Mar 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM Lloyd Banks - The Hunger for More I think Lloyd Banks has one of the strangest legacies in Hip-Hop. I think everybody agrees that he was the best member of G-Unit (shouts to Buck tho!), and every time a Banks verse comes on, you know it'll be fire. But at the same time, I feel like he's constantly underrated by most people. Like, you'll never hear anyone say that Banks is anything less than good, but I feel like he's not really brought up in the grander Hip-Hop discussions, which is weird. With that being said, I was really interested to get into The Hunger for More. Despite calling Myers an unc (which he is!), early 2000's hip-hop is probably one of my favorite eras of music ever, and as someone who already liked Banks, this seemed promising. It also reminded me of my fallen COTI brother poop dogg so "Ain't No Click" is a great intro right off the bat, and while I didn't enjoy "Playboy" as much, i still enjoyed it. "Warrior" was REALLY good, and I really liked "On Fire" as well.. Not surprised that it was one of the singles. By this point, I thought the album was pretty d--- strong. That early 00's production is right up my alley, and Banks was pretty solid up to this point. The momentum continued with "I Get High"", "I'm So Fly", "Work Magic", and "I'm So Gangsta". "Warrior Pt. 2" was the only song that I had heard previously, and it's amazing. I know that early 2000's Em production can be pretty divisive, but I think the beat is great on here, and everybody kills it. The rest of the album was pretty solid, with "Til the End" and "Die One Day" being especially good. I had a pretty good time with The Hunger for More. I admit that my love for early 00's rap might cloud my judgement a bit, but it's pretty d--- strong. I do think that is it.a bit frontloaded (most of my favorite tracks are from the first half), but I can't really think of any issues aside from that.. big thanks to @Justin Trudeau for the rec, and yeah FAVORITES: Ain' No Click, Warrior, On Fire, I Get High, I'm So Fly, Work Magic, I'm So Gangtsta, Warrior Pt. 2 Rating: 8.5/10 @AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau
Mar 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM As for tallying, I'll wait until 1 more review drops for Hello Kitty since we only have 4 so far. Once that's tallied, I'll tally up BMEFEI
Mar 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM @AOTWClub Loyd banks - The Hunger for More. First time listening to a solo loyds banks project. I was surprisingly impressed with this,, he's great in g unit but I always considered him not interesting enough to listen to a solo album. Loved the beats and the grimey rapping. He still kind of lacks the X factor i look for in a rapper. Strong 7.5/10
Mar 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM Lloyd Banks - The Hunger for More Favorites: Playboy, Warrior, On Fire, I Get High, I’m So Fly, Work Magic, If Ya So Gangsta Least Favorites: Ain’t No Click, When the Chips Are Down RIPPER ROO’S RATING: 8/10 The album starts off cold with “Ain’t No Click”. The song is okay but doesn’t stand out to me, and if I wasn’t doing a review of this album I might’ve stopped listening there. It’s a good thing I kept listening though because that 8 track run from “Playboy” to “Warrior, Pt. 2” is definitely the best part of the album. Lloyd Banks was really on fire in that section providing catchy b-----r after catchy b-----r. The hooks in that section are all massive ear worms. The album starts to fall off again a little bit with “Karma”. It’s a cool, smooth song but doesn’t carry the heat the previous tracks did. Then the album dips even lower when we get to “When the Chips Are Down”. This is easily the worst song on the album. It’s not bad but very mediocre especially with that weak a--- hook when a lot of the previous tracks had such fire hooks. Finally we get to another good section of the album with “Til the End”. This song finally changes up the vibe of the album which is great because I must admit the album was starting to get repetitive at this point with the subject matter and similar songs. “Til the End” is the most serious song here and really makes you lock in to the lyrics, which is also kinda what “Die One Day” and “Southside Story” do to end off the album while still having some interesting hooks. I gotta shoutout “Playboy” that beat is crazy and Lloyd Banks does my favorite flow on the whole album. Sounds like a classic. I also gotta shoutout “Work Magic” for my favorite punchline on the whole album: “Cause you don’t need to practice gymnastics to catch a body”. I also gotta shoutout Snoop Dogg for having the weakest verse on the whole f---ing album, he almost ruined “I Get High”. Anyway, this album is great and I can see why some people think it’s a classic. @AOTWClub
Mar 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM If you ever wanna check out more "rotten apple" has some good songs on it too. Listened to it at work last night lol
Mar 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM Gonna try my best to get a review in either tmrw or Saturday, been having a weird personal rut mixed in with having to work like everyday so don't want to go into a record with a bad mood
Mar 13, 2026 at 1:48 AM "Im the most important rapper since Pac and Marshall Mathers"- Tom Macdonald I hate that im even playing this but long night at work so I was like I gotta listen to this new album lol I spilt my f---ing coffee all over myself at that line
Mar 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM Lloyd Banks - The Hunger For More by @Justin Trudeau First time (well 3rd this week) listening: Ain't No Click is a b-----r. The beep sound does annoy me a bit lol but Banks and Yayo k--- it. Playboy is cool and I like Banks but not the biggest fan of the production on this one. Warrior is f---ing great. On Fire d--- didn't know Eminem produced this. He did a 'fire' job. Also a catchy as f--- hook. You can always count on 50 for that. I Get High yeah this is my s---. Could have been a Dre beat for all I know but noticed it isn't. West Coast at it's best. Good that he let 50 do the hook and Snoop a verse. Prime Timbaland >>> Another b-----r here. Work Magic is really cool but after the 4 songs before I do like this a little less. Do love Banks more agressive flow/voice here! If You So Gangsta another catchy as f--- hook lol. This is nice. Warrior 2 I mean yeah this has been on my playlist for years. Never ever gets old. All of them k--- it. Eminems flow Even like 50 here a lot. Karma really like the more relaxing / RnB vibe here. Especially after all the 'gangster' type s--- before this. When the Chips are Down - good song but not on the level of the rest to me. Till The End - Em production, Nate Dogg on it. What more can I say? Love it. Die One Day is fine but nothing special. Banks does k--- it though but he kinda does on every song. South Side Story is a solid closer! One major flaw here, but that's not Lloyd or JT's fault... why aren't the bonus songs on Spotify smh. Had to look them up on YT: the Dre collab is fireee. Anyways, very good album. Production is mostly great and Banks does his thing. Never gave him a chance like this outside a few songs like the Kanye collab lol. Really makes me hungry for more. This also confirmed my opinion that 50 is best when he does the hooks and not full verses. 8.5/10 @AOTWClub
