The Hunger for More

Infobox Album
Name = The Hunger for More
Type = Studio
Artist = Lloyd Banks


Released = June 29 2004
Recorded = 2003–2004
Genre = East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop
Length = 59:28
Label = G-Unit/Interscope
Producer = Lloyd Banks (exec.) 50 Cent (exec.) Sha Money XL (co-exec.), Eminem, Dr. Dre, Havoc, Ron Browz, Thayod Ausar, K1 Mil, Hi-Tek, Timbaland, Danja, Diaz Brothers, Scram Jones, Chad Beat, Greg "Ginx" Doby, Black Jeruz
Reviews = *AllHipHop Rating|3.5|5 [http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archive/2004/07/01/18134220.aspx link] "
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dhdayl54xp9b link]
*"Billboard" (favorable) [http://web.archive.org/web/20050906042344/http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/album_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000562325 link]
*"Blender" Rating|3|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2159 link]
*E! (B-) [http://web.archive.org/web/20050407060738/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3250,00.html link]
*HipHopDX Rating|4|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.429/title.lloyd-banks-the-hunger-for-more link]
*RapReviews (8/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_06F_hunger4.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lloydbanks/albums/album/6187622/review/6294711/the_hunger_for_more link]
*"Vibe" (favorable) [http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2004/07/llyod_banks_hunger_more_g_unitinterscope/ link]
*"The Village Voice" (mixed) [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0437,oconnor,56725,22.html link]
Last album =
This album = "The Hunger for More" (2004)
Next album = "Rotten Apple" (2006)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Studio album


Lower caption = Special Edition coverSingles
Name = The Hunger for More
Type = studio
single 1 = On Fire
single 1 date = June 15 2004
single 2 = I'm So Fly
single 2 date = August 22 2004
single 3 = Karma
single 3 date = December 19 2004

"The Hunger for More" is the commercial debut album by rapper Lloyd Banks.

Background

The singles from this album include "On Fire", "I'm So Fly", and "Karma". Features on this album include 50 Cent, Young Buck, Tony Yayo, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Avant, and former G-Unit member The Game.

During the first week of "The Hunger For More"'s release, a distribution house in Manhattan was robbed of approximately eight boxes of the CDs (200 copies). A New York record store had nearly 100 copies of the CD stolen from its racks by a single perpetrator on the album's first day in stores, though they were later recovered. [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488829/07012004/banks_lloyd.jhtml#/news/articles/1488829/07012004/banks_lloyd.jhtml For The Record: Quick News On Lloyd Banks, Michelle Branch, Hoobastank, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Usher & More] . MTV. Accessed July 31 2007.]

Concept

During an interview Lloyd Banks explained the reason behind naming the album. He said: quote|When I say "The Hunger for More", it could be referring to more success. It could be more money. Or Respect. More power. More understanding. All those things lead up to that hunger for more, because my more isn't everybody else's more. I feel like I made it already, because I got already what everybody on the corners of the neighborhood I grew up in is striving to get.Jonathan Cohen (May 19 2004). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000514401 Lloyd Banks Feeds The 'Hunger'] . "Billboard". Accessed October 22 2007.]

ales and certifications

It was released in 2004 and debuted at number 1 on the "Billboard" 200 charts with 433,000 copies sold in the first week. The album has since sold over three million copies worldwide and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. [Winning, Brolin (October 3 2006). [http://www.mp3.com/news/stories/6532.html Exclusive Interview with Lloyd Banks] . MP3.com. Accessed July 31 2007.] [ [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH Searchable Database] . RIAA. Accessed July 31 2007.]

Charts

Track listing

pecial edition

*The album was also released in a special edition, which featured a bonus track and different packaging (including a CD booklet on dollar bill-style paper). It also included a 25-minute DVD with the video for "My Buddy", a clip for "Smile" and "A Day in the Life of Lloyd Banks."
*The Bonus Track on The Special Edition, "Just Another Day" Contains lyrical interpolations of Queen Latifah's song of the same name.

References