The Hunger For More [Explicit Lyrics]

Lloyd Banks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B0002ABSP4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (382 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,500 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's a 50 Cent world, and we're just living in it. Lloyd Banks's solo debut is one in an upcoming series of G Unit-affiliated releases coming to a hood near you. With his understated raspy flows and gift for penning clever punch lines, Banks has long been considered the crew's nicest lyricist. He might also be the most braggadocious. On choice cut "Warrior," the narcissism begins: "I'm smooth as the Isleys, sometimes I surprise me." Then there's the self-explanatory "I’m So Fly," produced by Timbaland, and "If You So Gangsta," where he informs his fellow hood dwellers why they can't compete with the "rap Lebron." As with all G Unit productions, the beats are first-rate. Remarkable backing tracks supplied by underrated producers Hi-Tek and Baby Grand ("I Get High," "Die One Day") act as a much needed counterweight to Banks's clichéd thug-guns-girls-jewelry banter. A better reason to cop this album is to hear Banks's introspective take on the flipside of thug living. R&B-tinged ballad "Karma" demos his ability to serenade the hotties in more, um, gentlemanly fashion. When he raps "if it wasn't for 50, I probably wouldn't be around," he might be right. But the rap world's no worse off with this capable debut in our midst. --Dalton Higgins

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected, June 30, 2004

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ryan (MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hunger For More (Audio CD)

Ok look, for all you hatas out there sayin this album crashed is wrong. It's off the Hook!
1.Aint No Click ft. Tony Yayo~4/5~This track is a banger,it's all you ask for outta G-Unit with the rhymes of Yayo.
2.Playboy~5/5~When i heard this track i was blown away. Couldn't believe this, possible best track on there.
3.Warrior~3/5~Not one of my favs but still amanzing flow by banks,good song.
4.On Fire~4/5~Great song,this is for the clubs,comparable to 50's In Da Club.
5.I Get High ft.50 Cent & Snoop~5/5~One of my favs.I aint normally into slow beated drug songs,but the rhymes by Snoop are UNBELIEVABLE.
6.I'm So Fly~2/5~OK, just dont like it that much,boring till the chorus comes,normally i dont last it that long so i skip it.
7.Work Magic~4/5~I like this song a lot,great duo wit buck and banks.
8.If You So Gangsta~2/5~Again a little boring until the chorus.
9.Warrior Pt.2 ft.50 Cent,Eminem and Nate Dogg~5/5~Awsome! Best song on there man NO DOUBT.Chorus is blown away by Nate dogg its off the hoook!
10.Karma ft.Joe~3/5~Good Song,not the usual Banks but good song.
11.The Chips Are Down ft.Game~4/5~Kool song,nice Debut for Game.
12.Til The End~3/5~Good song,strictly hood.
13.Die One Day~1/5~Another Boring til the chorus, but the Chorus aint hype at all.
14.South Side Story~5/5~Love IT. Another Hood song here,Can't get no better.
15.Just Another Day[*]~4/5~Nice song.Bangin lyrics,will blow ya away.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More To Come From Lloyd Banks., August 31, 2004

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Guerilla-unit - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunger for More (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

Being a huge Lloyd Banks fan i thought he could of done better on some of his beats in his songs and come up with better songs..but his lyrics are amazing, so thats why THE KID didnt get 5/5..Overall this Cd was a 4 stars fo sure..And for people who think hes garbage..hes only 21..and he is the best lyricist in rap TODAY...Only bad song on the cd was Karma, I have no clue what he was thinking with this song..Take it out and its a Bangin cd..Best songs were Playboy..Warrior..Im So Fly..Warrior Part 2..When the Chips Are Down..Southside Story..

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best artist out right now, December 1, 2005

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Cade Bromley "spray" (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunger for More (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

First of all, Lloyd Banks is one of the best artists' out right now. He is Mix Tape Champion, his albumn has sold over 5 million, and he is one of the nicest at layin down punchlines. In order for you to appreciate this cd, you have to understand the hip hop world. This is NOT just another main-stream cd, it's blend of what Banks has been doing in the mix tape world for years. If you don't keep up with the mix tape world then this cd will be hard to understand. This cd is one of the hottest in recent years because of the lyrics, the hooks,and the versatility. Banks is one of the few artists today that can flow about money in one song, women the next song, and life in the hood on the next song-all while maintaining a true and real flow to each song. This cd is a very, very, small piece of Lloyd Banks' work. In order to appreciate Banks and what he brings to the game, you HAVE to listen to him on the mixtapes. This cd is fire if you know how to listen to it.