While Banks was recording Mixtapes, 50 Cent was soon granted his own record label by Dr. He then hooked up with neighborhood producers and recorded tracks for local mixtapes, becoming renowned on the mixtape scene. As Banks remained at home waiting for 50 and Yayo to return, he started rapping around the neighborhood to further increase his buzz on the streets. Tony Yayo, being an older and more experienced rapper, joined 50 Cent on the Nas Promo Tour, the Cash Money Tour and the Ruff Ryders Tour. After 50 Cent signed his contract with Aftermath Entertainment they took Young Buck in the group and signed him. They met Young Buck when UTP group came to New York and 50 Cent heard Young Buck rapping. G-Unit was founded when childhood friends Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent, and Tony Yayo decided to form a group. Music career Career beginnings with G-Unit (1999–2004)
For his stage name, he took his great, great-grandfather's name Banks, which was passed on by his uncles who also shared it. Lloyd attended August Martin High School but dropped out at the age of 16. His father spent most of Lloyd's childhood in prison, leaving his mother to raise him and his two siblings. 2.7 Departure from G-Unit and 50 Cent feud (2018-present)Ĭhristopher Lloyd was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in Queens, New York City he is of mixed Puerto Rican and African-American descent.2.5 The Hunger for More 2 and signing with EMI (2010–2013).2.2 Solo career and The Hunger for More (2004–2005).
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