Originally the album was titled, The Big Withdrawal, however, two women Banks had had a ménage à trois with in 2005 leaked an unmastered copy of the album he had left at their home. The album was scrapped and soon after, Banks began working on Rotten Apple.
Rotten Apple is the second studio album by Lloyd Banks, debuted at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, went on to sell 600,000 copies and has since been certified Gold by the RIAA. See here link for production and feature information. Banks stated that he wanted to show the darker side of New York City and allow listeners to hear what it was like growing up in South Jamaica, Queens.