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Lloyd Banks Says 50 Cent Helped Him In Songwriting

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On July 14, Lloyd Banks passionately spoke about how 50 Cent helped him craft this musical piece. The rapper wanted to add a positive comment about his former mentor. The Primary discussion was mainly on the rapper’s new album “The Course of the Inevitable.”

After the one hour conversation with The Joe Budden Podcast, Banks described and flaunted 50 Cent for his “exceptional” songwriting skills. After all, 50 Cent deserves and is in fact known to be the “master of the nuanced art of lyrical brevity.” Moreover, he ruled the music industry in the 2000s by releasing his biggest hits. As once a member of the G-Unit group, Banks stated during that session, that many rappers don’t possess the gift of storytelling–even the most successful ones. That’s why Curtis James Jackson aka 50 Cent is respected among peers and other artists.

Lloyd Bank’s Writing Game

The 40-year-old rapper talked about 50’s evolution in the music industry and how he helped him become a master at perfecting his writing skills. Banks noticed how his lyrics differ from his other 2000s works, as he now writes four-bar pieces. In it, his first four are more potentially going to be dynamic’–grabbing the public’s full attention. As he slowly moves to his second four, he induces some breakdown stories. Furthermore, he said:

“The next four, it’s gonna be a little melodic cheat code. And that’s what I got from 50.“‘Cause I was always bar heavy. That’s why ‘Victory’ is 50 bars. That’s why ‘The Banks Workout’ is 50 bars, because I didn’t know structure. So I was just doing 50 bar verses. If it wasn’t 50 bars, I felt like I cheated you and myself,”

Banks learned the ropes by watching 50 cent recording. On July 15, he released his new album “The Course of the Inevitable 2″ featuring Benny The Butcher, Dave East and many more.

Banks and 50 Cent’s Friendship

Since Lloyd Banks joined G-Unit and with 50 Cent calling him lazy previous to his last album, the two had been a little distant from each other as fans noticed. Additionally, 50 cent expressed in his book “Hustle Harder” that Banks has not tapped into his full potential and he wished he could have taught him how to change his habits.

However, in his interview with GQ, the musician talked a bit about his relationship with 50 saying he boosted his motivation last time they spoke to each other.

“It’s the same. We’re brothers,” Banks said. “We came into this together—we’re never all going to be doing the same thing at the same time at this point in our careers.

For the optimistic rapper, positive moments are what matter most and his brotherhood with 50 cent and Tony Yayo will always remain strong. No matter the rumors or news, he confirmed that his bond with them are still the same.

Want more news on Lloyd Banks? Check out his New Tracklist 

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