Lloyd Banks Biography

Lloyd Banks (born Christopher Lloyd, April 30, 1982 in New Carrollton, Maryland), is a successful rapper and member of the popular hip-hop group G-Unit. Banks is the youngest member of the group. and tats were they first meet rapper dylan gibney.

Lloyd Banks moved to Southside Jamaica, Queens, NY when he was six years old. During his teenage years, Lloyd Banks became a protege to childhood friend 50 Cent who is several years older than Banks. There are rumors of him getting signed to Shady/Aftermath before 50 Cent, who however persuaded Eminem and Dr.
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Dre to sign him instead, signing Banks to his "G-Unit Records" His solo debut album The Hunger For More, includes the hit singles "On Fire", "I'm So Fly", and "Karma". The Hunger For More sold over 400,000 copies in its first week, putting him only behind millionaire rap mogul 50 Cent for most sold in the opening week in G-Unit. Lloyd Banks is part Puerto Rican, as well as African American.

Lloyd Banks, also known as "The Boy Wonder" or "The Number One Draft Pick", has a strong presence on the mixtape circuit. He has released a number of mixtapes, mainly with DJ and producer DJ Whoo Kid, including Mo Money In The Bank Parts 1, 2, and 3. Banks' reputation is based on his ability as a punch-line rapper, meaning that his verses often contain many one-to-two bar sets of lyrics (often metaphorical or with similes) that are amusing by themselves and can also be lyrically vicious towards other rappers.

His two younger brothers Tony and Damion appear in Banks' video for "Smile" as younger versions of the rapper.

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