The Big Withdraw

Hip-Hop · 2005 · 23 tracks

The Big Withdraw

Twenty-three tracks of unpolished, gritty East Coast rap. A raw time capsule of the mixtape era defined by raspy punchlines and cold, murky production.

It's the rawest, unpolished version of Banks you'll ever hear, straight from the leaked CD era.

A dark, unpolished descent into the street-level paranoia and technical bravado of mid-2000s Queens.

The Big Withdraw · vs · Lloyd Banks

Drum Machine+1.2σ

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

Tracklist · 23 Tracks

01

The Wait Is Over

1:45

02

Whip Pussy

2:57

03

This Is My Hood

3:16

04

A Lil Bit Colder

4:01

05

It’s Simple Ain’t It

3:04

06

Everywhere You Go

3:13

07

It Ain’t a Secret (Fat Joe D Block Game diss)

4:13

08

6 Figga Nigga

09

Gettin Money

3:24

10

Turnin’ U Into a Customer

3:35

11

Victim of Society

4:34

12

In the Ground Wit Ya Niggaz

2:35

13

Nobody Believes Me

3:08

14

Yous a Ho

0:56

15

If You Aint Holdin’

4:09

16

This Is My Hood

3:15

17

It’s OK

3:08

18

Anotha Dolla

3:05

19

Without My Glock

3:46

20

Get Low

4:04

21

Why We Waitin’

2:43

22

When I Was Down

3:02

23

Get the Fuck Up Now

3:38

Moments Worth Waiting For

The relentless, unpolished bassline on Without My Glock that feels like a direct audio feed from a 2005 basement.

The stark transition into the somber, reflective tone of Victim of Society where the punchlines soften for social observation.

That specific moment in Get Low where the club-ready hook clashes with the album's overall murky, unmastered texture.

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Bank Vault, Part 2

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Mo Money in the Bank, Part 5: The Final Chapter

Mo Money in the Bank, Part 5: The Final Chapter

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap, hardcore punk (subgenres); lo_fi, sample_based, tape_saturation (production style)

New York Times: The Prequel To Rotten Apple

New York Times: The Prequel To Rotten Apple

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap, hardcore punk (subgenres); brooding, defiant, somber (moods)

Return of the PLK

Return of the PLK

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap (subgenres); lo_fi, sample_based, tape_saturation (production style)

Cashing in Mo Money in the Bank, Pt. 3

Cashing in Mo Money in the Bank, Pt. 3

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap (subgenres); lo_fi, sample_based, tape_saturation (production style)

Bank Vault, Volume Four

Bank Vault, Volume Four

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap (subgenres); brooding, defiant, somber (moods)

Lamborghini Lloyd

Lamborghini Lloyd

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap, hardcore punk (subgenres); brooding, defiant, somber (moods)

80's Baby

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap (subgenres); lo_fi, sample_based, tape_saturation (production style)

V.5

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap (subgenres); lo_fi, sample_based, tape_saturation (production style)

One Shot Deal

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap, hardcore punk (subgenres); brooding, defiant, somber (moods)

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