The Hunger for More 804749 219276167 2008-06-14T12:54:09Z The-G-Unit-Boss 4515647 redlinks {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> |Name = The Hunger for More |Type = Studio |Artist = [[Lloyd Banks]] |Cover = hungerb.jpg |Released = [[June 29]] [[2004]] |Recorded = 2003–2004 |Genre = [[East Coast hip hop]], [[gangsta rap]], [[hardcore hip hop]] |Length = 59:28 |Label = [[G-Unit Records|G-Unit]]/[[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |Producer = [[Lloyd Banks]] <small>([[executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small><br/>[[50 Cent]] <small>([[executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small><br/>[[Sha Money XL]]<small> (co-exec.)</small>, [[Eminem]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]], [[Ron Browz]], Thayod Ausar, [[Kwamé (rapper)|K1 Mil]], [[Hi-Tek]], [[Timbaland]], [[Danja]], [[Diaz Brothers]], [[Scram Jones]], Chad Beat, Greg "Ginx" Doby, Black Jeruz |Reviews = *AllHipHop {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archive/2004/07/01/18134220.aspx link]'' *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dhdayl54xp9b link] *''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' (favorable) [http://web.archive.org/web/20050906042344/http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/album_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000562325 link] *''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2159 link] *[[E!]] (B-) [http://web.archive.org/web/20050407060738/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3250,00.html link] *HipHopDX {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.429/title.lloyd-banks-the-hunger-for-more link] *RapReviews (8/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_06F_hunger4.html link] *''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lloydbanks/albums/album/6187622/review/6294711/the_hunger_for_more link] *''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' (favorable) [http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2004/07/llyod_banks_hunger_more_g_unitinterscope/ link] *''[[The Village Voice]]'' (mixed) [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0437,oconnor,56725,22.html link] |Last album = |This album = '''''The Hunger for More'''''<br/>(2004) |Next album = ''[[Rotten Apple (Lloyd Banks album)|Rotten Apple]]''<br/>(2006) {{Extra album cover 2 |Upper caption = Alternate cover |Type = Studio album |Cover = The Hunger for More (Special Edition).jpg |Lower caption = [[Special Edition]] cover }}{{Singles |Name = The Hunger for More |Type = studio |single 1 = [[On Fire (song)|On Fire]] |single 1 date = [[June 15]] [[2004]] |single 2 = [[I'm So Fly]] |single 2 date = [[August 22]] [[2004]] |single 3 = [[Karma (Lloyd Banks song)|Karma]] |single 3 date = [[December 19]] [[2004]] }}}} '''''The Hunger for More''''' is the commercial debut album by [[rapper]] [[Lloyd Banks]]. ==Background== The singles from this album include "[[On Fire(Lloyd Banks song)|On Fire]]", "[[I'm So Fly(Lloyd Banks song)|I'm So Fly]]", and "[[Karma(Lloyd Banks song)|Karma]]". Features on this album include [[50 Cent]], [[Young Buck]], [[Tony Yayo]], [[Eminem]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Nate Dogg]], [[Avant]], and former [[G-Unit]] member [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]. During the first week of ''The Hunger For More'''s release, a distribution house in Manhattan was robbed of approximately eight boxes of the CDs (200 copies). A New York record store had nearly 100 copies of the CD stolen from its racks by a single perpetrator on the album's first day in stores, though they were later recovered.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488829/07012004/banks_lloyd.jhtml#/news/articles/1488829/07012004/banks_lloyd.jhtml For The Record: Quick News On Lloyd Banks, Michelle Branch, Hoobastank, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Usher & More]. MTV. Accessed [[July 31]] [[2007]].</ref> ===Concept=== During an interview [[Lloyd Banks]] explained the reason behind naming the album. He said: {{quote|When I say ''The Hunger for More'', it could be referring to more success. It could be more money. Or Respect. More power. More understanding. All those things lead up to that hunger for more, because my more isn't everybody else's more. I feel like I made it already, because I got already what everybody on the corners of the neighborhood I grew up in is striving to get.<ref name=BillBoard>Jonathan Cohen ([[May 19]] [[2004]]). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000514401 Lloyd Banks Feeds The 'Hunger']. ''Billboard''. Accessed [[October 22]] [[2007]].