Lloyd Banks

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Lloyd Banks in a gig (2006)

Lloyd Banks (born April 30, 1982 in Baltimore ; real name Christopher Charles Lloyd ) is an American rapper .

biography

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Banks grew up in the New York borough of Queens . His father was a Puerto Rican and his mother was an African American .

Banks began to write poetry at an early age - mostly poetry and some unstructured narratives. His lyrics were mainly influenced by rappers Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick . However, Banks did not get along with school, so he dropped out of high school before his 16th birthday. But the initially unstructured writing turned into writing rhymes. At first he wrote and rapped just for himself, until he had the courage to rap in his neighborhood.

Banks performed at a few local rap competitions and became one of the most famous non-contract rappers in his neighborhood. Baltimore-born Lloyd Banks only joined G-Unit later because he was considered too young when the group was founded. He didn't get the shot until 50 Cent was shot and Banks turned out to be a good friend in this situation.

Lloyd Banks worked there on many mixtapes and released his first solo album The Hunger for More in 2004 . His first single On Fire rose to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 . It also achieved the single gold status in the United States. The album topped the Billboard 200 for two weeks, selling over 465,000 in the first week and 164,000 in the second. To date, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the United States and over four million copies worldwide. Lloyd Banks' father died in 2006. His second solo album Rotten Apple was released on October 6, 2006 in Europe and on October 10 in the rest of the world . It reached number three on the US charts with over 143,000 CDs sold in the first week. The album sold over 350,000 copies in the United States. The first single Hands Up rose to number 20 in the single charts in Germany . His third album, called HFM 2 - The Hunger for More 2 , reached number 26 on the US charts and sold about 49,000 times in the United States in its first week of sales. To date, the album has sold 210,000 copies in the United States and over 400,000 worldwide. The lead single Beamer, Benz or Bentley achieved gold status for more than 500,000 sales in the United States.

In 2018, Banks left the G-Unit .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2004 The Hunger for More DE45 (6 weeks)
DE 		- CH65 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK15th
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK 		US1
platinum
platinum

(36 weeks)US
Initial Publication: June 29, 2004
US sales: 1,000,000+
2006 Rotten Apple DE51 (2 weeks)
DE 		- CH36 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK40 (3 weeks)
UK 		US3 (8 weeks)
US
First published: October 10, 2006
2010 HFM 2 - The Hunger for More 2 - - - - US26 (4 weeks)
US
First published: November 22, 2010

Mix tapes

  • 2003: Money in the Bank
  • 2003: Mo 'Money In the Bank
  • 2004: Mon 'Money In the Bank 3: Cashing In
  • 2006: Mo 'Money In the Bank 4: Gang Green Season Starts Now
  • 2006: Mo 'Money In the Bank 5: Gang Green Season Continues (The Final Chapter)
  • 2008: 5 And Better Series Vol. 1: Return Of The PLK
  • 2008: 5 And Better Series Vol. 2: Halloween Havoc
  • 2009: 5 And Better Series Vol. 3: The Cold Corner
  • 2009: 5 And Better Series Vol. 4: 4.30.09 (Happy Birthday)
  • 2009: V5
  • 2011: The Cold Corner 2
  • 2012: V6 - The Gift
  • 2013: AON (All Or Nothing) Series Vol. 1: FNO (Failure's No Option)
  • 2015: Halloween Havoc 2
  • 2016: Halloween Havoc 3

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2004 On Fire
The Hunger for More 		DE36 (9 weeks)
DE 		- CH18 (12 weeks)
CH 		UK19 (6 weeks)
UK 		US8th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US

Initial Publication: April 15, 2004 US Sales: 500,000+
Karma
The Hunger for More 		- - - - US17 (20 weeks)
US
First release: October 19, 2004
feat. Avant
2006 Hands Up
Rotten Apple 		DE20 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT53 (4 weeks)
AT 		- UK43 (4 weeks)
UK 		US84 (4 weeks)
US
First release: July 25, 2006
feat. 50 cents
2010 Beamer, Benz, or Bentley
H.FM 2 - The Hunger for More 2 		- - - - US49
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US

Initial Release: February 9, 2010 US Sales: 500,000+

Without chart placements

Singles as guest musicians

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2003 PIMP (Remix)
Get Rich or Die Tryin ' 		DE5
gold
gold

(18 weeks)DE 		AT12 (17 weeks)
AT 		CH4 (28 weeks)
CH 		UK5
silver
silver

(16 weeks)UK 		US3
gold
gold

(25 weeks)US
First release: August 12, 2003
feat. 50 Cent , Snoop Dogg and Young Buck
Sales US: 500,000+
2006 You Don't Know
Eminem Presents: The Re-Up 		- - - UK32
silver
silver

(4 weeks)UK 		US12
platinum
platinum

(6 weeks)US
First release: November 7th, 2006
feat. Eminem , 50 Cent and Cashis
Sales US: 1,200,000+

Without chart placements

  • 2005: Twist It (feat. Olivia )
  • 2013: Life We Chose (feat. Havoc )

Guest contributions (selection)

  • 2003: We All Die One Day (Obie Trice feat. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Eminem) on Cheers from Obie Trice
  • 2003: Don't Push Me (50 Cent feat. Lloyd Banks & Eminem) on Get Rich Or Die Tryin by 50 Cent
  • 2004: Prices on My Head (Young Buck feat.Lloyd Banks & D-Tay) on Straight Outta Ca $ hville by Young Buck
  • 2005: Rompe Remix ( Daddy Yankee feat. Lloyd Banks Young Buck) on Barrio Fino En Directo by Daddy Yankee
  • 2005: Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix) (50 Cent feat. The Game, Tony Yayo, Young Buck & Lloyd Banks) on The Massacre by 50 Cent
  • 2005: Get That Money ( Stat Quo feat. 50 Cent & Lloyd Banks) on Street Status (by Stat Quo)
  • 2005: We Don't Give a Fuck & I Know You Don't Love Me on Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (by Tony Yayo)
  • 2005: Diverse on Get Rich or Die Tryin 'OST (from 50 Cent)
  • 2006: Stole Something ( Mobb Deep feat. Lloyd Banks) on Blood Money (by Mobb Deep)
  • 2006: Touch It on The Big Bang (Busta Rhymes feat. Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX (Remix))
  • 2006: Bump This ( LL Cool J feat. Lloyd Banks & Hot Rod ) on Todd Smith Pt.2: Back to Cool (by LL Cool J)

With G Unit

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 150,000 musikindustrie.de
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 3,500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 500,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2

Web links

Commons : Lloyd Banks  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
personal data
SURNAME Banks, Lloyd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lloyd, Christopher Charles (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore , Maryland , USA