REVIEW:DJ Whoo Kid & Lloyd Banks:The Cold Corner

Black Superman · 01-06-2009, 12:37 PM

Back when G-Unit could do no wrong and Ja couldn’t do anything right, Banks was my favorite MC in the game. He didn’t have one wack bar and his flow was so crazy that it deserved its own channel. But then he dropped Hunger For More and that pretty much proved that Lloyd Banks was in fact human. He went from Boy Wonder to Wonder Bread (The dough made him soft). He showed that he could make mistakes. Almost half an album’s worth (The album was cool, but a let down nonetheless).

But after dropping a very weak second album and a few weak mixtapes, Banks finally got it right. The Cold Corner is exactly what I was hoping to hear from the Blue Hefner: hip-hop music. On “Be That Way Sometimes” he used a retarded flow to murder a soulful beat that had a sick sample with guitar strings getting plucked spitting, “I’ve been waiting, I’m impatient/would’ve flipped if I wasn’t cakin’/I’m a long way out of that basement/and that hallway’s hotter than Satan/I ain’t for a lot of debatin’/I’ma call out and replace him/I’ma ballout and disgrace him/in a mall out on vacation/I’m against whatever’s against a G/this bitch industry ain’t meant for me/it’s full of girls and punk niggas/that right there ain’t the way to be...” Sick!

And that was just one of a bunch of tracks that he got it in on. “Good Company,” “On My Way,” “What Am I Doing Here” – all those joints had me mean mugging while boppin’ my head. That’s the kind of hip-hop I need in my life.

The only true flaw of the mixtape was that sometimes his hooks weren’t sharp enough to catch a goldfish. Repeating, “My corner cold. My corner cold,” over and over on “Cold Corner” wasn’t one of his most creative moments. Did he really think it was a good hook? Gotta get those Marv Alberts out of your circle, homie. They’re just hiding those stockings and panties under their jeans so you won’t figure out they’re just groupies too.

But even the lazy hooks weren’t enough to keep The Cold Corner from being one of Banks best projects. The music speaks for itself. The mixtape was packing a bunch of gutter sounding beats, gully bars and different flows. Given, he’s not as hungry as the Ethiopian he was when he came into the game, his rhymes and rhyme pattern is as clever as it’s been in a minute. Lyrically, yes, he’s still bragging about money, cars and girls, but he also throws some jewels and gems here and there. Though he wasn’t at his absolute best, Banks definitely didn’t disappoint on this one. I tip my fitted to the young god. I hope this is one of the first steps to Banks crafting his first classic LP… if he can. -The Infamous O

Hottest Joint: “Be That Way Sometimes”

Weakest Joint: “On The Arm”

MalitiaMan · 01-06-2009, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Superman

Back when G-Unit could do no wrong and Ja couldn’t do anything right, Banks was my favorite MC in the game. He didn’t have one wack bar and his flow was so crazy that it deserved its own channel. But then he dropped Hunger For More and that pretty much proved that Lloyd Banks was in fact human. He went from Boy Wonder to Wonder Bread (The dough made him soft). He showed that he could make mistakes. Almost half an album’s worth (The album was cool, but a let down nonetheless).

But after dropping a very weak second album and a few weak mixtapes, Banks finally got it right. The Cold Corner is exactly what I was hoping to hear from the Blue Hefner: hip-hop music. On “Be That Way Sometimes” he used a retarded flow to murder a soulful beat that had a sick sample with guitar strings getting plucked spitting, “I’ve been waiting, I’m impatient/would’ve flipped if I wasn’t cakin’/I’m a long way out of that basement/and that hallway’s hotter than Satan/I ain’t for a lot of debatin’/I’ma call out and replace him/I’ma ballout and disgrace him/in a mall out on vacation/I’m against whatever’s against a G/this bitch industry ain’t meant for me/it’s full of girls and punk niggas/that right there ain’t the way to be...” Sick!

And that was just one of a bunch of tracks that he got it in on. “Good Company,” “On My Way,” “What Am I Doing Here” – all those joints had me mean mugging while boppin’ my head. That’s the kind of hip-hop I need in my life.

The only true flaw of the mixtape was that sometimes his hooks weren’t sharp enough to catch a goldfish. Repeating, “My corner cold. My corner cold,” over and over on “Cold Corner” wasn’t one of his most creative moments. Did he really think it was a good hook? Gotta get those Marv Alberts out of your circle, homie. They’re just hiding those stockings and panties under their jeans so you won’t figure out they’re just groupies too.

