So I decided to check out Lloyd Banks' Rotten Apple the other day....

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#1 HaSheeSh_basic
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I'd usually dismiss such an albumdue to his lyical whackness and uninspired flow, which infact is the case for this release....BUT

There are a handful of songs, that got beats...which are off the f***in hook. One of the best beats I've ever heard in a LOOONG time. Like the intro track and the song with the Rakim sample, and the song with Yayo.

I never intended to transfer any of the song to my ipod (which I haven't updated in months), but I guess thats gonna change coz I will take those 4-5 songs JUST FOR THE BEAT (which isn't typical of me).

/end rant

thoughts?

PS. Before someone comes and and hijacks this thread, like showing how much they love Warrior pt. 2 (*ahem* Apoca). Just Don't.

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#2 Black-Demon
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Yeah,Rotten Apple surprised me a little. I liked "Cake","Survival","Hands Up,"Addicted",and "One Night Stand" a lot when it came to beats. Iceman was straight up wack though:lol:
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#3 DaDukies
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i liked "cake"...thats about it though
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#4 djwestwood
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Yeah overall the lyrics are garbage the beats are ok lloyd is a failure.

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I don't think it's a terrible album. I'd honestly rank it somewhere along the lines of Hunger for More. The other day, I was cleaning my room with shuffle on and it landed on one of the songs from Rotten Apple and it was actually good to listen to.
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#6 Apocalypse33
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its a decent album, and for the record Em produced the song with Yayo and Hands Up, id give the album a 6-7/10, i do love Cake though, ive only listened to the album a few times, and Buck the World is much better IMO, but its not as bad as i thought it would be
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Hmmm. What did Banks get the first week for RA, 200K or 300K sales?
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I heard one lloyd banks song befor and thought it was alright. Called 'Til the End. I don't Know if it was off rotten apples though.
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#9 PowerEchidna
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ya my friend piked it up when it came out, albums nothing special but had a couple of good listens in it.
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I heard one lloyd banks song befor and thought it was alright. Called 'Til the End. I don't Know if it was off rotten apples though.elcamino72
its off of hunger for more, and Kobe it sold about 144k the first week (rotten apple)
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[QUOTE="elcamino72"]I heard one lloyd banks song befor and thought it was alright. Called 'Til the End. I don't Know if it was off rotten apples though.Apocalypse33
its off of hunger for more, and Kobe it sold about 144k the first week (rotten apple)

Not the first week......?

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[QUOTE="Apocalypse33"][QUOTE="elcamino72"]I heard one lloyd banks song befor and thought it was alright. Called 'Til the End. I don't Know if it was off rotten apples though.kobegill

its off of hunger for more, and Kobe it sold about 144k the first week (rotten apple)

Not the first week......?

yes the first week, thats why in one blood remix Game says " 140 thousand the first week uhhhhh" hes talking to Banks, i check the billboard site every week, and i remember reading that too, i dont even think Banks has gone gold yet, but Buck should get there
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[QUOTE="kobegill"]

[QUOTE="Apocalypse33"][QUOTE="elcamino72"]I heard one lloyd banks song befor and thought it was alright. Called 'Til the End. I don't Know if it was off rotten apples though.Apocalypse33

its off of hunger for more, and Kobe it sold about 144k the first week (rotten apple)

Not the first week......?

yes the first week, thats why in one blood remix Game says " 140 thousand the first week uhhhhh" hes talking to Banks, i check the billboard site every week, and i remember reading that too, i dont even think Banks has gone gold yet, but Buck should get there

I think Buck is already gold.

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#14 Apocalypse33
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[QUOTE="Apocalypse33"][QUOTE="kobegill"]

[QUOTE="Apocalypse33"][QUOTE="elcamino72"]I heard one lloyd banks song befor and thought it was alright. Called 'Til the End. I don't Know if it was off rotten apples though.kobegill

its off of hunger for more, and Kobe it sold about 144k the first week (rotten apple)

Not the first week......?

yes the first week, thats why in one blood remix Game says " 140 thousand the first week uhhhhh" hes talking to Banks, i check the billboard site every week, and i remember reading that too, i dont even think Banks has gone gold yet, but Buck should get there

I think Buck is already gold.

im starting to trust wiki less and less when it comes to album sales though, sometimes its right, sometimes its completely wrong, and billboard.com only gives me the top 100 (cause i dont wanna sign up)