Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his
stage name Lloyd Banks, is an
American hip hop recording artist and member of
East Coast hip hop group
G-Unit, alongside childhood friends and fellow American
rappers,
50 Cent and
Tony Yayo. Raised in
South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. 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 hit single "
On Fire". He followed with
Rotten Apple in 2006 and left
Interscope Records 2009. In 2010
G-Unit signed with
EMI to distribute Banks third studio album
The Hunger for More 2, which was released on November 22, 2010.