But even the lazy hooks weren’t enough to keep The Cold Corner from being one of Banks best projects. The music speaks for itself. The mixtape was packing a bunch of gutter sounding beats, gully bars and different flows. Given, he’s not as hungry as the Ethiopian he was when he came into the game, his rhymes and rhyme pattern is as clever as it’s been in a minute. Lyrically, yes, he’s still bragging about money, cars and girls, but he also throws some jewels and gems here and there. Though he wasn’t at his absolute best, Banks definitely didn’t disappoint on this one. I tip my fitted to the young god. I hope this is one of the first steps to Banks crafting his first classic LP… if he can. -The Infamous O

Hottest Joint: “Be That Way Sometimes”

Weakest Joint: “On The Arm”

listen to H4M and tell me that shit wasnt classic.....i cud bump almost every joint on there...ppl rarely complained about it

banksfan112 · 01-06-2009, 01:45 PM

I love where banks goes at lil wayne on the opening track..."Rock in the rap game, your top guys pageant soft, talking like a murdere and wouldnt knock a rabbit off"
Or where he goes fuckin in on number 9 in the third verse "all that soft shit in the toilet soon, i dont wanna collab fuck yall on autotune, all them niggas is fag they swag got daughter to em,, tube em all up have the doc pushing water through em" that is fucking fire!!!!!

jg213 · 01-06-2009, 01:51 PM

didnt even know this was out

MrCatchaTemper · 01-06-2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by banksfan112

I love where banks goes at lil wayne on the opening track..."Rock in the rap game, your top guys pageant soft, talking like a murdere and wouldnt knock a rabbit off"
Or where he goes fuckin in on number 9 in the third verse "all that soft shit in the toilet soon, i dont wanna collab fuck yall on autotune, all them niggas is fag they swag got daughter to em,, tube em all up have the doc pushing water through em" that is fucking fire!!!!!

AGREED

philzbilz · 01-07-2009, 08:08 PM

Good Review.. HUNGER FOR MORE is Classic Though(IMO)

The Real K.I.N.G. · 01-08-2009, 01:24 AM

Be That Way Sometimes is my favorite track

G-Dengi · 01-08-2009, 03:18 PM

In My Brothers Keeper he pulls the sickest line..

"See pressure turn kids into killers -
Cuz they grow up with losers and wanna live like the winners"

Thats one of the best lines in a while

Tha Unit On Top · 01-08-2009, 06:10 PM

Well I agree this is one of his best tapes, probably MMITB 4 is his only better one, that is a classic tape, this tape is right up there, clearly his best tape in a long time, songs were crazy, everything on this tape is pure heat. But wtf is this clown talking about HFM not being great? Now it wasnt classic, lets be clear, but it was easily 4/5 and a great debut album, great album, dude is acting like shit sucked, so wtf is he smoking, cause HFM was ill, but this tape def is hot as fuck. Will be very hard to follow this tape up with something better, so far PLK was hot, HH was dope, this is pure crack, what will vol 4 bet? It has to be classic to top this tape.

Tha Unit On Top · 01-08-2009, 06:14 PM

Is he gonna do a Vol 4 of this series? I thought he would do 5 for this series and shit, next probably comes around Feb 13, either Friday the 13th tape or the next day is Valentines Day right, so probably one of the two could be the next theme of the tape, possibly.

dbone609style · 01-12-2009, 01:34 AM

whoever wrote this is a clown...h4m is classic banks...u lost me after u said that shit wasnt hot

Bareda · 01-12-2009, 02:20 AM

laff @ him complaining about H4M. this reviewer is an idiot.

S.P.I Cripin · 01-14-2009, 11:53 PM

This honestly is his best work since "more money in the bank 4" in my opinion, well worth a download for people who have gone off banks lately

EZ Early · 01-18-2009, 12:58 AM

this nigga said on the arm is weak who the fuck did this review

jondoejondoe195 · 01-18-2009, 07:18 PM

I like H4M aight but I kinda agree with who wrote it. Banks was sooooo hot on mixtapes I was expecting even more on his first album, and when it came out I felt like it was a small step backwards.

Banks flow has been off the chain again since TOS, you can tell he's focused!!!!

Tha Unit On Top · 01-19-2009, 12:24 AM

On Allhiphop.com, shit has Banks tape as a Peep It, they have Stats tape ranked higher. Plus shit says that CC isnt as good as his last two and that after running out the gate, he might be losing his breath.

Are you kidding me? Even the whole posts after that commenting on dudes review says he is fucking stupid. CC is by far the best of this series, its dam near classic. How allhiphop reviewer thinks its not that good or not as good as his last two, I dont get that shit at all.

heartattacksblown · 01-27-2009, 06:45 PM

banks is the plk nuff said

Loc OG · 02-02-2009, 02:45 PM

cold corner is dope as fuck

ny718 · 03-25-2009, 04:58 PM

Hella dope

YoungRa · 04-02-2009, 01:34 AM

I think increase the gritty made me wanna buy another banks album......

