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Lloyd Banks dropped his studio debut album, The Hunger For More, back in 2004, a lifetime ago in the Hip-Hop landscape. Fresh from releasing his newest studio set, The Course Of The Inevitable 2, fans on Twitter got the “Punchline King” trending as they discuss Blue Hefner.
Lloyd Banks proved that the pen remained sharp in 2021 with the release of his incredibly solid The Course Of The Inevitable album, and the Queens rapper defied all modern trends with songs showcasing three verses and a hook along with ignoring the “the album is too long” complaint by dropping 18 tracks of heat. With The Course Of The Inevitable 2, Banks trimmed the project to 14 tracks — still plenty of music by today’s standards but there is not one wasted bar just like the previous release.
Banks, 40, is currently on a nice press run as some of his former peers are now in the podcast game and a recent appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast gave some insight on the career of the former G-Unit star. During the chat with Budden, who he has collaborated with musically in the past, Banks gave praise to 50 Cent for helping improve his songwriting.
What was so refreshing to hear in Banks in that interview was his humility. Despite quietly being one of Hip-Hop’s most respected lyricists, Banks left the spotlight behind to focus on other endeavors. And his return to the 16-bar and chorus format defies the one verse, no hook style of Hip-Hop today. Further, critics like to push the narrative that listeners don’t have the attention span to listen to a song over two minutes but Banks shows and proves that if you’re good at your craft, people will lean in and enjoy the moment.
Check out Twitter discussing the great Lloyd Banks in the comments below.
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Seeing Lloyd Banks get his flowers from the current generation is beautiful.
— Devils Mayhem
(@frederica_nixon) July 18, 2022
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Let’s talk about the evolution of Lloyd Banks.
— an•a•log (@analoglady) July 19, 2022
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Lloyd Banks kicking some shit on “Value of a Check” #COTI2
— Deme D (@DagogetaTv) July 18, 2022
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Lloyd Banks deservedly trending
pic.twitter.com/Lq2gB0MR25
— Nettle
(@nethornk) July 19, 2022
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Lloyd Banks is a rapper I’ve been listening to since I was preteen and seeing him drop some of the most focused bodies of work in his catalog back to back years with these albums feels great, especially after a few years with no new music. Just want to celebrate him right now. pic.twitter.com/AHURp6X9p1
— Rajin @ Nobodies (@RajinBuu) July 16, 2022
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Lloyd Banks if rapping was a pro sport pic.twitter.com/YJhb5RWGyR
— hartxx (@luvhartxx) July 17, 2022
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“I’m sharp as ever and get to the Benjamin’s like Embiid” – Lloyd Banks pic.twitter.com/mlfCIupz17
— Ave (@SebastianAvenue) July 17, 2022
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If you a older nigga then I recommend you turn on that Lloyd banks album today to remind you of the wonderful music we been missing for too long.
— Juzblaze144 (@Juzblaze1444) July 15, 2022
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This happened last night
Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo
pic.twitter.com/t1uARcCPSO
— Styles Paniro Stan Account
(@jewel_ebony) July 16, 2022
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“You niggas wanna hear lines (hair lines) I got the clippers buzzing” -Lloyd Banks pic.twitter.com/fWnK1fPdCq
— Fandango (@CathyDodd19) July 18, 2022
Source: Hip-Hop Wired