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5 and Better Series: The Cold Corner
Hip-Hop · 2009 · 14 tracks · 43m

5 and Better Series: The Cold Corner

Lloyd Banks

East Coast noir. Dusty, piano-led production meets a raspy, monotone delivery that feels like a midnight walk through a freezing city.

2009

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A relentless, cold-blooded focus paired with a weary, midnight introspection.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 43m
01
Increase the Gritty
3:30
02
New Pu$$y
3:09
03
Ice Box
3:55
04
Cold Corner
2:22
05
On My Way
2:39
06
Neighborhood Watch
4:01
07
On the Arm
2:59
08
What Am I Doing Here
2:31
09
My Brother's Keeper
3:51
10
The Reason
2:53
11
Be That Way Sometimes
3:22
12
Good Company
3:03
13
Do It for This Block
3:00
14
Another Day Another Dollar
2:31
Moments Worth Listening For
The skeletal piano loop on track 4 that feels like a literal cold corner in Queens.
The sudden shift to a more vulnerable, questioning tone during the bridge of What Am I Doing Here.
The way the drums on Increase the Gritty sound like they were recorded through a thick concrete wall.
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How does 5 and Better Series: The Cold Corner sound next to the rest of Lloyd Banks's catalogue?

Drums+0.9σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drums a touch more than the catalogue usually does.

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