Product Reviews
The sleazy-sweet Lay It Down hit airwaves during the end of summer 2010, almost ten months prior to the release of Lloyd s fourth album, King of Hearts. The single s luminous mix of cunningly delivered pimp talk and old-school elegance indicated that Lloyd was about to somersault out of his creative holding pattern and ascend higher than ever. Most of the successive leaks and singles continued the trend, and King of Hearts, in turn, is clearly the singer s best album yet. It s his most unified set of songs; Polow da Don, who collaborated with Lloyd on Lessons in Love's Party All Over Your Body, produces most of the material, sometimes with associates. A couple ballads are grossly overblown, but every other track is partially or wholly loveable, from the vulgar ebullience of Dedication to My Ex (Miss That), to the sneaky charm of Jigsaw, to the low and snarling likes of Bang!!!! and Luv Me Girl. At this point, Lloyd has pretty much perfected the art of transcending the modern-R&B Lothario clich . Even Shake It 4 Daddy, an absurd scene as Lloyd still sounds all of 14, is wickedly catchy, with the vocalist transforming into a lecherous Michael Jackson during the chorus. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
Product Notes
2011 album from the contemporary R&B vocalist. In 2004, he released his solo debut single/album, Southside. It debuted at #11 on the US Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts, selling over 67,000 copies in its first week. In 2006, Lloyd re-entered the recording studio to start work on Street Love with producers Bryan-Michael Cox, James Lackey, Jazze Pha, Big Reese and Jasper Cameron and The Inc.'s 7 Aurelius. The album debuted at #2 on the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/HipHop albums charts. It eventually received a gold certification, and has sold over half-a-million copies. Lloyd also released a 2009 EP entitled Like Me: The Young Goldie EP.