January 2, 2023
Lloyd Banks Drops The Cold Corner Mixtape – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Jan. 1, 2009: By the time Lloyd Banks released The Cold Corner mixtape in 2009, he had already dropped two solo albums, The Hunger for More in 2004, and Rotten Apple in 2006. The latter project received lukewarm reviews from critics who felt the Queens, N.Y.-raised rapper lost his hunger for creating street-certified bangers.With The Cold Corner mixtape, hosted by DJ Whoo Kid as part of the DJ's 5 and Better Series, Blue Hefner returns to form and gives the streets what they want—guttural bars over concrete-pounding beats. The 14-song project only has one lone guest feature, Eminem, who gives a final countdown before Banks launches...