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LLOYD BANKS "Rotten Apple" Reviews

LLOYD BANKS 'Rotten Apple' cover art
AZRating: 5.9
Users rating: 8.0
(234 votes)
Release: 10 Oct 2006
Label: G-Unit Records
Genre: Hip-Hop

E!Online Rating: 8.4

Growing up in the same neighborhood as 50 Cent has its advantages. For Lloyd Banks, it meant a million-plus-selling 2004 debut, The Hunger for More. He's hoping his mentor's platinum dust rubs off on his second album, Rotten Apple.  Full text...


AllHipHop.com Rating: 7.0

No sophomore jinx here, but those spoiled by the energy of the first album might be left at a stalemate.   Full text...


RollingStone Rating: 6.0

Eminem, Mobb Deep’s Havoc and a host of G Unit regulars produce an album’s worth of chunky, ominous beats to fit Banks’ foul mood, but it runs a little thin over sixteen tracks.   Full text...


HipHopDX Rating: 5.0

Minus a few moments where he shines, this album is as rotten as the City.  Full text...


Jam! Rating: 5.0

Lloyd Banks is in a New York state of mind. The G-Unit member's sophomore solo CD Rotten Apple lives up to its name, following the Queens rapper through the mean streets of NYC.  Full text...


StylusMagazine Rating: 4.2

The melodies are standard 4/4 drum and grating piano melodrama, diluted almost-Dre, almost-sinister keyboard cycles.  Full text...



Users comments

Juan Huevos Rating: 8.0

Great album except for a few duds...(Eminem produced song(s)). Great collaborations.


natinaj Rating: 10.0

everyone should stop focusing on all of the media shit...and listen to this album. if you're not, then u must be sleepin'....


Tony Rating: 10.0

An Exellent album, incredible sound, all g-unit
nothin to say...


donell Rating: 10.0

this albulm is crazy so if you aint got go get it gggg-unit


Omar Trejo Rating: 10.0

Rotten Apple is staight FIRE and if like good music you should go buy this album.
Every song is a hit especialy
"Get Clapped", "Rotten Apple", "Iceman", "Help" and the rest of the album.


Matek_BA Rating: 9.0

One Of Best Hip-Hop Albums! Hands Up!


Sh@d0wZ Rating: 6.0

To tell the truth, I expected more from my boy Banks...This album is garbage. The only good songs on it are "Cake" , "Hands Up" , and "Iceman". Other than those, the rest is trash. I would've expect Banks to develope his lyrical skills better. This is just more street crap. Dont get me wrong, Ima Lloyd Banks fan, and its cuz ima fan that i say its crap. I know he can put together better stuff than this.


It's Me Rating: 8.0

People Don't Ride The Critics Dick...Take Time To Listen To The Album Even If It Means To Spend 12 Dollars...Its Worst Your Money BELEIVE Me!!!

Heres The Run-Down On The Tracks:

Best Song: Rotten Apple, Survival, Make A Move, Hands Up, Help, You Know The Deal, Get Clapped, Change, NY NY, One Night Stand, & Gilmores

Decent Songs: Cake, Addicted, & Iceman

Worst Songs: Playboy 2 (Beat Ruined It For Me), Stranger (Beat Is Decent, But I'm Not Feelin' The Flow On This Song)

Overall The Album Is Not A Dissapointment, Only 2 Or 3 Songs I Wasn't Feelin' That Much, But 13/16 Songs I Like...That's Not Bad At All

Keep Doin' Ya Thang Bank$
G-G-G-G-UNNNIIITTT!!!


TB86 Rating: 9.0

The whole album is a hot just like you Lloyd you just keep doin wut you do and you will make it to the top, stay fly baby...


g-unitgurl Rating: 10.0

I love this CD And I really love ( help) songs
( yeah baby you can call me your angel )
I love Ice man songs and one night stand


Mayo Giovanni Rating: 8.0

Lyrical Ability wasn't all up to par could do better...kind of a good thing he didn't go punchline crazy tho....the album is called "Rotten Apple" which means he would have to spit a lot of things the has to do with the gritty streets of New York.

