He easily outshines 50 and Buck, who use braggadocious gangster bravado to paint their stories. Who had the best verse on the album’s first single “Stunt 101?” Banks. I will give Young Buck his due on the intro “G-Unit,” that opening verse is riveting, and his "solo" track “Footprints,” but other than that the whole album is the Lloyd Banks show. Beg For Mercy, possibly one of the best group albums ever released, relied heavily on Banks’ brazen bars. After 50 Cent’s debut though, Banks was the engine that drove the Unit. Of course, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ was the breakthrough classic that functioned as the catalyst to G-Unit's world dominion. The period of time that can only be defined as “The G-Unit Empire” was propelled by a catalog of immaculate albums. Banks’ most arduous task was outperforming himself, and his competitive spirit propelled his ego as his punchlines became more complex. His verse was the one that everyone excitedly waited for, but his lyrical mastery catapulted him to heights of extreme scrutiny. Banks’ show-stealing performance became a staple on every G-Unit mixtape.
Nothing I had ever heard was as simultaneously smooth and jagged at the same time. His flow was reminiscent of an automatic rifle, a continuous methodic explosion of assault that is both terrifying and satisfying to behold. “I got my own personal slave she really got a curfew / Cook and clean for the kid like Celie in Color Purple.”īar after bar, Banks slaughtered. “I gotta have bucks on the waist/ I'm hungry like a south African with flies stuck to his face.” “You only gon’ wind up dead tryin’ to prove shit/ I put chalk around ya head like a pool stick.” Classic Banks punchlines feature prominently on that track: Although “The Banks Workout” is originally a Jay track, I was ignorant to that fact and the beat was entirely Banks’ masterpiece to flow over. Growing up, I was a die-hard Nas fan, so much so, that I refused to pick up a Jay-Z album. 50’s commanding presence stunned my friends, but it was the track “The Banks Workout” that caught my attention. The 50 Cent Is The Future mixtape landed in 2002 and flooded the east coast streets almost immediately. Punchlines come so easy to Banks that entire gems lay undiscovered, hidden within meticulous wordplay, for months before listeners catch on to his genius. So many bars, that Banks adopted the moniker “punchline king,” a testament to his ability to create earth-shattering metaphors. Yes, 50 Cent may be the face of G-Unit, but Banks is undoubtedly the rapper in the group with the strongest bars. Today, we're going to bat for Lloyd Banks.Ĭhristopher Charles Lloyd, aka Lloyd Banks, is one of the most gifted wordsmiths of all time. The more obvious choices (such as André 3000, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Jay-Z, Nas, Biggie, 2Pac) will be ignored in favor of artists who tend to get overlooked these days, for one reason or another. Previously, our writers have made cases for Pusha T, Ice Cube, DJ Quik, Big Boi, DMX, Ghostface Killah, and Scarface. In this series, we'll be making the case for specific rappers to be included in "greatest of all-time" discussions.
#LLYOD BANKS WARRIOR DRIVER#
not one bit.50 may be the driver behind G-Unit, but Lloyd Banks is the engine. i replied to you last night but clearly you ddi not reply back.
i thoght i told you to stop posting on this site dumazz. i dont nah mean LOL? G-Unot been dead, they sell outs, the nigga 5-0 is doin talk shows and reality shows now hahaha, fuckin fruitpie, saw the nigga on the Tyra Banks show last week, was flippin thru the channels and saw this rabbit lookin nigga acting like a girl on national TV, these clowns is DONE!!! Only dude thats aight from this camp is Banks, he still be spittin some fire here and there, the rest of the camp needs to die slowly Noone wants to hear this bullshit fukin trash 4rm GAY-UNITįuCC You PuSSyY HaTaZ wrote:Niggaz gotta stop hatin on these niggaz nah mean yall niggaz is pussy real talk nah mean niggaz got mad guap and shit and yall wanna hate, nah mean i understand he dropped buck and game and dissin niggaz outt he ass but get over the shit bkitChes ya heaRD! Gunit Ft Mobb Deep - Outta Control RmxĢ9. Tony Yayo - Pop Them Thangs ( Poo Champange Rmx )ġ6. 50cent Ft Roin Thicke - Follow My Leadġ4. Tony Yayo Ft Stack Bunldes - Director Wont Yell Cutġ3.
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