“Underdog is cool, I’m used to being overlooked…”
These Friday deadlines are becoming quite cubersome for both Kanye West and Lloyd Banks. The latest Blue Friday/Saturday offering keeps with the minimalist, early 90s boom bap sound that Banks has used prominently in the series.
The guitar lick mimics a mournful wail, but the stutter-step of the drum arrangements adds some life and prevents the track from being plodding dirge. Outside of that, there’s no addition bells or whistles from a production standpiint. It’s a simple, recurring loop and perfect fodder for most lyrical emcees.
Instead of basic Hip-Hop song structure, Banks opts for a single, long rhyme and an ending chorus. The verse retains a few lines of braggadocio, but ultimately focuses on Banks’s determination to complete his comeback. He references his love for his family (grandmother in particular), and how that kept him grounded and inspired after the rest of the industry wrote him off. The last few bars seem directed at former friend and G Unit member Game. During that beef, there seemed to be some real personal animosity. With Banks now regaining some traction and Game struggling for a release date, it appears Banks still has a small score to settle.
I remember everything they said
They said I was dead, I dead all that
Sledgehammer right on your head
Soo Woo to gone
Sucker niggas left red
No time for waiting
Rather get mine instead
Hunger For More 2 drops November 23.
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