Favorites: Stranger, Get Clapped, Iceman, Help, Hands Up, You Know The Deal, One Night Stand, Addicted, Rotten Apple, Survival, Playboy 2, Cake, Change, NY NY, Gilmores

Worst: Make A Move...Beat is all over the place lyrics are there but what exactly is the song supposed to be about


mario Rating: 7.0

shady/aftermath/g-unit yeah.........yeah


Jeff-Unit Rating: 8.0

This album is pretty straight...i think his first one was better but id bump this shit anyday....who gives a fuck about the sales cuz EVERYONE downloads so fuck the sales...this nigga didnt flop...

Best songs are: Survival, Help, You Know The Deal, Get Clapped, and Gilmores


J Money Rating: 8.0

Rotten Apple aint as good as Hunger for More but its still pretty hot....especially you know the deal and hands up.....but playboy 2 sucks... i was pretty dissapointed in that especially since Playboy from Hunger for More was so good.....but yea overall the album is pretty tite....could be better


jeezydasnowman16 Rating: 9.0

i think the alblum is hot im a big lloyd banks fan and i think personally u should buy if u dont have it dont read the critics though they dont know what the hell their talkin bout g unit all day baby


Seb GGGGGGGG-Unit Rating: 9.0

Best Album in a long time! Sales dont mean anythign now so forget it its all bout skills....i bought it first day listened to it everyday and after three days i was caught the magic everything is perfection (except playboy 2 the beat needs to changed that was disappointing) but par tform that it was straight fire straight art.....GGGGGG GGGGG GGGGGGGGGG-Unit all day Banks n Buck the Bomb
SEB


Dirty South Rating: 9.0

No one can criticise lloyd banks rapping ability. A good over-all album, keep doing your thing banks.
Keep an eye out for "Buck The World", as well as spider loc's and young hot rods albums.

G G G G G GUnit


Spike G Rating: 9.0

Album is raw there is only 2 songs that are not his best work.....how many artists come out with 16 songs and 14 of them are good ...I cant think of many except Eminem and 50...Some people are just haters because G-Unit is running the industy and everyone is jealous so people give bad reviews its as simple as that


Kid Kelz Rating: 7.0

yo i expected better outta of banks only like 8 or 9 tracks are hot: Rotten Apple, Survival, Playboy 2
The Cake, Make A Move,Hands Up, Help,Ny Ny,Ice Man and Gilmores. But thats what you get wen u let 50 cent pick out the tracks


BigOak03 Rating: 10.0

Been waitin on BANK$ to drop for the longest. "Rotten Apple" brings life back to Hip Hop. A little tired of all the "Snapin & Leanin/Rockin" and I'm from the south...
Northern rap is not as popular to the majority anymore, so why cats still beef between each other I dont know. However...

I agree you have to ignore critics and let ROTTEN APPLE ride out. #1 comes on hard wit Fif...#2 is FRESH ta DEF! "NY NY is hot! ICEMAN needs to be on the radio ASAP.

I'm glad he didnt waste bars droppin names; thats what mixtapes are for.

If you wanna listen to somethin other than A BEAT, cop the ALBUM. Still one of the Greats, lyrically.

Yeah (SC)


J@h Rating: 10.0

Best lyrical artist in the game. What makes the game fun is listening for the punchlines. R apple aint push sales, but dudes in the hood is bumping it mad hard. Keep it up banks


jibbs Rating: 6.0

Not even half as good as hunger for More...banks is better than this. He didn't even use Rakim!! damn...hopefully a lot of white boys will be bumping this album cuz if not then it'll flop


G-UniT Rating: 10.0

best hip-hop album i heard this year... he is lyrical and has best flows. Game cant even touch his lyrical flow....


