Lloyd Banks

Lloyd Banks (born Christopher Lloyd, Queens, New York, April 30, 1982) is the youngest member of the hip hop group G-Unit. His solo debut album "The Hunger For More", includes the hit singles "On Fire" and "I'm So Fly". Though he does not often mention this fact, Lloyd Banks is part Puerto Rican, as well as African American.

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Queens, New York - April 30 - 1982 - Hip hop - G-Unit - The Hunger For More - Puerto Rican - African American

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Lloyd Banks also has a strong presence on the mixtape circuit. He has released a number of mixtapes, mainly with DJ and producer DJ Whoo Kid, including "Mo Money In The Bank Parts 1, 2, and 3". Banks' reputation is based on his ability as a punch-line rapper, meaning that his verses often contain many one-to-two bar sets of lyrics (often metaphorical or with similes) that are amusing by themselves, with no context.

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DJ - Producer - DJ Whoo Kid

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The artist was mired in internet controversy after a gay porn movie surfaced, in which an actor who resembles Lloyd Banks receives an ejaculation on his face. This footage spread quickly over the internet, forging rumors that the rapper was gay. G-Unit publicly dismissed the claims, and the real actor who performed in the movie, Ty Lattimore, came forth to set the record straight, therefore it was proven that he had no business in this case. Lloyd Banks has since been readying himself for his second album, with an as-yet unset release date (Probably due to late-2006).

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His two younger brothers Tony and Damon appear in Banks' video for "Smile" as younger versions of the rapper.

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