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LLOYD BANKS - Rotten Apple
| AllHipHop.com | | The last time Lloyd Banks released a solo album, New York Hip-Hop wasn't in "crisis". There were no D4L, Dem Franchise Boyz, or a "Whisper Song" carving genres of "snap rap" or "intimate club music", respectively....full text |
| | RollingStone | | As the title reflects, Banks’ second solo disc paints a particularly grim picture of his native New York. G Unit capo 50 Cent guests on three tracks, including opener “Rotten Apple,” a paranoid minor-key meditation on which Banks lays out the game plan: “Drama is a part of the story that I’m-a give ya/The black Mags and back stabs, it’s all familiar....full text |
| | HipHopDX | | There was something special about Lloyd Banks’ Hunger for More. It was his hunger. He proved to be mighty with the pen, ready with the clever punch-lines and went on to showcase a charismatic “playboy” persona, all while making millions. And while selling records can’t be too much of a negative thing, it can sometimes diminish hunger. Love’em or hate’em, you couldn’t really front on the production that backed G-Unit for their first couple years in the game. With their last couple releases, namely Mobb Deep and Yayo, the sureshot production was a round of blanks....full text |
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