Lloyd Banks: Enjoying Being Indie ("I Want Interscope To Apologize To me")

CHRISTOPHER LLOYD [LLOYD BANKS]

A lot of buzz is surrounding Lloyd Banks' latest studio project "The Hunger For More 2" [H.F.M. 2] released November 22nd, 2010.  This was his third solo album following "The Hunger For More" (2004) and "Rotten Apple" (2007).  

Banks was dropped from Interscope Records in 2009 but bounced back hard with his Independent Project "H.F.M. 2."  Interscope tried to resign Banks but he declined the offer and remained with EMI Records (he is still under 50 Cent's G-Unit Records).  The attempt to get Banks back on the roster stemmed from the success of the single "Beamer, Benz, and Bentley," which featured Skull Gang General Juelz Santana.

Banks shows no signs of slowing down as he continues to drop mixtapes and blazing the streets with his album.  Here's a song from HFM2 called "Fly In The Wind" and features Jim Jones.

Banks stated in an interview that he is enjoying being independent and jokingly said he expects an apology from Interscope Records if he is to consider re-signing with them.  He is currently under the G-Unit/EMI imprint, which has inked a deal to distribute G-Unit albums. Word on the street is the new move to EMI also includes  the rest of the G-Unit roster; 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Spider Loc (#WhereHeBeenAt??), and Mazaradi Fox.  Yayo's album is scheduled to follow Banks' HFM2.  It is also speculated that the new move will also re-unite the crew with former G-Unit President Sha-Money XL, who took an A&R position at Def Jam.

REFLECTION: It looks like Banks going Indie was definitely a good move on his part; shows you can overcome all odds if you set your mind to it. #HFM2. But you have to ask how smart the move to EMI really is, as it has the smallest market share of the 4 majors (including Sony Music Ent., Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group). I guess only time will tell.