On much of Street Love, Lloyd sings at a whisper, close to the mic, elucidating his feelings directly if discretely. But on “You,” something about the flip of Spandau Ballet’s “True” pulls the journeyman out of his shell. The track feels operatic, urbane, a heartsick neo-noir glide through various locales of late-night melancholy. Lloyd sings each come-on — “Let’s dip up out of here,” “You’re just my type” — as if his soul was on the line, and Lil Wayne, at his ’06 apex, banks in two easy-money verses that perfectly complement Lloyd’s in-the-red ardor. A later remix flips the sample differently, with a scene-stealing Andre 3000 verse; it’s just as good, somehow. —C.P.
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