Anyone else feel like Lloyd banks wrote all early 50 shyt?

[Tommy Lee Jones]

Was just listening to old g unit and I’m convinced banks wrote most of 50s shyt back then.

listen to 50 when he was around banks and when he wasn’t it’s pretty obvious. I always wondered why 50 couldn’t make good music after g unit and this makes sense why.

Swear I remember banks freestyling and using in the club hook in his verse on some mixtape.

 

[Ohene]

nah
maybe a track here and there

 

[Striving For Greatness]

I doubt it their styles are completely different. Think 50 lost his passion for rap and is too busy doing other shyt.

I could be wrong but I don’t remember hearing Banks freestyle the in da club hook. I remember 50 doing it right after Banks freestyle

 

[Striving For Greatness]

Also I wouldn’t let 50 call me lazy if I was responsible for the majority of his hits .

They complement each other well, better together but I’m not sure how much of a collaborative effort it was behind the scenes

 

[Chip Skylark]

Not at all

 

[Tommy Lee Jones]

Also I wouldn’t let 50 call me lazy if I was responsible for the majority of his hits .

They complement each other well, better together but I’m not sure how much of a collaborative effort it was behind the scenes

50 meant he’s lazy like come write my shyt . I see what you are saying but you think 50 couldn’t make the same music because he was busy? I dubo I can’t remember any good 50 music any time after g unit.

 

[iseetrolledpeople]

Nah. 50 proved he can write and make songs.

 

[Striving For Greatness]

50 meant he’s lazy like come write my shyt . I see what you are saying but you think 50 couldn’t make the same music because he was busy? I dubo I can’t remember any good 50 music any time after g unit.

Its weird but I guess its not impossible for whatever reason, even prodigy had a gradual decline lyrically.

That nikka was up a 100 mill before his 3rd album dropped. I wouldn't even step out the house with that kinda of money officially retired


I get what you're saying tho. At one point I thought JMJ wrote power of the dollar.

It seems 50 was writing for JMJ and wrote for puffy as well






I still love his music old and new

 

[BK The Great]

He might’ve helped with some hooks and bars, Banks’ pen game was the best in the group.

 

[Pop123]

Post some examples of verses you think Banks wrote.

 

[ThirdAct]

Nah 50's old raps weren't really punch or multi heavy like Banks

 

[dubsmith_nz]

Its weird but I guess its not impossible for whatever reason, even prodigy had a gradual decline lyrically.

That nikka was up a 100 mill before his 3rd album dropped. I wouldn't even step out the house with that kinda of money officially retired


I get what you're saying tho. At one point I thought JMJ wrote power of the dollar.

It seems 50 was writing for JMJ and wrote for puffy as well






I still love his music old and new

You thought Jay was writing for 50?

You realize he was a DJ and Producer right, not a rapper.

 

[Kool Kitty Kat]

Swear I remember banks freestyling and using in the club hook in his verse on some mixtape.

You swear you remember or you think so because you heard other people say this?

 

[Striving For Greatness]

You thought Jay was writing for 50?

You realize he was a DJ and Producer right, not a rapper.

Lol yea I know but 50 said JMJ taught him how to count bars, write hooks, and structure songs

My mind started to wonder like op because there’s definitely a considerable drop off in his wordplay



But I heard those tracks from 97-98 and someone in the YT comments said 50 was ghostwriting for JMJs album that never came out

 

[jensyao]

Banks wrote high all the time. 50 doesn't even smoke