Rotten Apple
by Lloyd Banks
User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 9 out of 32

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  1. TPMAUG01
    Apr 28, 2020
    9
    A very good follow up to his first album. This album feels a lot darker though. Production is strong and Banks is a beast on the mic. The 'softer' songs are also pretty good. Listen to it if you like lyrical, dark, gangsta albums
  2. D
    May 2, 2007
    0
    G-Unit are really n00b, for sure
  3. emilio
    Mar 5, 2007
    10
    off the hook
  4. ChadG.
    Dec 26, 2006
    6
    He needs to do more credible videos and spit out hits like On Fire....because right now, he ain't on fire, he's just icey cold. Brrrrr.
  5. GodJones
    Dec 21, 2006
    0
    It's horrible, Lloyd Baks and G-Unit are wack.
  6. SeanC
    Dec 18, 2006
    10
    G-Unit
  7. DanA
    Dec 5, 2006
    5
    Banks has a flow. Too bad the lyrics he spits and production on this record is the same old shit. The same old shit. Failure.
  8. EmilS
    Dec 3, 2006
    0
    Same ol' g-unit yadda yadda.
  9. AdrianR
    Nov 25, 2006
    0
    G Unit is for N00Bs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wake the Fu*k UP! This album is not worthy of being my coffe coaster u dumbass wiggers. BTW Hunger for More, THAT is clasic hip hop, not this garbage. Sad cause even I expected better.
  10. demarcusf
    Nov 21, 2006
    10
    banks is fuckin ill,my nigga b out der killen dis mix shit an record shit niggas b sleepin on banks.50 may be the biggest known nigga in g unit but banks is the illest on that lyric/punch line shit holla banks
  11. NafeeT
    Oct 29, 2006
    10
    Banks changed it up from the first album, and it's meant to be more raw, u have to be a dumbass not to realize that, overall this album is way underrated and is just as good as his first one.
  12. martt
    Oct 29, 2006
    10
    the best ever
  13. DarnellS
    Oct 22, 2006
    10
    yo people really need to stop haten cause his word play his better that anyone out word up! but back to banks just read this he say " dont act like i didnt bring new york back with them hits i should be on your baseball cap" and thats off his mixtape
  14. TylerrM
    Oct 20, 2006
    5
    I dunno about this album. I had thought that he was white since his name is "Lloyd" but it turns out he is black. That was weird.
  15. steveh
    Oct 19, 2006
    10
    lloyds flow is the shit. fuck all u haters!!!!!
  16. Ggaines
    Oct 19, 2006
    10
    lloyds the shit yo
  17. michaelc
    Oct 18, 2006
    8
    Great Lyrics. Beats remind me of that 80's LL and Rakim. There are three tracks that felt tacked on.
  18. Mince
    Oct 15, 2006
    8
    Not quite as good as The Hunger For More, but this album delivers. Best tracks are: Survival, Hands Up & You Know The Deal. I recommend you buy it if you are a fan of Banks or G-Unit.
  19. $ucksexJohnson
    Oct 15, 2006
    1
    There's one ok song on here... Hands Up. Download the single from iTunes and move on. THere's nothing else to hear here. Much like most G Unit stuff.
  20. MikeIll
    Oct 12, 2006
    9
    This album is getting way too many negative reviews. At this point, I actually think I might like it better than the first one. In terms of a complete package of voice, lyrics, flow, syllables, and poetic structure, there is basically nobody in the game that compares to Banks, Jay-Z included...that's right, I said it! The production could be better (Playboy 2 is one of the worst This album is getting way too many negative reviews. At this point, I actually think I might like it better than the first one. In terms of a complete package of voice, lyrics, flow, syllables, and poetic structure, there is basically nobody in the game that compares to Banks, Jay-Z included...that's right, I said it! The production could be better (Playboy 2 is one of the worst beats I've ever heard make a major rap CD), but Banks still makes every song enjoyable with his trademark punchlines. "You Know the Deal", "Strangers", and "Survival" are all amazing street tracks, and "Help", "One Night Standin'", and "Iceman" all have big hit potential. My advice is listen to the album in its entirety before you make a purchase decision. Banks, 50, and G-Unit fans will not be disappointed, but it may not be the more casual listener's cup of tea.… Expand
  21. TerryM.
    Oct 12, 2006
    9
    A very good album by Banks.

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Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
  1. AllMusic
    50
    The highlights are way high, but the album as a whole is "fans-only."
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  2. Blender
    50
    Trademark G-Unit, pakced with a few thunderous club jams and too little else. [Oct 2006, p.128]
  3. E! Online
    75
    Banks seems determined to launch a one-man revival with perfectly polished tracks like "Addicted" and "Hands Up."
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