Lloyd Banks
American rapper from New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982),[3] better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo in 1999. After the release of their debut album Beg for Mercy (2003), Banks released his debut solo album, The Hunger for More (2004) the following year. Met with critical and commercial success, it peaked atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, "On Fire", as well as the top 20 single "Karma" (featuring Avant or Kevin Cossom). His second album, Rotten Apple (2006) peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and saw mixed reviews. Banks then left Interscope Records and signed with EMI in 2010—along with his G-Unit cohorts—to release his third album, H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger For More 2) in November that year, which saw a critical rebound and peaked at number 26 on the chart.[4][5]
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Birth name | Christopher Charles Lloyd |
Also known as | Blue Hefner[1] |
Born | (1982-04-30) April 30, 1982 (age 42) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.[2] |
Origin | New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 2001–present |
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Formerly of | G-Unit |
Website | lloydbanks |
Over a decade later, he independently released his fourth album, The Course of the Inevitable (2021) to critical acclaim.