Horizons Unlimited; He's rap's new superstar--you can take that to the bank.(rap singer Lloyd Banks)(Interview)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 28-JUN-04

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Byline: Allison Samuels

Lloyd Banks's suave, silky voice is everywhere these days, but until a year ago, when the rapper began touring with his mentor, 50 Cent, and 50's G-Unit posse, he'd never left his native New York. "Being so involved with 50 just gave me so much more to see and think about," says Banks, 22. "If you stay in one place, you can only rap about one thing because that's all you know. In the...

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