El hip hop es un género musical que incluye golpes rítmicos que acompañan a una voz principal que rapea. Este es un género musical muy popular y uno de los principales componentes de lo que es considerado como la cultura hip hop. Muchos espectáculos instrumentales en los que se presentan DJs sin apoyo vocal, también son abarcados bajo el género de la música hip hop. Esto se ha vuelto más popular dado que las técnicas de mezclado y sampleo (o muestreo) han madurado en los últimos años.
Lloyd Banks (Christopher Lloyd, New Carrollton, Maryland, 30 de abril de 1982) es un popular rapero de origen puertorriqueño y miembro del grupo G-Unit. La madre de el es Puerto Riqueña y su padre era Afroamericano.
A los 6 años, Banks se trasladó a Southside Jamaica, Queens. En sus años de adolescencia, se hizo amigo de Curtis Jackson, más conocido como 50 Cent, quien se convirtió en su protegido, ya que éste es varios años mayor que Lloyd Banks.
You say
Nobody cares about me
No one could possibly see
The pain I'm in
Where do I begin?
To tell you the things in my heart
I don't know where to start
Or where to end
Are you my friend?
I understand where you've been
I've been there too
I know just what you've been through
You know I do
If I don't know
Then I'll try
To feel your pain
To hold your hand
To be your friend
You say
No one could possibly see
Who I really am, who I meant to be
It's me
Why can't you see?
It's not in the clothes that I wear
Or the purple streaks running through
My hair
Don't you know
That's all for sure
I understand where you've been
I've been there too
I know just what you've been through
You know I do
If I don't know
Then I'll try
To feel your pain
To hold your hand
To be your friend
I understand where you've been
I've been there too
I know just what you've been through
You know I do
If I don't know
Then I'll try
To feel your pain
To hold your hand
To be your friend
I'm telling you
I understand where you've been
I've been there too
I know just what you've been through
You know I do
If I don't know
Then I'll try
To erase your pain
To hold your hand
To be your friend
To be your friend
I'll be your friend