Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name,
Lloyd Banks, is an American
rapper and member of the rap group
G-Unit. Born in Queens, he dropped out of high school and joined G-Unit in 2003 with fellow rappers
50 Cent,
Tony Yayo, and
Young Buck. G-Unit released two albums,
Beg for Mercy in 2003 and
T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) in 2008. Banks released his first solo album
The Hunger for More in 2004 with the top ten single "
On Fire". He followed with
Rotten Apple in 2006 and left Interscope Records in 2009.
Early life
Lloyd was born in Queens, New York to a mother of
Puerto Rican descent and an
African American father.
[admin. Lloyd Banks - Hunger For More. Sixshot. Accessed August 31, 2007.] His father spent most of Lloyd's childhood in
prison,
leaving his mother to raise him and his two siblings, Anthony and Damion.
[Alexander Fruchter Still Hungry. SoundSlam. Accessed September 24, 2007.] Lloyd attended
August Martin High School but dropped out at age 16.
For his stage name, he took his great, great grandfather's name, "Banks", which was passed on by his uncles who also shared it.
Banks was shot twice in September 2001, by what is believed to be stray gunfire in his neighborhood.
[Lloyd Banks. Askmen. Accessed July 29, 2007.]