G's Up Rating: 10.0

Dont Listen to the media
Lloyd Banks Album Is Hot if you dont like it dont try to talk us into not buyin his album because wat u think just helpin banks out


Q.Tip Tha Sayian King A.K.A Caveman Rating: 10.0

The album is God on some imaginary type shit. It's the best album of the year the whole album is raw & I luv dis niggas mixtapes. He's the next Jay-Z. All I got to say is keep rottening that apple & G-Unit keep makeing that hot shit. Hope ya'll niggas win for legendary group of the year one day. Holla. God bless.


talk o' new york Rating: 10.0

banks is the coolest. he layed back he dont give a smelly $hit. hands up is the best it has a thing about it where u cant stop listening 2 it. its funny cuz he so lyrically sarcastic : ha ha im a bastard! he says in hands up. go 2 hmv. get it


ZaBB Rating: 9.0

i think the album is very good but there are a few songs for example playboy 2. wich are not so good! but itīs a very hot album


Toledo Rating: 10.0

Banks spits fire great beats but the first was a little better but i think he is the best out but cd wont sell ass much because of not responding back to Game disses


Blak Jak Rating: 8.0

Fly album, songs like "Addicted" and "Get clapped" kinda shown how's Banks nowasays in this business...

Also "NY NY" as "Rotten Apple" complements this hot album see whats comin' forth 4 this Nigg*


Champ Rating: 8.0

I'm a Llyod Banks fan for life. But I don't have Rotten Apple yet but I'm getting it for Christmas I heard just two songs off it Hamd Up and Help. I like Hand Up better cause the beat was sweeter then the beat on Help G-G-G-G--GUNIT!


Justin Marsh Rating: 7.0

This guy's albulm is O.K. but I expected Lloyd Banks to be as good when he first came out. I know Banks was better before G Unit became large, but thats O.K. since his albulm was not bad, and Lloyd Banks is one of the rarely talented rappers out now.


Chino Rating: 10.0

This album was nice. I got it tha 1st day it came out. I agree, "The Hunger For More" was better than this one, but this one is still very good.

Best Songs (My opinion): Playboy 2, You Know The Deal, Help.

I like tha whole album though. It's all good.


dutchmaster Rating: 3.0

i give this album a 3 for the simple fact that he aint spittin real shit. all he doin on this album is rappin for fifty. if anyone payed attention, young buck and lloyd banks came out with albums just before fifty. this just suppose to get the rap game back on fifty for his junior album. overall i think g-unit music aint real all they do is talk about what they will do or rap about other rappers. that aint real. everybody on g-unit need ta get some history besides gettin shot. it dont mean nothin anymore.


Tamra Garner Rating: 10.0

I thought that was a great video with 50cent they should do more music videos together and just the way they put there stuff out there for us it's vjust amazing keep em comin


Antoine Hood Rating: 4.0

This album can be a lot better. All they talk about on this album is gettin shot, drinkin, smokin, and jewelry. That shit is played out. Let's here about how you grew up and the hood you came from. Spit some real shit next time!


banksNme Gunit soulja Rating: 10.0

this album is straight heat, i listen to alot of g-unit, and this shit is fire, if you dont think so then u dont truly kno wat music is, keep up the good work babii, i luv how ppl like chris lloyd make music for ppl like me


G-g-g-gG unit Champion Rating: 10.0

I got i didn't go 2 school today cause finally got Llyod Banks it whole album is out cold. When I say cold I mean cold it's that sweet. I like five songs 1. Hands Up 2. Gilmore's 3. Iceman 4. NY NY 5. Help. I like Iceman the best because it has Young Buck, Scarface, and 8Ball. But the chorus is sweet. They know me round here they call me Iceman i'm not your friend boy. I'll fuck ya man look at left now look at my right hand. Every time i move it looks like a strike of lighting hollar back


Dynamic Rating: 10.0

The album is the best album out!!! Don't think because of Game, Banks gon flop. Suck my dick! 2006 music was not that good but this album is the best album out of the G-Unit camp! Game ain't got no affect on G-Unit sales. 50 Cent is coming out with Before I Self Destruct. He is still gonna sell 10 million. Young Buck is coming out again. He is going to sell a mil. G-Unit is still alive. Fuck G-Unot. Fuck Game. Fuck Black Wall Street.


