Tyler, the Creator Says Lloyd Banks Was His ‘Fav From G-Unit’ After Hearing ”Hot Wind Blows" Mashup

Tyler, the Creator is giving flowers to Lloyd Banks after a viral fan mashup drew comparisons between the two rappers.

It all started when a fan shared a tweet that read, "sometimes tylerthecreator be sounding like lloyd banks." The comment sparked a wave of discussion online, eventually leading another user to post a mashup blending Tyler's "Hot Wind Blows" with Banks' "I'm Still Fly."

Tyler spotted the mashup and responded with a nod to his early fandom: "sick. bought hunger for more the day it came out. banks was my fav from g-unit."

Banks caught wind of the tweet and responded in kind.

"Appreciate it," he wrote.

Released in 2004, The Hunger for More was Lloyd Banks' debut solo album, featuring hits like "On Fire" and "I'm So Fly." The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 434,000 copies sold in its first week of release. Banks also received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance nomination for the album at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.

This isn't the first time Tyler has expressed his praise for Banks or his G-Unit brethren. In 2020, Tyler tweeted about the significance of G-Unit's influence on the mixtape game by referencing 50 Cent's "After My Chedda" and "You're Not Ready" with Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo.

"g unit mixtapes were so hard mannnnn afta my chedda and youre not ready and," Tyler tweeted. "N***a be like why didnt my fav rapper blow up prolly cause he has the personality of a chair niggas be flat haha, curtis was such a magnet."

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