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F.N.O. (Failure's No Option)
Hip-Hop · 2013 · 16 tracks · 49m

F.N.O. (Failure's No Option)

Lloyd Banks

Cold, Queens-bred street rap. Raspy punchlines meet dusty, minimalist production for a late-night urban soundtrack.

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It's like a cold New York night in a hoodie, but with better punchlines.

A cold, calculated confidence that thrives in the shadows of the city.

F.N.O. (Failure's No Option) · vs · Lloyd Banks
Drum Machine+1.5σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 49m
01
The Natural
3:32
02
Failure’s No Option
3:16
03
Pain in Variety
2:42
04
You Wish
3:15
05
Reminder
2:50
06
Paint the Sky
3:31
07
The Plague
2:17
08
Lead the Blind
2:26
09
Daily Betraya
3:45
10
Cover Me
3:43
11
Keep Up
2:11
12
Tour Stories
2:59
13
My Flight
2:41
14
Drop a Diamond
4:10
15
House Pride
2:33
16
No Surrender
3:35
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless, claustrophobic drum loop on Pain in Variety that never lets the listener breathe.
The transition into the title track where the bass hits with a heavy, unpolished thud.
The way the vocal rasp on Drop a Diamond sounds like it was recorded in a smoke-filled room.
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