Lloyd Banks hints at 50/Kanye collaboration

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Three years ago, 50 Cent pushed his Curtis album up to a release date of September 11. Meanwhile, Kanye West had to push his Graduation album back to September 11, while the album cover was being done. Throughout the summer, 50 Cent said Kanye West should not release his album close to his.

Once it was confirmed that both rappers would be dropping albums on the same day, 50 Cent started a commercial beef with Kanye. While 50 taunted West each day until the album was release, Kanye laughed it off. He said he did not have to talk because he knew he was going to win the battle.

BET's "106 & Park" got in on the action when they decided to have both rappers attend the show on the date. Even during the show, 50 Cent continued to taunt Kanye West. While they pretended to get along for the camera's sake, the tension was very thick. In an effort to win the New York crowd over, Kanye West had Jay-Z come out.

As the results came closer, 50 Cent boasted that he would retire from rap if Kanye West outsold him. But, he backtracked when he was badly outsold in the United States by Kanye. Internationally, however, 50 Cent edged Kanye out and he was not shy about letting his critics know this. In the time since their face-off, 50 has suffered from his career being on a steady decline. Meanwhile, Kanye West has been on the fast track outside of the Taylor Swift incident.

Recently, Lloyd Banks has been the peacemaker for G-Unit. He said that he could forgive all of the former members of G-Unit, but he could never work with them again. Banks even reached out to Nas and convinced him to record for the album. Even though Nas has been feuding with 50 Cent, he has never called out Lloyd Banks and Banks never mentinoed Nas out of respect. Now, Banks hopes to act as a mediator to end the longstanding feud between the Queens rappers.

Lloyd Banks received a major shoutout from Kanye West and he rewarded him by inviting him to perform on his The Hunger for More 2. Due to the new relationship he has with Kanye West, Lloyd Banks wants to repair the broken relationship between West and 50 Cent. With both rappers working together on his album, the ultimate goal for Lloyd Banks is to have the two rappers appear on the same track together. With the size of those egos, this feat is easier said than done.

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Lloyd Banks talks Kanye collabo

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Recently, Lloyd Banks has been all over the place, after a few years of falling off. His plan has worked out perfectly and now he is the biggest name on G-Unit Records. With his album set to come out next month, Banks is back on his game. He feels his third album, The Hunger For More 2 will be 2010's best album.

The latest leak off the album has been "Start It Up." The song features collaborations from Kanye West, Fabolous, Swizz Beatz, and Ryan Leslie. It has been heating up the internet for some time now and Banks is loving it. Now, his confidence in his music is higher than ever.

Fresh off the success of his new song, Lloyd Banks has decided to explain how it all came to be. Kanye West was invited to be on the song after he stated that Lloyd Banks was one of the most underrated rappers in the game. After receiving such a boost from Kanye West, Banks felt obligated to give him a chance to be on his already-stacked song, "Start It Up."

With Fabolous, Swizz Beatz, and Ryan Leslie already on the song, adding Kanye West would guarantee the song to be a tremendous hit. Banks will release The Hunger For More 2 on November 23 and it will be the first release from G-Unit Records since 50 Cent moved them from Interscope Records to EMI.

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Lloyd Banks gets Eminem and Styles P hungry

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Ever since the release of "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley," Lloyd Banks has been the hottest member of G-Unit. After four rough years, things are looking bright for the label. Everyone is finally ready to move on with Young Buck being released from the label and 50 Cent moving on from Ja Rule.

No longer looking to entertain beef, Lloyd Banks has been reparing bridges that were burned. He made it clear he has no issues, and never had any, with Kanye West. As a result, West has joined him on his album. Despite no longer being on the same team as Eminem, he also got him on the new album.

Lloyd Banks has not released an album in four years and he says he is hungry. This is the same feeling he felt when he put his debut album together. Due to the situation, The Hunger For More 2, seemed like an appropriate title for the album. Making peace with more enemies, the first official L.O.X./G-Unit collaboration will come when Styles P appears on the album.

The Hunger For More 2 will be released sometime in November through G-Unit/EMI.

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Lloyd Banks nabs Kanye West collabo for New Album

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Ever since 2006, G-Unit Records has been falling off and it was clear following the release of Rotten Apple. Ironically, the same artist to suffer the initial backlash is the artist who has helped bring G-Unit back. When 50 Cent angrily left his longtime home of Interscope Records, he told his men to grind.

Upon getting the message from 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks hit the mixtape scene hard. He repaired his image and solidified himself as a great artist in his own right. Feeling confident after his mixtape releases, Banks started working on his third studio album. Leading off with "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley," he helped bring G-Unit back.

While Banks has been scoring hits, 50 Cent has been creating films and Tony Yayo has held down the mixtape game. All cylinders are clicking with G-Unit and it was the music from Lloyd Banks that actually helped G-Unit secure their new deal with EMI Music. Now that they are backed by a major label, again, 50 Cent is going to do things right this time and make 2010/2011 feel like 2003 all over again, without the frequent disses.

Recently, Lloyd Banks has been the cleanup man for G-Unit Records, as he apologized to Ashanti for bringing her into the feud with Murder Inc. Records. After Murder Inc., G-Unit had issues with Terror Squad and eventually Kanye West. 50 Cent always said there was nothing personal behind his disses, but it was clear Kanye West did not care much for 50 Cent or G-Unit. Despite his feelings towards 50 Cent, West has become quite fond of Lloyd Banks and his hunger.

Because of this, Kanye West agreed to lend his vocals to Banks' third studio album, The Hunger For More 2.

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Lloyd Banks credits New Hip Hop Talent

A few years ago, Lloyd Banks was a part of that up-and-coming class of hip hop. Alongside his former group-mates, Young Buck and The Game, he helped to take the game over for at least one summer. Due to his affiliation with 50 Cent, Banks quickly became a household name. His debut single, “On Fire,” dominated the summer of 2004 and his career seemed to be taking off rather fast.

When speaking of his post-debut album career, the phrase “all good things must come to an end” comes up. In no fault of his own, the feud between 50 Cent and The Game led to the untimely demise of G-Unit Records. Because the people were growing tired of 50 Cent and his constant bullying, they denied the first G-Unit artist to come out. Sadly enough, that first artist ended up being Lloyd Banks.

Instead of quickly reviving itself when 50 Cent released his album, G-Unit continued its downward spiral. Because they were no longer selling records, Interscope Records pulled the plug on Lloyd Banks’ album. That led to Banks leaving Interscope and soon being followed by the rest of G-Unit Records. Two albums deep in the game, with a third on the way, Banks now considers himself a veteran in the game.

Speaking on the state of hip hop, Lloyd Banks said that he feels that Ja Rule and Fat Joe might as well hang it up. Meanwhile, such newer acts as J. Cole and Drake are the future of mainstream hip hop. While he credits those rappers as the future, Banks predicted a West Coast comeback coming at the hands of Nipsey Hussle, Jay Rock, and Glasses Malone. He predicted 2010 to be a great year in hip hop as the summer comes.

The summer, next month in particular, is when Lloyd Banks plans to release his long-awaited third studio album, The Hunger For More 2.

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