Rotten Apple

Rotten Apple is the second album by G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks. It was released on October 10, 2006 and sold 143,000 copies in its first week. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. The title of the album is a play on the New York City nickname "Big Apple". The album featured guest appearances from 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Scarface, Mobb Deep, 8 Ball,Keri Hilson, and Musiq Soulchild. Production was provided by Eminem, Needlz, Sha ... more

Rotten Apple is the second album by G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks. It was released on October 10, 2006 and sold 143,000 copies in its first week. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. The title of the album is a play on the New York City nickname "Big Apple". The album featured guest appearances from 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Scarface, Mobb Deep, 8 Ball,Keri Hilson, and Musiq Soulchild. Production was provided by Eminem, Needlz, Sha Money XL, Younglord, Ron Browz, Havoc and 9th Wonder. Banks also wanted to show the darker side of New York City, and allow listeners to hear what it was like growing up in South Jamaica, Queens. The album received mixed reviews. Rolling Stone's Evan Serpick gave it 3 out of 5 stars and said that "Eminem, Mobb Deep’s Havoc and a host of G-Unit regulars produce an album’s worth of chunky, ominous beats to fit Banks’ foul mood, but it runs a little thin over sixteen tracks". But XXL gave it a L/XXL and said "Not falling far from 50 Cent’s... less