01-06-2009, 12:37 PM	#1
Black Superman Show Time Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,588 Repped: 259 Repped 5,423 Times in 619 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 9 Posts	REVIEW:DJ Whoo Kid & Lloyd Banks:The Cold Corner REVIEW:DJ Whoo Kid & Lloyd Banks:The Cold Corner Back when G-Unit could do no wrong and Ja couldn’t do anything right, Banks was my favorite MC in the game. He didn’t have one wack bar and his flow was so crazy that it deserved its own channel. But then he dropped Hunger For More and that pretty much proved that Lloyd Banks was in fact human. He went from Boy Wonder to Wonder Bread (The dough made him soft). He showed that he could make mistakes. Almost half an album’s worth (The album was cool, but a let down nonetheless). But after dropping a very weak second album and a few weak mixtapes, Banks finally got it right. The Cold Corner is exactly what I was hoping to hear from the Blue Hefner: hip-hop music. On “Be That Way Sometimes” he used a retarded flow to murder a soulful beat that had a sick sample with guitar strings getting plucked spitting, “I’ve been waiting, I’m impatient/would’ve flipped if I wasn’t cakin’/I’m a long way out of that basement/and that hallway’s hotter than Satan/I ain’t for a lot of debatin’/I’ma call out and replace him/I’ma ballout and disgrace him/in a mall out on vacation/I’m against whatever’s against a G/this bitch industry ain’t meant for me/it’s full of girls and punk niggas/that right there ain’t the way to be...” Sick! And that was just one of a bunch of tracks that he got it in on. “Good Company,” “On My Way,” “What Am I Doing Here” – all those joints had me mean mugging while boppin’ my head. That’s the kind of hip-hop I need in my life. The only true flaw of the mixtape was that sometimes his hooks weren’t sharp enough to catch a goldfish. Repeating, “My corner cold. My corner cold,” over and over on “Cold Corner” wasn’t one of his most creative moments. Did he really think it was a good hook? Gotta get those Marv Alberts out of your circle, homie. They’re just hiding those stockings and panties under their jeans so you won’t figure out they’re just groupies too. But even the lazy hooks weren’t enough to keep The Cold Corner from being one of Banks best projects. The music speaks for itself. The mixtape was packing a bunch of gutter sounding beats, gully bars and different flows. Given, he’s not as hungry as the Ethiopian he was when he came into the game, his rhymes and rhyme pattern is as clever as it’s been in a minute. Lyrically, yes, he’s still bragging about money, cars and girls, but he also throws some jewels and gems here and there. Though he wasn’t at his absolute best, Banks definitely didn’t disappoint on this one. I tip my fitted to the young god. I hope this is one of the first steps to Banks crafting his first classic LP… if he can. -The Infamous O Hottest Joint: “Be That Way Sometimes” Weakest Joint: “On The Arm” __________________ HH Board's Top 5 or Better... Who Hotter Than Me? HIT DA REP OR CLICK THE GREEN Last edited by Black Superman; 01-06-2009 at 12:40 PM.

01-06-2009, 01:51 PM	#4
jg213 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,359 Repped: 260 Repped 189 Times in 78 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 96 Times in 59 Posts	didnt even know this was out __________________

01-07-2009, 08:08 PM	#6
philzbilz Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: BX/Queens Posts: 1,209 Repped: 331 Repped 53 Times in 35 Posts Neg Reps: 8 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 3 Posts	Good Review.. HUNGER FOR MORE is Classic Though(IMO) __________________ ITS DA UNIT......... DON'T STEP TO ME WITH YOUR TITTIES LOW..

01-08-2009, 01:24 AM	#7
The Real K.I.N.G. Too Ill For Radio Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Windy City Posts: 2,843 Repped: 792 Repped 428 Times in 168 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 6 Times in 6 Posts	Be That Way Sometimes is my favorite track __________________ R.O.B.

01-08-2009, 03:18 PM	#8
G-Dengi Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Posts: 913 Repped: 206 Repped 65 Times in 23 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 2 Posts	In My Brothers Keeper he pulls the sickest line.. "See pressure turn kids into killers - Cuz they grow up with losers and wanna live like the winners" Thats one of the best lines in a while __________________ "Pressure turn kids into killers cause they grow up With losers and wanna live like the winners" P\|L\|K

01-06-2009, 01:45 PM	#3
banksfan112 Blue Diamond Phillips Join Date: May 2006 Location: Detroit Posts: 302 Repped: 9 Repped 13 Times in 7 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	I love where banks goes at lil wayne on the opening track..."Rock in the rap game, your top guys pageant soft, talking like a murdere and wouldnt knock a rabbit off" Or where he goes fuckin in on number 9 in the third verse "all that soft shit in the toilet soon, i dont wanna collab fuck yall on autotune, all them niggas is fag they swag got daughter to em,, tube em all up have the doc pushing water through em" that is fucking fire!!!!!

