The Hunger For More
by Lloyd Banks
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 53
  3. Negative: 8 out of 53

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  1. ashmac
    Aug 6, 2004
    10
    Lloyd Banks is off the chain and is the best new rapper he deserves his props u can tell from this album he worked hard!!! keep up the tight rhymes and hits LLOYD BANKS.. ALL U HATERS DONT RESPOND!!!
  2. Robbo
    Jun 20, 2005
    10
    This album is tight as hell, with slick metaphors and hard punchlines that leave 50 and the rest of G unit for dead. Looks like we know where the true future of G unit is at. Best songs....If you so gangsta, Im so fly and Warrior
  3. HeatherB
    Jul 2, 2004
    10
    Lloyd Banks is pure genius. He is better than 50 and the rest of G-unit.
  4. DerekW
    Sep 9, 2004
    9
    This Cd is hot, its short of a classic but its definetly better than what most critics are saying; I cant put it down. It aint better than 50s 2nd album, but better than S.O.Cashville
  5. CharlieR
    Jul 3, 2004
    10
    Yo this is a sick album.
  6. richardr
    Jul 6, 2004
    10
    this shit is hot good lookin banks drop more son and the game keep it up cuz yo hot to nigga
  7. sfdsdsdfsd
    Aug 21, 2004
    0
    This is fake rap. Don't buy this. It's just another fake rapper trying to rush a cd to make as much money as he can while he is still popular. It gives rap a bad name.
  8. Krysis
    Aug 3, 2004
    8
    The songs are still tight ...but i found the songs really commercial ...Ive listened to all Lloyd Banks underground stuff and they are way better...But his punch lines are still creative and artistic and much of my own style was derived from him .....
  9. MickeyBlueEyes
    Aug 8, 2004
    9
    This album was great,Banks is still learning his trade so Fifty and Em better watch there backs,Banks is comin,GGGGGG G-UNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
  10. BenE
    Sep 23, 2004
    9
    I dislike rap, alot but this cd is really good, unlike 50 cent, banks can write his punch lines are tight
  11. mikeg
    Mar 11, 2005
    10
    karma is ma favorite song
  12. christopherl
    May 30, 2006
    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
  13. TenMillionG-UnitCDs
    Oct 12, 2004
    0
    give me a friggin break another g unit cd rap is becoming more shit everyday!!
  14. MoFlo
    Oct 28, 2004
    10
    Fuckkk what every one else say this CD is tight as hell, ya'll need to listen to his words and to what he is saying and to all those punchlines. he can make most of those tracks one of his singles. Lloyd Banks is sick. LOOK OUT FOR ME *MoFlo* AND THE REST OF THE FANATICS WE COMING SOON
  15. wadew
    Jul 10, 2004
    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 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
  16. crysq
    Jul 10, 2004
    10
    pure genius karma is the greatest
  17. J"JiggaMan"Tone
    Jul 23, 2004
    10
    Shit be hot yo. Hot beats be droppin' all on wax. Banks is puttin' it down, and changin' the game. He's Keepin' it locked. Hold me down, nigga, you fo' real.
  18. ErikW
    Jul 26, 2004
    10
    this album is off the hook. on fire is his best song but im so fly and warrior part 1+2 are also good
  19. LaurenceH
    Jul 27, 2004
    4
    "Banks raps like every verse depends on his career." True. He feels stressed at the point the CD seems rushed. VERY rushed.
  20. Member27
    Jul 3, 2004
    3
    "The Hunger for More" leaves me hungering for more. (That was just too easy)
  21. FisherF
    Jul 3, 2004
    10
    this album is good but i expected a lot more from banks
  22. EricC
    Jul 4, 2004
    8
    lloyd banks is SICK in this album. some of the songs are a little 2 hard core shit but most is great. he stands out in on fire and warior parts 1 and 2
  23. Dice
    Aug 19, 2004
    8
    overall it was pretty good but some songs were lacking his underground standards but the majority of his songs were awesome
  24. F.A.T
    Sep 22, 2004
    10
    This album is the best G unit's creation!!!!!!!!!!!!
  25. [Anonymous]
    Sep 25, 2004
    0
    What is this, like, the 999th G-Unit CD?
  26. Figz
    May 17, 2005
    8
    I like the C.D.. I dont know why or how come.. but it was way better then i would of expected expecially from G-Unit. Better then 50 cents C.D.s put 2gether fav songs: Til The End, Work Magic, Die One Day, I Get High, Im So Fly and Karma
  27. HarmanB
    Jan 8, 2006
    1
    just not gud. young buck's superior and his album is way better than this piece of crap.
  28. 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 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
  29. dg
    Jul 22, 2004
    1
    it suck album i cudve dun a better job
  30. chrish
    Aug 19, 2005
    7
    this album is hot and lloyd banks is pretty crazy but he has a very mono toned voice it feels like every song si the same tihng
  31. 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 "Stunt 101" and "Poppin' Them Thangs" were better than anything on Banks's album).
  32. RonaldOVOXO
    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 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

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#57 Most Discussed Album of 2004

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Los Angeles Times
    63
    Though not one of the songs on the album stands out in terms of head-popping new production -- there's not a hit that will transcend the hip-hop hard-core -- each cut is utterly bulletproof, and Banks' lyrics provide a few new twists. [18 Jul 2004]
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  2. Billboard
    70
    Despite these minor flaws, "The Hunger for More" serves its purpose in establishing Banks as a new voice in hip-hop.
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  3. E! Online
    67
    The one thing Banks lacks is Fiddy's natural charisma--he's also about eight bulletholes short in the "life-experience department."
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