1. Lloyd Banks 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.
21 Facts About Lloyd Banks
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Christopher Lloyd Banks was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in the South Jamaica section of the Queens borough in New York City; he is of mixed Puerto Rican and African-American descent.
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Lloyd Banks's father spent most of Lloyd's childhood in prison, leaving his mother to raise him and his two siblings.
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Lloyd Banks then hooked up with neighborhood producers and recorded tracks for local mixtapes, becoming renowned on the mixtape scene.
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On September 10,2001, Lloyd Banks was shot twice while leaving a nightclub in Southside Jamaica, Queens.
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Lloyd Banks was hit in the back and stomach, and ran to the nearest hospital after suffering the injuries.
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The most well known feud involving Lloyd Banks is the feud between himself and The Game, which became public after The Game left G-Unit.
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Lloyd Banks released his solo debut album The Hunger for More in June 2004.
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At the time of the album's release, Lloyd Banks was managed by Sha Money XL and Teamwork Music.
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The album was leaked to the internet after Lloyd Banks had a menage a trois encounter with two women and left the CD album behind.
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Lloyd Banks is still signed to G-Unit Records, which will release his new album.
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Lloyd Banks released a mixtape on his 27th birthday, which fell on April 30,2009; it included the track "Officer Down" that dissed Rick Ross.
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Lloyd Banks did not go for it and put his third album out under G-Unit Records.
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On October 18,2011, Lloyd Banks was featured on the remix of Queen's Rapper Trav's single "Ride The Wave" alongside Juelz Santana.
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Lloyd Banks explained that the project would be released commercially, and available for pre-order.
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All Lloyd Banks wanted to do was him to pull up like, 'yo, bro.
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Lloyd Banks hasn't spoke on the matter publicly however he has sent words that seem to be aimed at 50 Cent on numerous songs including Cold Summer Freestyle and Stranger Things.
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Lloyd Banks hadn't released a new project since his mixtape Halloween Havoc 3 in 2016.
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The album received very positive reviews and Lloyd Banks seemed happy with the reception as he spoke about more upcoming music at a concert he held in Sony Hall.
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In 2004, Lloyd Banks was awarded 2004's Mixtape artist of the Year at the Mixtape Awards.
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Lloyd Banks commented on this award in an interview with AOL Sessions:.