Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    Banks... raps each verse as if his entire career depends on it. [5 Aug 2004, p.113]
  2. Blender
    60
    While Banks's wicked wordplay is impressive, his one-liners get him only so far. [Jun/Jul 2004, p.134]
  3. Banks lacks 50's humor, vocal playfulness, and stone-cold articulation.
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 53
  2. Negative: 8 out of 53
  1. Feb 6, 2012
    9
    By far the best rapper on G-Unit. This album is an instant Classic with the right guests and lyrics. Lloyd Banks changed the game alot sinceBy far the best rapper on G-Unit. This album is an instant Classic with the right guests and lyrics. Lloyd Banks changed the game alot since 2005 and he will keep doing it until he is dead. Lloyd Banks is onlly one of the few people who are going to bring Hip-hop bank Full Review »
  2. ChrisH
    Jan 12, 2007
    6
    One of the last really solid G-Unit albums, and a better album than "Beg for Mercy" or Young Buck's or Tony Yayo's albs. (Though One of the last really solid G-Unit albums, and a better album than "Beg for Mercy" or Young Buck's or Tony Yayo's albs. (Though "Stunt 101" and "Poppin' Them Thangs" were better than anything on Banks's album). Full Review »
  3. StarE
    Jun 5, 2006
    7
    This is a SOLID album, banks does everything he needs to do..theres a mixture of mad different types of sogns.party sogns, hood songs, chick This is a SOLID album, banks does everything he needs to do..theres a mixture of mad different types of sogns.party sogns, hood songs, chick songs, and real songs about his life...Only reason i gave it a 7 was because "Best Of Lloyd Banks pt.1" was SOOOOOOOO good that i expected this album to be hte hottest thing i ever heard, but at teh end of the day 7 outta 10 is good Full Review »