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
