyd Banks ft. Pusha T: Home Sweet Home (Music Video)
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 06/02/2011
Lloyd Banks' H.F.M.2 (Hunger For More 2) album has been out for around seven months, but the rapper releases a brand new music video for the Pusha T-assisted "Home Sweet Home," one of the tracks many believe are one of the album's standout tracks. In the clip, the G-Unit soldier rolls around New York, showing off areas of spots in NY (home sweet home), in... |
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Lloyd Banks Shelves 'Cold Corner 2' Mixtape, Focuses On Next Album
Music ♦ Posted 05/31/2011
G-Unit's Lloyd Banks broke some of his fans' hearts on Monday (May 30) when he revealed that his anticipated Cold Corner 2 mixtape was taking a backseat to his next album. In a Twitter update, sent to over 260,000 followers on Memorial Day, the G-Unit group member that the forthcoming mixtape will not drop. Instead, Banks will be putting focus on his fourth studio album,... |
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Prodigy Book Excerpt: 50 Cent Cuts Off G-Unit, Banks Storms Out Of Meeting
Music ♦ Posted 04/29/2011
While Mobb Deep's Prodigy was locked up, he penned an autobiographical book, titled My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy. In it, he goes over a lot of things that happened in his career, good and bad. While some situations he wrote about ruffled a few feathers, P said in a recent interview that everything he says "is the truth", like it or... |
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50 Cent Isn't Down With Banks & Yayo Anymore? Calls Pair Out On Freestyle
Music ♦ Posted 04/04/2011
50 Cent knows how to stir controversy, and did just that on April Fool's Day when he dropped a freestyle in which he called out longtime G-Unit partners, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. On a track, titled "I'm All Turnt Up", which he dropped on ThisIs50.com and his official Twitter page (@50Cent), the hip-hop mogul said he ain't down with the G-Unit group anymore and... |
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Album Charts: Kanye West, Nicki Minaj Hold #1, 2 Spots On Billboard 200
Music ♦ Posted 12/02/2010
As expected, new albums from Kanye West and Nicki Minaj hold the no. 1 and 2 slots, respectively, on this week's Billboard 200 albums chart, beating out debuts from Ne-Yo, Lloyd Banks, and Curren$y. West opened on top with his latest LP, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, selling 496,000 copies; and Minaj moved 375,000 of her Pink Friday debut to come in at no. 2.... |
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Lloyd Banks Interview (Pt. 2): Talks Albums Vs Mixtapes, G-Unit Controversy & Future Endeavors
Music ♦ Posted 11/19/2010
While some mainstream rappers have become completely disorientated from their over-exposure, few artists, like Lloyd Banks, have remained true to hip-hop. Banks personifies the principles of a true lyricist. He demonstrates that lyricism, showmanship, and entertainment are capable of existing within one individual. In the concluding part of this exclusive interview, the rapper talks albums versus mixtapes, G-Unit controversy, and his future... |
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Lloyd Banks Interview (Pt. 1): Talks 'HFM2,' Hip-Hop & Making History
Music ♦ Posted 11/17/2010
Being self-reliant and remaining self-assured are amongst the many traits that have propelled this G-Unit soldier to stardom. An ambition to earn a spot among hip-hop's elite, and an ingrained humility for the art, are the sustaining factors that nourish Lloyd Banks' voracious appetite. In the first half of this exclusive BallerStatus interview, Banks explains his intricate ideas on HFM 2 (Hunger For More 2),... |
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Lloyd Banks Says Has Something To Prove With 'HFM2', Addresses Interscope Dropping Him
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 10/27/2010
Hardknock.tv caught up with G-Unit's Lloyd Banks who is gearing up for the release of his third solo album, Hunger For More 2 (HFM2), due out November 22nd. In the interview clip, the rapper discusses why he feels he has something to prove with the forthcoming release, and talks about the rumors about 50 Cent and Chelsea Handler dating, Soulja Boy and 50 Cent's XXL... |
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Lloyd Banks Declines Verse From Eminem?
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 09/24/2010
G-Unit's boy wonder, Lloyd Banks, was recently pranked by his boss 50 Cent and Eminem while meeting with the pair backstage at Yankee Stadium during Em and Jay-Z's joint concert. Banks was called backstage where Eminem and 50 confronted him about turing down a verse from Em, which he's confused about. That is, until he realizes it's a joke. Then, the two rap superstars present... |
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Lloyd Banks ft. Lloyd: Any Girl (Music Video)
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 08/16/2010
Fresh off the news this week that G-Unit has inked a new label deal with EMI, Lloyd Banks drops the official music video for his new single, "Any Girl" featuring Lloyd," the second off his upcoming solo album, H.F.M. 2 (Hunger For More 2). In the clip, Banks and Lloyd run through a slew of chicks, ditching one and heading to the next one. Looks... |
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G-Unit Records Finds A New Home WIth EMI
Music ♦ Posted 08/15/2010
Following a very long stint with Interscope, 50 Cent's G-Unit Records has found a new home with EMI, who has entered into an exclusive agreement with the imprint to distribute and promote releases for the G-Unit roster. The first project on deck is Lloyd Banks' third solo album, H.F.M. 2 (Hunger For More 2), which is set to drop November 23rd, following by Tony Yayo's... |
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