Who Is Lloyd Banks? Find Net Worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

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Lloyd Banks is also known as Christopher Lloyd, The Punchline Boy, Punch Lin King, Gang Green, G-Unit, Blue Hefner, The Boy Wonder, The Rap LeBron James and New Diamonds. Christopher Lloyd is an American rapper and he is considered to be one of the richest musicians in United States nowadays. He has already released 6 albums, and some of them were released together with another famous personality, G-Unit. Furthermore, during his career Lloyd has also been able to release 11 music videos, 11 singles and 14 mix tapes. Nowadays The Punchilne Boy’s net worth remains as huge as $10 milion.

Lloyd Banks Net Worth $10 Million

Christopher Lloyd was born on April 30, 1982, in New Carrolton, Maryland, United States. However, soon after his birth his parents moved to Queens in NY, where Lloyd spent his childhood. Christopher, together with his two siblings, was raised almost alone by their mother as Gang Green’s father was in jail. But the life of a teenager was not so easy for Lloyd – he could not finish his studies in the August Martin High School.

Lloyd started his career as a musician in 2003, when as album entitled “Beg for Mercy” was released. It was an album released together with other rappers – Young Buck, 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. But the first album released by Banks’s alone was in year 2004. Then Christopher’s net worth increased as the new album “The Hunger for More” definitely could be considered as extremely successful. It was certified platinum by RIAA and MC, and furthermore, certified Silver by BPI. “The Hunger for More” hit number 1 not only on the US R&B chart, but also on the US global chart. It also achieved second place in Canada and became known in Europe.

This was the second serious investment in the net worth for Lloyd Banks. So now you can better understand how rich is Lloyd, and it was only the beginning of his successful career. But talking about his future career in music, unfortunately, we have to admit that the first album also was the last one which was so amazingly successful. “Rotten Apple” released two years later still took the first place on the US R&B chart, but now it was only third on the global chart in US. And the most recent one, “The Hunger for More 2”, also called “H. F. M. 2”, was one more disappointment. Not only it did not achieve any place on European charts, but also took only 26th place on the US charts. However, “Hunger for More 2” was still able to increase the net worth which was build up by C. Lloyd.

Of course, during his career Lloyd was able to increase his net worth also because he has released many singles, but the most successful of them were two: “On Fire” and “You Don’t Know”. And this is the reason why today Christopher’s net worth is so huge after all the efforts he has made to become such a great musician.



Net Worth $15 million
Date Of Birth April 30, 1982
Height 1.85 m
Profession Rapper
Education August Martin High School
Nationality American
Parents Rosa LLoyd
Siblings Loui V
IMDB
Awards BET Hip Hop Award for Best Collabo, Duo or Group
Nominations MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video, Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, BET Award for Best Collaboration, BET Hip Hop Award for People’s Champ, BET Award for Video of the Year, BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video, MuchMusic Video Award fo…
Movies Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and The Cops, Kill the Record Labels, G-Unit: Bullets Can’t Touch Us, Biebermania!, SadaPOP! TV
Trademark
1 Known for his usage of metaphors throughout songs
Quote
1 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. God forbid anything happen to me, my family is straight. So anything that happens after this is just me progressing as a person.
Fact
1 He and his longtime girlfriend welcomed their first child, a daughter, on December 8, 2016.
2 Working on his sophomore album, tentatively titled “The Big Withdraw”. [January 2006]
3 Denies G-Unit reunion with Game and Young Buck. [August 2010]
4 Changed the name and release date of his second album. Its new name is ‘Rotten Apple’ and it is scheduled to be released on July 18th, 2006. He also released the second single, called “Hands Up” featuring 50 Cent. [June 2006]
5 Set to release his second album in summer of 2006. [April 2006]
6 Promoting his upcoming sophomore album ‘Gang Green’ which is scheduled for release in late June. He has released the first single called “My House”. [May 2006]
7 Releases his album ‘Hunger for More 2’. [November 2010]
8 Released his second album, ‘Rotten Apple’. [October 2006]
9 His sophomore album ‘Rotten Apple’ debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200.
10 His debut album, ‘The Hunger For More’ sold 4 million copies worldwide.
11 Considered by many as one of hip hop’s long term stars, by establishing himself as one of the best lyrical rappers at only 22 years old.
12 He is featured on the soundtrack for the motion picture, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005).
13 Is the only punchline rapper in G-Unit.
14 Has two younger brothers, who were in his “Smile” music video portraying him as a child.
15 Owns a 600 Benz.
16 His mother was only 17 when she gave birth to him.
17 Moved to Jamaica, Queens, New York when he was 6.
18 Member of 50 Cent’s group, G-Unit.
19 His mother is Puerto Rican and his father is African-American