Noname Rating: 8.0

Album is cold but da beets ain't that tight. lyrics are straight


Zeen Rating: 9.0

Banks is crazy, people who think this album's a flop either is too stubborn to actually listen to his lyrics or their too strung over game's shit. His delivery is one of the best and he can tear up any beat. If fifty didnt promote all these bitch tracks it could have been a little better. I've never heard banks put out bad material and all the jewlery talk n playboy shit brings out a great theme and promotion for the album. N you ppl r retarded to think Playboy 2 is a bad track, that beat is heavy, every1 is just comparing it to the first one which cant be touched. Hot tracks - Rotten apple,survival,cake(played out)playboy 2,make a move,adddicted*,hands up,you kno the deal,stranger,get clapped,NY NY,change,and gilmores...... One night stand could have been better,and Buck rips it on iceman,, cop that album G-UINT!!!


bditty06 Rating: 10.0

i am a strong critic when it comes to music. so i got this album and the re-up for my birthday and was listening to them both and the rotten apple just blew it away. it took me a couple times to listen to it because i love lloyd banks' music but now its like im addicted to his cd where i cant stop listenin to it. survival has to probably be the best song i have ever heard.


Dave Rating: 7.0

Yeah Hunger for More was alot better in my opinion. Although there are a few which I liked on this one such as Survival, Change, Cake and Help. I loved every song on the Hunger for More although I cant say the same for Rotten Apple unfortunately.


Goldstraw (uk mandem) Rating: 7.0

I know about real music not like some of you cocksuckas on here, Banks album is just good its not fire but hunger for more wasn't fire either!!! Dont buy the album like me,, cop the mixtapes ''mo money in the bank series'' and all the others. you get most of the album songs on them and freestyles too


guillermo dejesus Rating: 2.0

i love both of your albums i think you are the sickst mc and no one can stop you.i wont buy a chick a pump if she got ashma.mix tape king,king of the indastry no one comes next to/punch line king.jibbs should get smacked,with his 1/2 step flow i think he should walk it out before he gets dumped on.n1 fan p.o box 4 haverhill,mas,01831 halla


lil 50 Rating: 10.0

i think rotten apple waz straight fire da first 1 was a lil better but diss cd was fire.ggggg-unit.before i self destruct 2007.


nemis THE STAFF Rating: 5.0

I'm a Banks fan but was diappointed in the album.. He made the same mistake that 50, and Em made on there albums, terrible beats... There is about four songs on the album.. Get Clapp, Poppa was a rolling Stone, and number 8 (dont know the title)..


Dough Boy Rating: 10.0

The "Rotten Apple" is so damn hard, I am already a G-Unit fan so you know anything that G-Unit puts out is going to be raw, and Lloyd Banks is the King of freestyle battle rapping, so if you ain't got it, go get it


Noname Rating: 7.0

wasnt as good as his first album but its still hot though. lyrically he rips this album from start 2 finish but they arent many hit songs except for hands up, help and iceman but thats because the beats arent that catchy but Banks still murks every track on here with the word play..G Unit all day everyday!


Skitzoo Rating: 7.0

There are some good songs on this album like
'Cake'
'Hands Up'
'Survival'
'One Night Stand'
'Gilmore's'

The rest just feel like they a bunch of fillers and arent fully album worthy.. besides of that its a good album.. lloydbanks a good rapper.. gunit just should try harder to make good music.. evryone knows they can do it.. but they have been slackin' lately


young rip Rating: 9.0

Lloyd came back hard, the whole album hard except for the single(hands up) and that's just cause the beat was weak. The lyrics is fire and the songs for the chicks is hard. Even though he always gets categorized with the whole G-unit camp his talent as a solo artist is hard man, every trip, quit hatin! The only reason I gave it a 9 is because of his potential and the production could have bean a little better.


B-Eazy Rating: 7.0

The Rotten Apple is good but he was not on top of his game.I mean lyrically he did not do his best.A real disappointment on Playboy 2 cause he should have kept the beat from the first playboy and he was not spitting at all.If you listen 2 he supposed 2 be sophmore album "The Big Withdrawl" and "Hunger For More" you can see that Banks kind of fell off lyrically.Im not dissin him becuz i fuck wit Lloyd Banks but he could of did better but it was still a good album

 
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