The last G-Unit release by Tony Yayo failed to achieve platinum status and Mobb Deeps acclaimed opus, Blood Money, has struggled for a place in the top chart spots. For an imprint that boasted platinum-plus sales for Banks, Young Buck and the sales phenom, 50 Cent, these struggles may be an omen of less festive times. As rocket fuel, for the first time in G-Unit history, Banks recruited some high profile collaborations from outside the camp that are certain to turn a few heads. Hes also got a diss record aimed at D-Block and Terror Squad that could shake things cataclysmicly across the five boroughs and beyond. On your next album, were there any collaborations outside of the camp that you took part in? Selling records is serious business, and ain’t a damn thing funny, even for a G-Unit playboy.Ī: G-Unit always collaborates heavily with G-Unit. Lloyd Banks: Actually, the album is not stamped yet – aint no doors closed to features that could actually happen for crunch time. But, as we speak now, I got Scarface on the album I got 8Ball on the album I got Rakim on the album. Thats a lot for somebody who doesnt do a lot of features, you know what Im sayin? I got a couple more I just dont wanna pull names out the hat. Id rather wait until its on paper.Ī: A couple months ago, some of your tracks got leaked, including a song you had with Scott Storch, and they were put on the Internet. How do you think it affected your career? Now, some think that leaks help careers, others think that it hurts them. Lloyd Banks: I dont think it affected me because I never stop recording.
Even in preparation for this album here, Im over the limit. Theres gonna be 16 records for this album, and I have over 60 records in preparation for it. I think all things happen for a reason, at the same time. If the records were leaked out, then, maybe it was supposed to be. If it didnt get leaked out, who knows? Maybe some of them would be on the. You gotta have two albums, in preparation. When I had the original Im So Fly, Nottz produced it. I had to take the acapella and send it to Timbaland, and he came back with the Im So Fly beat. Its always good to have backup records.Ī: There was a rumor that a groupie leaked it, and there was a rumor that a girlfriend leaked it. Lloyd Banks: I dont got a girlfriend, so, if anything gets stolen, its some b*tch that wasnt supposed to be ya nahmean? That comes from actually doing too much, man. You got one lady over here and you got one lady over there.