Family Ties: Lloyd Banks’ Brother Loui V

XXL serves up the second episode of their new series Family Ties. The episodes allow fans to discover aspiring rappers who are kin of hip-hop’s elite MCs. In each segment, XXL invites a relative of a famous rapper to lay it all out on a never-before heard track in our studio.

Wondering if the genetically talented genes got passed down? Watch the video and decide for yourself. While some may have inherited the superstar ability, others seemed to have missed the boat.

Our next episode features Loui V. The 20-something MC is the brother of the G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks and inspired by his sibling, began rapping a few years back. The New York-based MC grew up in the midst of his brother's rise to prominence alongside G-Unit, studying the group's playbook every step of the way. Now he's currently attempting to establish an identity of his own.

Watch Loui perform his never-before-heard record for the first time in the video clip above and check out the first episode featuring Big Pun's son, Chris Rivers, here.

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