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Childish Gambino: Telegraph Ave 2014 Short performer: “Telegraph Ave. “Oakland” by Lloyd”
The Watch 2012/I performer: “Beamer, Benz or Bentley” / writer: “Beamer, Benz or Bentley” – as Christopher Charles Lloyd
Project X 2012 performer: “Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley” / writer: “Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley” – as Christopher Lloyd
Gun 2010 performer: “Beamer Benz or Bentley”, “Officer Down”, “I’ll Be The Shooter”, “I’ll Be The Shooter” Edited Version
So You Think You Can Dance 2009 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Entourage 2006 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Littleman 2006 performer: “My House” / writer: “My House”
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ 2005 “Get Low”, “I Don’t Know Officer” / performer: “Get Low”, “I Don’t Know Officer”
Fantastic Four 2005/I performer: “On Fire” / writer: “On Fire”
The Wire TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2004 writer – 1 episode, 2004
Saturday Night Live 2004 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Cradle 2 the Grave 2003 writer: “Follow Me Gangster” – as C. Lloyd

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Before I Self Destruct 2009 Video Teacher (uncredited)

Animation Department

Title Year Status Character
50 Cent: Bulletproof 2005 Video Game character model: Lloyd Banks

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Groupie Love 2004 Video executive producer

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest: G-Unit
GGN: Snoop Dogg’s Double G News Network 2014 TV Series Himself
RapFix Live 2010-2011 TV Series Himself
Biebermania! 2011 Video documentary Himself
Funk Flex Full Throttle 2011 TV Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2004-2011 TV Series Himself / Himself – Musical Guest
Morning Glory 2010 Himself
The Mo’Nique Show 2010 TV Series Himself
Chelsea Lately 2010 TV Series Himself – Guest
Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff 2009 Video documentary Himself
50 Cent: The Money and the Power 2008 TV Series Himself
Access Granted 2005-2008 TV Series Himself
G-Unit: Bullets Can’t Touch Us 2008 Video documentary
Cribs 2007 TV Series Himself
Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops 2006 Documentary Himself
Flavor of Love 2006 TV Series Himself
The Come Up 2006 Video documentary Himself
Miami Ink 2006 TV Series documentary Himself
Eminem: The Final Countdown 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself
50 Cent: Bulletproof 2005 Video Game Himself (voice)
50 Cent: The Massacre – Special Edition 2005 Video Himself
106 & Park Top 10 Live 2004-2005 TV Series Himself
The Game: Documentary 2005 Video documentary Himself
Adult Video News Awards 2005 2005 Video documentary Himself
Notarized: Year End Video Countdown 2004 TV Movie Himself
The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards 2004 TV Special Himself
Howard Stern 2003-2004 TV Series Himself
Top of the Pops 2004 TV Series Himself
Interaktiv 2004 TV Series Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly 2004 TV Series Himself
Life in a Day: The DVD 2004 Video documentary Himself
Saturday Night Live 2003-2004 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
Chancers 2004 TV Series documentary Himself
Groupie Love 2004 Video Himself
50 Cent: The New Breed 2003 Video documentary Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Video on Trial 2005-2007 TV Series Himself – Accused / Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2005 AVN Award Adult Video News Awards Best Music Groupie Love (2004)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2005 Grammy Grammy Awards Best Rap Solo Performance For the song “On Fire.”

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