01-08-2009, 06:10 PM	#9
Tha Unit On Top BISD November 23rd Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,143 Repped: 631 Repped 2,443 Times in 345 Posts Neg Reps: 78 Neg Repped at 120 Times in 83 Posts	Well I agree this is one of his best tapes, probably MMITB 4 is his only better one, that is a classic tape, this tape is right up there, clearly his best tape in a long time, songs were crazy, everything on this tape is pure heat. But wtf is this clown talking about HFM not being great? Now it wasnt classic, lets be clear, but it was easily 4/5 and a great debut album, great album, dude is acting like shit sucked, so wtf is he smoking, cause HFM was ill, but this tape def is hot as fuck. Will be very hard to follow this tape up with something better, so far PLK was hot, HH was dope, this is pure crack, what will vol 4 bet? It has to be classic to top this tape.

01-08-2009, 06:14 PM	#10
Tha Unit On Top BISD November 23rd Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,143 Repped: 631 Repped 2,443 Times in 345 Posts Neg Reps: 78 Neg Repped at 120 Times in 83 Posts	Is he gonna do a Vol 4 of this series? I thought he would do 5 for this series and shit, next probably comes around Feb 13, either Friday the 13th tape or the next day is Valentines Day right, so probably one of the two could be the next theme of the tape, possibly.

01-12-2009, 01:34 AM	#11
dbone609style EnEff Squad Up Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ACity/EnEff 609 Posts: 1,368 Repped: 263 Repped 67 Times in 49 Posts Neg Reps: 111 Neg Repped at 29 Times in 24 Posts	whoever wrote this is a clown...h4m is classic banks...u lost me after u said that shit wasnt hot

01-12-2009, 02:20 AM	#12
Bareda Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 5,865 Repped: 486 Repped 751 Times in 218 Posts Neg Reps: 57 Neg Repped at 46 Times in 42 Posts	laff @ him complaining about H4M. this reviewer is an idiot.

01-14-2009, 11:53 PM	#13
S.P.I Cripin Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,075 Repped: 360 Repped 75 Times in 24 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	This honestly is his best work since "more money in the bank 4" in my opinion, well worth a download for people who have gone off banks lately

01-18-2009, 12:58 AM	#14
EZ Early Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta Ga Posts: 138 Repped: 5 Repped 62 Times in 28 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 16 Times in 10 Posts	this nigga said on the arm is weak who the fuck did this review

01-18-2009, 07:18 PM	#15
jondoejondoe195 Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,327 Repped: 98 Repped 139 Times in 21 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I like H4M aight but I kinda agree with who wrote it. Banks was sooooo hot on mixtapes I was expecting even more on his first album, and when it came out I felt like it was a small step backwards. Banks flow has been off the chain again since TOS, you can tell he's focused!!!!

01-19-2009, 12:24 AM	#16
Tha Unit On Top BISD November 23rd Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,143 Repped: 631 Repped 2,443 Times in 345 Posts Neg Reps: 78 Neg Repped at 120 Times in 83 Posts	On Allhiphop.com, shit has Banks tape as a Peep It, they have Stats tape ranked higher. Plus shit says that CC isnt as good as his last two and that after running out the gate, he might be losing his breath. Are you kidding me? Even the whole posts after that commenting on dudes review says he is fucking stupid. CC is by far the best of this series, its dam near classic. How allhiphop reviewer thinks its not that good or not as good as his last two, I dont get that shit at all.

01-27-2009, 06:45 PM	#17
heartattacksblown _________________________ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ThA AnAs OC Posts: 1,484 Repped: 927 Repped 15 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	banks is the plk nuff said

02-02-2009, 02:45 PM	#18
Loc OG Los Santos' Finest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove Street - Ganton - Los Santos Posts: 553 Repped: 335 Repped 8 Times in 8 Posts Neg Reps: 125 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	cold corner is dope as fuck

03-25-2009, 04:58 PM	#19
ny718 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 122 Repped: 4 Repped 9 Times in 6 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 12 Times in 6 Posts	Hella dope

04-02-2009, 01:34 AM	#20
YoungRa M.O.B Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southside Jamaica Queenz And Amityville Posts: 860 Repped: 16 Repped 933 Times in 183 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 9 Times in 9 Posts	I think increase the gritty made me wanna buy another banks album...... __________________ It's The Official Young Ra Page Add My Myspace myspace.com/youngra157

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