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Lloyd Banks was born Christopher Lloyd in Baltimore, Maryland and was raised in the South Jamaica section of the Queens borough of New York City, New York. His mother is Puerto Rican and his father was African-American. His parents were young and never married. His father spent most of Banks’ childhood in prison because of his status as a repeat offender “squeegie guy”. This left Banks’ mother to raise Banks and his siblings alone. Young Christopher Lloyd had the responsibility of taking care of his younger brothers when his mother went out. Like many kids around him, Banks felt trapped in the cycle of poverty and violence, and found his haven in words.
Banks started writing something resembling poetry at a young age and it started taking form, but Banks wouldn’t share it with the outside world. Eventually, he got the courage one day and rapped his rhymes on the streets of Jamaica, Queens. People’s reaction to it stunned him. Many said he should record them. So he wasted no time in his pursuit to be a rapper. His mother was responsible for nurturing Banks’ early desire to be a rapper. She would play hip hop music around the house and took Banks to his first hip hop concert. His rap heroes were Big Daddy Kane, Rakim and Slick Rick, three men who influenced his own style
Banks started writing something resembling poetry at a young age and it started taking form, but Banks wouldn’t share it with the outside world. Eventually, he got the courage one day and rapped his rhymes on the streets of Jamaica, Queens. People’s reaction to it stunned him. Many said he should record them. So he wasted no time in his pursuit to be a rapper. His mother was responsible for nurturing Banks’ early desire to be a rapper. She would play hip hop music around the house and took Banks to his first hip hop concert. His rap heroes were Big Daddy Kane, Rakim and Slick Rick, three men who influenced his own style
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andychea wrote:
yep his mixtapes this year have been too good! cant wait for his album
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mch1c wrote:
If Banks' album is as good as his mixtapes this past year, I may just have to consider Banks one of my all time favorites. He's been my favorite artist of the moment this past year with his consistency on the tapes, I'm just waiting for this album. Banks is crazy! Way too underrated after killing 09...
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rokusasu wrote:
Great pic. <3
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mhunke wrote:
Love Come Down (Remix) is fire
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DJSadisto wrote:
New Album!!!
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mch1c wrote:
"The Get Back" is CRAZY!
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HighDeff wrote:
Lloyd Banks... aka Big Truck Banks....aka Lamborghini Lloyd...aka Blu Hefner....aka Tha Boy Wonder ....aka tha Punch Line King.....aka one of the Best Rappers Alive. Period.
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PWNdestroyPWN wrote:
Agreed. Banks is dope.
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betoonking wrote:
get the fuck out. banks is awesome.
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NariiEffBaybee wrote:
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW FLOP.FLOP.WORST RAPPER ALIVE.
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Tecktoyouth wrote:
MoMoney In The Bank Motherfucker! =D
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Hoffnungstod wrote:
the punch line king aka the boy wonder aka blue hefner aka best rapper alive!
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Zeppelin315 wrote:
listen to his mix tapes
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TuNa_DriNk wrote:
Yayo just sucks...
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PWNdestroyPWN wrote:
Nahhh, Yayo's more underrated.
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Tecktoyouth wrote:
The most underrated member of the Unit, but the best, can't wait for V5 & the new album
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PWNdestroyPWN wrote:
I lied. I'm getting back into G-Unit. 50's alright, Yayo's good.
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PWNdestroyPWN wrote:
Last good remaining G-Unit member, imo
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Chi2k9 wrote:
PLK!
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DavidBN wrote:
good music =]
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