We’re talmbout prime banks which is punchiine banks. When you mention banks he’s known as the “punchline king”
nah
banks not even a top 5 punchline rapper from his era. he was never the punchline king.
banks was the chit but he benefited greatly from being on g-unit. most of these dudes that swear by him on these internet rap forums, wouldnt even be listening to him if he wasnt g-unit and affiliated with shady/aftermath.
on the flipside, he provided the bars that g-unit wouldve otherwise lacked, especially for that mixtape era time period. he was low-key alot of peoples' favorite member, in the group/crew setting at least. but theres about 20-30 other guys who couldve easily been plugged into his spot and half of them wouldve went further with that machine behind them.
banks was my man tho. i liked banks. hes my favorite g-unite member but hes no all-time great.
I think because he put Banks in-between Slick Rick , KRS and Big L it through him off.
...but then again I did hear Drake in that list as well

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DMX cut him off right when he was trying to mention drake.
if DMX waited a couple more seconds, he wouldve went off about drake instead, and this thread wouldve never existed. instead we'd have a 60 page thread about DMX chitting on drake.
I’m not gonna go so far as to say “old corny punchlines” but I agree w/ the bold and can understand X taking umbrage to banks being included amongst those other names in terms of lyricism
is banks a lyricist? absolutely
is banks a lyricist the same caliber as the other names being mentioned by scoop?
nah.
...and OT but what happened to crazy sam for those who remember him?
cosign this.
and is it true that crazy sam died??