Lloyd Banks - The Hunger For More

It's a 50 Cent world, and we're just living in it. Lloyd Banks's solo debut is one in an upcoming series of G Unit-affiliated releases coming to a hood near you. With his understated raspy flows and gift for penning clever punch lines, Banks has long been considered the crew's nicest lyricist. He might also be the most braggadocious. On choice cut "Warrior," the narcissism begins: "I'm smooth as the Isleys, sometimes I surprise me." Then there's the self-explanatory "I’m So Fly," produced by Timbaland, and "If You So Gangsta," where he informs his fellow hood dwellers why they can't compete with the "rap Lebron." As with all G Unit productions, the beats are first-rate. Remarkable backing tracks supplied by underrated producers Hi-Tek and Baby Grand ("I Get High," "Die One Day") act as a much needed counterweight to Banks's clichéd thug-guns-girls-jewelry banter. A better reason to cop this album is to hear Banks's introspective take on the flipside of thug living. R&B-tinged ballad "Karma" demos his ability to serenade the hotties in more, um, gentlemanly fashion. When he raps "if it wasn't for 50, I probably wouldn't be around," he might be right. But the rap world's no worse off with this capable debut in our midst. --Dalton Higgins Amazon.com

Classic Joint

I'm a Banks fan and this is him at his best. Rotten Apple left something to be desired but this album is a classic. Every track is a 5/5. You can listen to every track without skipping. July 1, 2008

What?!?!

Whoa! Definitely shocked from the reviews I saw on here. So much so, that I decided to write my own. Some of these fools had the nerve to not even mention "Work Magic" as a classic track. Aside from the other bangers, "Work Magic" WHAT?!?! Come on people, listen to that again. Mind blowing, just shows you who is writing this feedback. Honestly, before this album I barely listened to Lloyd Banks, because I thought he was another punch line rapper and I can't deal with that for an extended period of time. But the album "Hunger for More" proved me wrong. Anyway, this is a hood classic, maybe not a mainstream hit, but the streets loved it. May 15, 2007

this cd is dope

well its a really good cd and ill tell you a funny thing the first time i heard this cd i had no idea who this guy was or nothing cause i was in cali when i found it outside in the driveway and i went inside and listened to it then i got back and found out who it was and liked him ever since March 11, 2007

I don't know...

I got this CD when it first came out and no matter how many times I listen to it, I just can't get into it. Nothing about Banks' style really grabs me. His rhymes are pretty basic, he sounds like he's half asleep when he raps (not much energy at all) and he doesn't bring anything new to the hip-hop industry. Money, cars, jewlery, girls. Been there, done that. Too bad, because the guy has potential Hopefully, his next album will be better. I won't buy it though; I'll just download it.

The reason I gave this 2 stars is because there are some decent tracks, like...

On Fire
Karma
Warrior
Warrior Part 2
If You So Gangsta August 9, 2006

FIRE

Lloyd Banks is classic. This album is a 4...TIL THE END was the hottest track in hip hop in 2004, also 2005. Can't wait til Rotten Apple when Lloyd Banks rips The Game. I heard theres a piggy bank on Rotten Apple going after Game. The man is a lyricist the hardest rapper in the Unit. Reminds me of Yukmouth with the flow. Eastcoast rapper with a Westcoast rhyme style. August 5, 2006

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