After recently being released from Interscope, Lloyd Banks is currently on the market, shopping for new buyers. With a recent interview with MTV, Bank$ had this to say, “I was ready to make a move, I’m a brand-new engine. If anything, it’s their loss. It’s been a dark shadow cast upon that.” Lloyd Banks also commented on other business deals he has in the making, along with his direct deal with iTunes, implying that he isn’t suffering, and if anything, this is simply just another evolving step in his career.
With a string a mixtapes constantly being released, Bank$ is keeping up and pushing out dope music, consistently building his fan base and is no longer eager position to join a major. “There’s a lot of stuff on the table right now. You don’t wanna speak about it until it gets ironed out all the way…Everything happened for a reason. I feel like I’m so blessed because of my work ethic and how easy the music is coming to me.”
50 Cent’s Blood and Sand may have impressed video game critic’s moreso than his first game Bulletproof but apparently, accolades aren’t enough to convince the fans. Sales for Fif’s 2009 sequel to his 2005 hit aren’t as impressive; were talking 1/12th of its predecessor, around 56,000 copies world wide.
To its credit, Blood and Sand has only been on shelves for three months now. However it pales in comparison to the first three months of fan fueled frenzy — 681,000 copies–that pushed the final sales figures for Bulletproof to 1,123,000 copies.
On top of the frustration over the string of Before I Self Destruct release delays and a sagging economy, if his game’s performance is any indicator of the markets willingness to put a buck behind the name 50 Cent, 50 may have a rough year ahead of him.