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Lloyd Banks

One-third of the G-Unit, hardcore MC with agile mind and graceful tongue sold millions as a solo artist.

Biography

After appearing on numerous local mixtapes, rapper Lloyd Banks, along with childhood friends Tony Yayo and 50 Cent, formed a crew called G-Unit, a group that proceeded to redefine the term "street marketing" with a series of self-released albums that included original numbers and quality artwork. Banks stayed on with 50 Cent, appearing on the artist's now classic 2003 debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. November of that same year saw the release of G-Unit's Beg for Mercy. Banks' long-awaited solo debut for G Unit/Interscope Records, Hunger for More, was released in June 2004. He followed it two years later with Rotten Apple. ~ James Christopher Monger

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