</ref>}} ==Sales and certifications== It was released in 2004 and debuted at number 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] charts with 433,000 copies sold in the first week. The album has since sold over two million copies worldwide and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.<ref>Winning, Brolin ([[October 3]] [[2006]]). [http://www.mp3.com/news/stories/6532.html Exclusive Interview with Lloyd Banks]. MP3.com. Accessed [[July 31]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>[http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH Searchable Database]. RIAA. Accessed [[July 31]] [[2007]].</ref> ==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Charts (2004)<ref>''BillBoard''. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=511241&model.vnuAlbumId=636862 Lloyd Banks - Artist chart history]. ''BillBoard''. Accessed [[October 22]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>aCharts. [http://acharts.us/album/13441 Lloyd Banks - The Hunger For More]. aCharts. Accessed [[October 23]] [[2007]].</ref> !Peak<br/>position |- |[[Dutch Albums Chart]] |align="center"|83 |- |[[Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]] |align="center"|37 |- |[[Media Control Charts|German Albums Chart]] |align="center"|45 |- |[[Irish Albums Chart]] |align="center"|36 |- |Swiss Albums Chart |align="center"|65 |- |[[UK Albums Chart]] |align="center"|15 |- |United World Chart |align="center"|1 |- |U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] |align="center"|1 |- |U.S. [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] |align="center"|1 |} ==Track listing== <!--This section is for album credits only--> {|class="wikitable" |- !align="center"|# !align="center"|Title !align="center"|Producer(s) !align="center"|Featured guest(s) !align="center"|Time |- |1 |"Ain't No Click" |[[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]]<br/> |[[Tony Yayo]] |4:25 |- |2 |"Playboy" |[[Ron Browz]] | |4:32 |- |3 |"Warrior" |Thaydor Ausar | |2:47 |- |4 |"[[On Fire (Lloyd Banks song)|On Fire]]" |[[Kwamé (rapper)|K1 Mil]] [[Eminem]] <small>(co-producer)</small> |[[50 Cent]] |3:07 |- |5 |"I Get High" |[[Hi-Tek]] |[[50 Cent]] & [[Snoop Dogg]] |4:09 |- |6 |"[[I'm So Fly(Lloyd Banks song)|I'm So Fly]]" |[[Timbaland]], [[Danja]] <small>(co-producer)</small> | |4:00 |- |7 |"Work Magic" |[[Scram Jones]] |[[Young Buck]] |4:27 |- |8 |"If You So Gangsta" |Chad beatz & [[Sha Money XL]] | |3:31 |- |9 |"Warrior Part 2" |[[Eminem]] |[[Eminem]], [[50 Cent]], & [[Nate Dogg]] |3:38 |- |10 |"[[Karma (Lloyd Banks song)|Karma]]" |Greg "Ginx" Doby |[[Avant]] |4:38 |- |11 |"When The Chips Are Down" |Black Jeruz & [[Sha Money XL]] |[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] |3:39 |- |12 |"Till the End" |[[Eminem]] |[[Nate Dogg]] |5:09 |- |13 |"Die One Day" |Baby Grand | |3:14 |- |14 |"Southside Story" |[[Diaz Brothers]] | |4:10 |- |15 |"Just Another Day" <small>([[Special Edition]]/[[U.K.]] [[Bonus track]])</small><ref name =Bonus>HMV. [http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=183261&WT.mc_id=101447 Lloyd Banks - The Hunger for More (see track listing)]. HMV. Accessed [[October 13]] [[2007]].</ref> |Tone Capone | |3:29 |- |16 |"Take a Good Look" <small>(U.K. Bonus track)</small><ref name=Bonus/> |Dr. Dre | |2:53 |} ===Special edition=== *The album was also released in a special edition, which featured a bonus track and different packaging (including a CD booklet on dollar bill-style paper). It also included a 25-minute DVD with the video for "My Buddy", a clip for "Smile" and "A Day in the Life of Lloyd Banks."<ref name=BillBoard/> *The Bonus Track on The Special Edition, "Just Another Day" Contains lyrical interpolations of Queen Latifah's song of the same name. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{start box}} {{succession box |before = ''[[Kiss of Death (Jadakiss album)|Kiss of Death]]'' by [[Jadakiss]] |title = [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] [[Number-one albums of 2004 (U.S.)|number-one album]] |years = [[July 17]] – [[July 30]] [[2004]] |after = ''[[License to Chill]]'' by [[Jimmy Buffet]] }} {{end box}} {{Lloyd Banks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunger for More, The}} [[Category:2004 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Danja]] [[Category:Albums produced by Timbaland]] [[Category;Albums produced by Eminem]] [[Category:Albums produced by Hi-Tek]] [[Category:Debut albums]] [[Category:G-Unit Records albums]] [[Category:Lloyd Banks albums]] [[es:The Hunger for More]] [[fr:The Hunger For More]] [[ku:The Hunger for More]] [[hu:The Hunger For More]] [[nl:The Hunger For More]] [[pl:The Hunger For More]]