when Young Buck does similar numbers, 50 can rest easy until next year. There were close to 500 thousand of these CDs sold in the first week. And I can't forget "If You So Gangsta," a ferocious track that's built for Lloyd Bank's flow. You won't be on the edge of your seat, but it's good background listening. "South Side Story" is the closest you'll get to a Bank's narrative. Whoever it is, his voice manages to hold your attention. and even closer to being fast-forwarded were it not for the singer on the hook. "Karma" comes close to being the "Smile" sequel. "I'm So Fly" is anchored by a 50 sung chorus and Banks devouring his bars like the punchline champ. When Banks does begin and Snoop chimes in at the end, it's damn near perfect. Beat work on "I Get High" is so tight you could keep the intro rolling for 5 minutes before getting to the rhymes. but musically it does have a cohesive, upbeat sound. "Banks is cooler than the other side of the pillow."Īs a complete package it doesn't define him as 50 accomplished with his debut.
Better to just fast forward and get to the verses. The thing about Banks is he's so punchline heavy, that the choruses sometimes get in the way. The album does a better job of showing off his freestyle flow.
After listening to a year's worth of mixtape freestyles it did nothing to elevate his game. It's an alright song, that has only grown on me through having it repeatedly drilled into my head. Still willing to listen to a Lloyd Banks album, my anticipation suffered a severe drop when "On Fire" popped as the first single. During that time the sub par G-Unit album was released, followed by more mixtapes, which resulted in G-Unit burnout. The plan was to follow 50's formula of keeping a street buzz while the official joint gets worked out. Lloyd Banks spent the past 10 months on mixtape after mixtape.
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