As much as I’m a fan of Nicki Minaj and as talented as Kanye West is, my favorite album out of the 3 releases is Hunger For More 2 from the boy Lloyd Banks. All 3 are very much Hip Hop albums but Hip Hop has been on the soft side as of late and Banks just came through and delivered that gritty rap album that was missing from all the releases.
As I’m writing this I’m on my 10th listen of the album, when listening it’s almost nostalgic to that old G-Unit sound we all loved back in 2003. After the less than spectacular performance of his sophomore album Rotten Apple, the G-Unit soldier disappeared from mainstream but since then had been consistently releasing new music on the web and slowly but surely rebuilt his brand.
His dedicated fans stuck with him and he gained news ones through the popular site ThisIs50.com and with release of numerous mixtapes. The hard work eventually paid off when his debut single “Beamer, Benz or Bentley” took off. Banks didn’t waste anytime and decided to strike while the iron was hot with the release of “Any Girl” followed by another monster record “Start It Up.” The 3 singles created new excitement for the Emcee and set him up perfectly for the sequel to his debut classic.
Hunger For More 2 plays through fully with no fillers, there is quite a few features but it wasn’t overkill to a point where it sounds like a posse album. It’s a straight up rap album, hard bars over hard beats. Apart from the radio singles some of the more notable records include “Celebrity,” “Unexplainable,” “Sooner Than Later,” and “Payback (P’s and Q’s)” featuring 50 Cent which is reminiscent of that classic G-Unit sound.
Out of all the November 22, 2010 releases, this is my favorite one. This one goes hard in the whip folks…
Congrats to Banks, this is a great album for a comeback.
I give it 4.3/5, leave your review and ratings below.
11-22-2010
cantbe compared to fag minaj and fag kanye way better
great album gonna cop it today
11-22-2010
this is the BIGGEST album of 2010. L.bank$ is my god in hiphop world.(50 too)
11-22-2010
Banks has proven that he can stand alone, with OR without the G-Unit brand. This dude’s here to stay. Solid album!
11-22-2010
Banks is back on his victory shitt
11-22-2010
Best album of 2010, make sure you go cop HFM2!
11-22-2010
Cant find this shit on itunes, Im in Australia, different release date maybe?
11-22-2010
Go with AmazonMP3, it’s better anyway and you can put it anywhere not just on iTunes.
11-22-2010
Nvm think im good
11-22-2010
Thanks bro
11-23-2010
Father Time, Fav song, that shit goes hard
11-23-2010
“Make Money” is a banga
11-24-2010
LOVE LOVE PAYBACK the BEAT is hot! What a way to end the year with the Greatest Album =o)
11-24-2010
The PLK never left….im glad he mixed a little mainstream in with the streets to get people to realie he is top 5
11-24-2010
realize*
11-25-2010
Hardes album out go cop that shit for real help the boy banks outsell niki minaj!!!!!!!!!!!
11-29-2010
The hardest album this year in my book! This is bringing back that real hardcore rap, without all the extras ya dig.
11-29-2010
5 out 5 stars
3-18-2011
hunger for more 2 is a great comeback for the PLK. Banks kills every beat with his slick flow, although he goes easy on the punchlines his flow is tight. This album is a great sequal the the first H.F.M. South Africa is feeling this album, it gets alot of radio play. i give this one a 5 star rating – well done to Banks
1-9-2012
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4-2-2012
I WANT THIS ALBUM BUT ITUNES NZ DONT HAVE IT : (