1. christopherl

   10

   this album is raw gutter you gotta love it i love his gentle but precise delivery also the combination of straight lyrical diversity and over all slickness i nead music thats really relaxing and that falls into the catagory my favourite tracks would be if you so gangsta and till the end my opinion is that lloyd banks is equally talented if not more than fifty 10 out of ten till the end… Expand

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2. wadew

   5

   As I listened to this CD one thing became apparent to me real quick: this was going to get tired REAL FAST. For all the hype this kid got throughout the past few months, this CD is barely worth the paper the media it was recorded on. Firstly, Banks lacks charisma, passion, and drama; qualities that both eminem, 50, obie trice, and most notably of all tupac, all posess. Without the passion even the most intricately laid word-schemes fall on deaf ears. I quite frankly was not impressed by banks' presence; he focused too closely on punchlines that desperately try to be witty (there's a lot of those on "work magic"). But what frustrated me most of all about this MC's style is that half of the time I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS SAYING - his speech is so slurred that half of his verses get lost in his mumbling. It seems as if he's trying to copy 50's style too darn much. This lackluster album also had another chink in its shining armor - very little material! The album features only 14 songs each lasting no longer than 3 minutes on average, which basically gives us just 2 verses to vibe to. The prime example of this is the hit single "on fire" where Banks barely tries to make a hit out of a very nicely produced track with a miserable two-verse performance. It is a known fact that any given track on an album should contain at least three verses; otherwise its a waste of production. To add to Banks' lazy and cavalier attitude, he featured the half of the entire Gunit/Shady/Aftermath roster on his album leaving us with barely a taste of the 21-year-old "rap phenomenon". Instead, precious recording time went to mediocre artists like Young Buck and Tony Yayo (both Gunit members). On the plus side, the beats were quite enjoyable. I especially revelled in the pure, unstoppable rhytm of "ain't no click", "warrior 2", and "on fire" as well as many others. The production is essentially what made this album stand out of the crowd, but it could have been allocated to a better rapper. Hopefully Banks will realize the error of his ways before his next solo release. … Expand

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3. Member27

   3

   "The Hunger for More" leaves me hungering for more. (That was just too easy)

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