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New York Times: The Prequel To Rotten Apple
Hip-Hop · 2006 · 32 tracks · 1h 15m

New York Times: The Prequel To Rotten Apple

Lloyd Banks

A gritty, unpolished time capsule of mid-2000s G-Unit mixtape culture. Cold boom-bap loops, raw radio freestyles, and Lloyd Banks' signature gravelly street poetry.

2006

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A cold, defiant, and nocturnal street grit that feels like walking through Queens in November.

Tracklist · 32 Tracks · 1h 15m
01
Intro
0:25
02
New York Times (The Wait Is Over)
1:38
03
Lost & Found
3:36
04
Rotten Apple
3:58
05
Drive Slow (Freestyle)
2:15
06
Interlude
0:17
07
What If (Freestyle)
2:35
08
If You Ain't Holdin'
3:35
09
Nobody Believes Me
3:11
10
This Is My Hood
2:39
11
Without My Glock
3:54
12
Mr. Me Too (Freestyle)
1:27
13
Interlude
0:16
14
Help
3:30
15
Why She Waitin'
2:17
16
Interlude
0:11
17
Survival
4:04
18
When I Was Down
2:33
19
Whoo Kid (interlude)
0:17
20
A Little Bit Colder
3:40
21
Turn You Into a Customer
2:49
22
Interlude
0:10
23
Iceman
5:07
24
Born & Raised
2:25
25
Whip Pussy
2:39
26
Victim of Society
3:53
27
Interlude
0:18
28
Cosmic Kev Radio Freestyle, Part 1
2:37
29
Cosmic Kev Radio Freestyle, Part 2
3:36
30
Cosmic Kev Radio Freestyle, Part 3
3:06
31
In the Ground Wit Ya Niggaz
0:37
32
Outro
2:16
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from DJ Ideal's aggressive intro drops straight into the cold, looping piano keys of the title track.
The raw, unedited energy of the Cosmic Kev radio freestyles where Banks spits uninterrupted over classic instrumental loops.
The skeletal, menacing bassline of Rotten Apple that anchors Banks' gravelly, slow-rolling delivery.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does New York Times: The Prequel To Rotten Apple sound next to the rest of Lloyd Banks's catalogue?

Social Commentary+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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