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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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KE3 wrote:
LEGEND BANKS! I logged in just to pay the rightful homage, lol...
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Tecktoyouth wrote:
You gotta talk money to speak my language (8) love this song!
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_stubbs_ wrote:
whack rapper, has potential but needs to leave the Unit.
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mr_frizo wrote:
What up, what up??!! Just joined the community and wanted to invite you to enjoy some of my tunes.. My favorites are "Havin My Baby" and "Last Night" so if YOU like em, add them to your library and playlists.. My albums are available on my website, http://www.mrfrizo.com Hope ya like my music, and watch out for more, Mr. Frizo.. Thanks.. Stay in touch..
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http://www.last.fm/group/Freeway?setlang=en
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http://www.last.fm/music/Lloyd+Banks/+images/29822387
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http://www.lastfm.de/music/50+Cent/+images/29602341
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KE3 wrote:
LEGEND BANKS. And Ron Browz a legend too. But yeah, Banks is great always...Looking closer to gametime form.
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twyzinz wrote:
its the P L K
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Ms_Vanessa_S wrote:
he's hot
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EdG810 wrote:
great music lately!!!!
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Dominicanbred wrote:
Lloyd banks is ok. garbage crew.
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rokusasu wrote:
My Way or Nothing <3
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gurillasunny wrote:
all da latest mixtapes r fireeee he is da PLK
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Tecktoyouth wrote:
4-30-09 is a good mixtape, hope the album will be too. But IMO it miss some bangers
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mch1c wrote:
why would you want features on a mixtape? mixtapes are for promotional use, who would they want to promote anyone but banks? as for the mixtape... 4-30-09 is yet another amazing mixtape under banks' belt.
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MetulHead wrote:
New mixtape is fire. Good production mainly, Banks' rhymes get old pretty quick. Needed more features too, can blame 50 for that one! Nobody fucks with G-Unit anymore, they're like the cool kid in high school that bullied of their friends away.
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WatashiWaImo wrote:
hope this take dont put me to sleep lol
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Chingy314 wrote:
flow is hot! no homo niggas!
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FATDUBSACK wrote:
lol ron browz a clown.. sound like he spell his own name wrong or suttin
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