During an appearance on #TuesdayNightLive with DJ Envy, both Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo spoke briefly on their time spent at Interscope Records as members of G-Unit.
Banks recalled times when those in G-Unit were asked to look at “the bigger picture” when it concerned releases. He added that at one point there was a time when the label didn’t want them to release any mixtape material.
“You know what’s crazy about those times? Envy, you gotta remember we was a part of that machine too,” Lloyd Banks said. “So, when you sitting up there and Jimmy like ‘Yo, we want you to do this with Avril Lavigne.’ Or before those records came they didn’t want us to do mixtape stuff either. So, when it came down to picking singles you got—Even 50 too. It was points where he was hearing the bigger picture too. And be like ‘Nah, if we do this we can sell more records.’ Cause you gotta think when I did ‘Smile’ I didn’t want to do that record. But it worked.”
In addition to speaking on G-Unit’s next EP, The Beast Is G-Unit, Banks provided an update on his solo projects. According to the Queens, New York rapper, he plans on releasing his Cold Corner 3 mixtape series and is also at work on his next solo album.
“I’m working on about three different things at the same time,” he said. “I got the Cold Corner 3 mixtape series I been working on. My album, my next solo album. I been throwing names around, but I’m not completely sure which way I’m gonna go with it yet. But I’m definitely working on that.”
Later in the conversation, Tony Yayo, who revealed that he’s “just working,” poked fun of 50 Cent’s frugal spending.
“Me and Banks, we like Louis. We like Hermès. We like the Foams,” said Tony Yayo, according to XXLMag.com. “50 the type of nigga that be like, ‘You know it costs two dollars to make those. You paid $200 for those. You’re crazy.’”
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hahaha out of all the wild shit Banks said thats the headline you choose?
He talkin about how cheap 50 Cent is making them wear fake timbs and jerseys. Banks said he asked 50 to lend him some money for the club cause he left his at home and 50 only gave him $500!
they said 50 so cheap he used to eat beef patties every day
Niggas clowning on Godfather 50 for them tanktops too! HAHA
This the best Banks interview in years.
G Unot sales are lower than stalley’s and game’s.
an itunes only EP that Stalley may not sell anymore of first week
Stalley’s digital only EP sold so damn low theres no sales reported ANYWHERE.
G Unot has platinum albums on their wall while Stalley is selling so low they don’t even have projections of his first week sales.
AINT NO NIGGA WAITIN ON STALLEY
Banks said he was originally on Kanye West’s Clique song but they took him off. I wonder if it was because Gay-Z didn’t wanna get killed by a G-Unit nigga on a track?
Hope Ye releases that version with Banks sometime.
“G Unot sales are lower than stalley’s and game’s.”…u obviously work in the music industry and get paid of album sales?cos album sales means nothing to the average listener. Even the wackest rapper in the World will sell tons if the record labels marketings right. So only people with no common sense go off record sales. Those are the dumb people that watch albums sales and buy the albums that are selling the most(the dumb ones that record labels love cos they know those are the ones that are fooled by the marketing when there promoting wack rappers lol). Cos its selling loads they automatically assume it must be dope.Those are the bitch made dumb fans that give us the 2 chains,french montana’s,Gucci mane’s,chief keef’s etc etc etc lol plus I didn’t know that G unit had a album out. Its a 6 track EP u dumb retarded Dick snot!!!
“G Unot sales are lower than stalley’s and game’s.”…u obviously work in the music industry and get paid of album sales?cos album sales means nothing to the average listener. Even the wackest rapper in the World will sell tons if the record labels marketings right. So only people with no common sense go off record sales. Those are the dumb people that watch albums sales and buy the albums that are selling the most(the dumb ones that record labels love cos they know those are the ones that are fooled by the marketing when there promoting wack rappers lol). Cos its selling loads they automatically assume it must be dope.Those are the bitch made dumb fans that give us the 2 chains,french montana’s,Gucci mane’s,chief keef’s etc etc etc lol plus I didn’t know that G unit had a album out. Its a 6 track EP u dumb retarded Dick snot!!!
LOL DICK SNOT IS PRETTY CLASSIC BRUH BRUH
if you watched the reunion for that 25mns and still hate on them guys
u a straight fcukboi
4real
best part was when them brooklyn goonies took t-shirt guys chain on stage and he went running off stage in front of his girl
G Unot has platinum albums on their wall while Stalley is selling so low they don’t even have projections of his first week sales.
That’s because Stalley, along with mmg, used to sell dope as a teen. Government couldn’t arrest him so they try to sabotage his success.
stalley not selling no dope he scrubbed toilets thats why hes mr blue collar
I remember listening to more money in the bank pt 5 I was like yo that nigga Lloyd banks is top 5 DOA
PLK must have really murdered Jay and Ye on Clique for them to take him off.
this nigga raps like the mic is placed 5 miles away
i really wanna hear banks on clique now. im sure he straight killed it and jayz/kanye face was pricelessl ike nah hes gotta come off.
This is why Banks needs to do more interviews speaks a lot of sense
finally 50 isnt there hoggin up the interviews banks is smart