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Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) in 2008.
Banks released his first solo album The Hunger for More in 2004 with the top ten hit single "On Fire". He followed with Rotten Apple in 2006 and left Interscope Records 2009. In 2010 G-Unit signed with EMI to distribute Banks third studio album H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2), which was released on November 22, 2
Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) in 2008.
Banks released his first solo album The Hunger for More in 2004 with the top ten hit single "On Fire". He followed with Rotten Apple in 2006 and left Interscope Records 2009. In 2010 G-Unit signed with EMI to distribute Banks third studio album H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2), which was released on November 22, 2010.
The discography of Lloyd Banks, an American hip-hop artist, consists of three studio albums, one unreleased album, eleven singles and one soundtrack. His music has been released on the record labels G-Unit Records and EMI, along with subsidiaries Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records.
The Hunger for More is the debut album by G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks, released June 29, 2004 on G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. Banks had been featured on 50 Cent's multi-platinum 2003 album Get Rich or Die Tryin', and on G-Unit's Beg for Mercy in November of the same year. And he had recently been named Mixtape Artist of the Year at the Mixtape Awards—for his appearances on G-Unit mixtapes as well as his own Money in the Bank series when The Hunger for More was released by G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. In 2010, a sequel album, titled H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2) was released.
The hit singles from this album include "On Fire", "I'm So Fly", and "Karma". Features on this album include 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg.
During the first week of The Hunger For More's release, a distribution house in Manhattan was robbed of approximately eight boxes of the CDs (200 copies). A New York record store had nearly 100 copies of the CD stolen from its racks by a single perpetrator on the album's first day in stores, though they were later recovered.
Rotten Apple is the second studio album by G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks. Released October 10, 2006 on G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. The album sold 143,000 copies in its first week. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. The title of the album is a play on the New York City nickname "Big Apple". The album cover resembles the cover of the film King of New York.
The album featured guest appearances from 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Rakim, Scarface, Mobb Deep, 8 Ball, Keri Hilson, and Musiq Soulchild. Production was provided by Eminem, Needlz, Sha Money XL, Younglord, Ron Browz, Havoc and 9th Wonder. Banks also wanted to show the darker side of New York City, and allow listeners to hear what it was like growing up in South Jamaica, Queens.
H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2) is the third studio album by American hip-hop artist Lloyd Banks, released on November 22, 2010 through G-Unit Records and EMI.
Using Twitter, Lloyd Banks originally stated that the album was called The Hunger for More 2. It was unknown whether the album name was official or not. The title of the album was later confirmed by 50 Cent in an interview with MTV News. The album was thought to be possibly released under Interscope, by a new contract of the label and the rapper; also the Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine revealed that he wants to sign the rapper to Interscope again, and he asked label mate 50 Cent "what can I do to sign Lloyd Banks again?". Banks has said that he is willing to re-sign, but only if Interscope is willing to issue an apology for "doubting him." On August 13, 2010.
Banks said this about his upcoming album, "When I wrote [Hunger For More], I took my whole life and tried to squeeze all those experiences into one album,". "You’ve got your whole life to make your first album and you can’t get it all out in 14 songs. There are a lot of similarities between The Hunger for More and H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2). One, the fact that I made both of these albums without any distractions or input from the label, or anyone else for that matter. Two, the energy feels the same."
The album appeared on November 2, 2010 for iTunes pre order along with the single "Start It Up." Lloyd Banks will be releasing a documentary on MTV, called "The Road To H.F.M. 2". It will premiere the day after his album is released along with another documentary that will appear on his Ustream.tv channel. Lloyd Banks revisited MTV rap fix live and premiered a couple of tracks.
"Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" was released on February 9, 2010, featuring Juelz Santana, and has been confirmed as the first single. The remix was released on May 13, 2010, featuring Ludacris, The-Dream, Jadakiss, Yo Gotti.
"Any Girl" is the second single from the album and it features R&B singer Lloyd. It was released on June 8, 2010. The music video was released on August 15 through MTV.
"Start It Up" was confirmed as the third single from the album. It was released to iTunes on November 2, 2010. It features Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Ryan Leslie & Fabolous.
"I Don't Deserve You" was confirmed as the fourth single from the album by 50 Cent in an interview with MTV News. The single features R&B singer Jeremih. It was released as a digital download on November 22, 2010 and released to radios on January 6, 2011.
"So Forgetful" is the fifth single from the album which features R&B singer and producer Ryan Leslie. The music video was released on May 8, 2011 through MTV.
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