Lloyd Banks ' sophomore album, Rotten Apple , released on October 10, 2006, stands as a gritty, cinematic exploration of the darker undercurrents of New York City. Emerging in the wake of the immense commercial success of his debut, The Hunger for More

: Tracks like the title song featuring 50 Cent and Prodigy established a slow, "hypnotizing" pace that mirrored the "gritty vibe" of a late-night drive through the city.

If you’re searching for the (not the album), those are harder to find legally. Many mixtapes from the 2000s were never sold commercially. However: