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Post by starr on Aug 13, 2010 20:00:07 GMT -5
younggoldie.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-lloyd-single-king-of-hearts-debut.htmlFRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010 New Lloyd single! King of Hearts debut single dropping Monday!Since signing with Zone 4/Interscope back in March, Lloyd has been busy prepping his 4th studio album, which he recently announced via twitter (@lloyd_yg) will be titled ‘King of Hearts’. After working with a talented pool of producers and writers including Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, The Runners, Ester Dean, Bruno Mars, and Polow Da Don, the 24 year old R&B singer is set to debut his lead single "Lay It Down" Monday morning, August 16th! Check back here Monday morning to listen! Edit to Add:"Lay It Down" (Mastered Version) soundcloud.com/user9705567/lay-it-down-final-lloyd
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Post by tamed09 on Aug 13, 2010 20:24:49 GMT -5
I hope it's well. This is a tough time to come out right now because the market is almost over saturated during the late fall but I think he can do well. I hope this is his breakout album although i worry that if Street Love couldn't do it then I don't know what can
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Post by Mr. Yeah on Aug 13, 2010 21:24:33 GMT -5
Looking forward to this, last two albums are classics and the Young Goldie EP was excellent
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 13, 2010 23:17:18 GMT -5
I think with the right song, he could become successful again.
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Post by Icebreaker on Aug 14, 2010 0:36:54 GMT -5
Can't wait for this!
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Post by twilight on Aug 14, 2010 1:21:10 GMT -5
How much did his last two albums sale? Did'nt his first one go gold ?
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 14, 2010 2:13:23 GMT -5
How much did his last two albums sale? Did'nt his first one go gold ? Southside sold around 250-300k. Street Love was certified Gold. Lessons in Love sold around 150k.
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on Aug 14, 2010 5:05:50 GMT -5
This is a tough time to come out right now because the market is almost over saturated during the late fall but I think he can do well. How will the market be saturated? I don't feel like there's too much competition at the moment, it could be worse imo.
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Post by tamed09 on Aug 14, 2010 6:08:52 GMT -5
^He's not exactly coming from a successful album although it was a good album. Right now Usher/Trey/Neyo on r&b and then it's everyone else pretty much trying to catch up. You've got Lloyd and Pleasure P(who did have a good run on Urban with his 1st album). I'm just talking the whole fall rush in general is always tough for many but we will see. I'm pretty sure Polow produced this record and Lloyd is singing his heart out.
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Post by tamed09 on Aug 15, 2010 15:27:38 GMT -5
Even though I got it yesterday, It officially LEAKED!
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Post by starr on Aug 15, 2010 16:03:22 GMT -5
younggoldie.blogspot.com/2010/08/lloyd-releases-new-single-lay-it-down.htmlSUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2010 Lloyd releases new single, "LAY IT DOWN"! Debut single from KING OF HEARTS album! Listen now!Since signing with Zone 4/Interscope back in March, Lloyd has been busy prepping his 4th studio album, which he recently announced via twitter (@lloyd_yg) will be titled ‘King of Hearts’. After working with a talented pool of producers and writers including Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, The Runners, Ester Dean, and Bruno Mars, to name a few, the 24 year old R&B singer releases his debut single, “Lay It Down”, produced by Awesome Jones (aka Polow Da Don). The track samples the Patti Labelle classic “Love, Need and Want You”, and will lead the release of King of Hearts which is due out first quarter 2011. Acclaimed songwriter/producer Polow Da Don had this to say of his work with Lloyd, “Real music, real singing, classic.” Lloyd offered his thoughts on his new situation and single, "It feels good to start fresh with Polow and Interscope, making music is fun again. We took my sound to another level with "Lay It Down". It's a true R&B sound that's missing from music right now." Check out the debut single “Lay It Down”... Click Here to Listen.
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Post by Icebreaker on Aug 15, 2010 16:06:30 GMT -5
This song is PERFECT, I'm in love with it!
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Aug 15, 2010 17:58:50 GMT -5
I'm sorry but if Get It Shawty was released now it would've smashed way more than it did. Lloyd has had some really strong singles that Pop radio simply ignored.
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Post by MaterialGirl on Aug 15, 2010 19:05:46 GMT -5
He sounds a MESS. I can tell Ester wrote this though. It sounds better than that Trey Songz single "Can't Be Friends".
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Aug 15, 2010 19:33:23 GMT -5
I don't like this sound for him.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 15, 2010 20:03:09 GMT -5
Not a fan of the screaming but I like it.
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Post by Minor Scratch on Aug 15, 2010 21:16:08 GMT -5
I think he's taking advantage of his MJ comparisons with this track. Especially with the screaming and saying girl. Not to mention trying a more exuberant falsetto.
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Post by elementd5 on Aug 15, 2010 21:51:02 GMT -5
He sounds a MESS. I can tell Ester wrote this though. It sounds better than that Trey Songz single "Can't Be Friends". Ok yes & no. He sounds a mess. This is far worse than Can't Be Friends. ;) lol.
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Post by Icebreaker on Aug 15, 2010 22:30:56 GMT -5
Are you guys deaf? This is way better than "Can't Be Friends", though I do like that one as well. This is a Top 10 Urban smash waiting to happen.
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Post by elementd5 on Aug 15, 2010 22:34:23 GMT -5
^I think it's a hot song (lyrics & beat), but his voice totally kills it. I've never heard him yodel like that before and he is yyyyyooooddddeeeelllliiiiinnnnnnggggg on this track.
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Post by Minor Scratch on Aug 15, 2010 22:35:10 GMT -5
'Pusha' with Lil' Wayne should have been pushed last year. Awesome concept with the drug/love addiction and Bedrock was also huge at the time of its release.
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Post by MaterialGirl on Aug 15, 2010 22:45:35 GMT -5
Ok. I sort-of love the chorus now. The verses are so weak though. And his voice still isn't clicking.
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Post by Oɴʟуßoy® on Aug 15, 2010 22:49:44 GMT -5
His vocals are a mess. Lloyd better get back to the Streets and becomes a player again because that voice and that song is not persuading me to get naked. *hopefully it pans out for him*
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Post by starr on Aug 16, 2010 16:00:03 GMT -5
www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645803/20100816/lloyd.jhtmlAug 16 2010 Lloyd Says Polow Da Don 'Brings Out The Best Of Me' King of Hearts 'is gonna be my best work to date,' R&B heartthrob tells MTV News of his first-ever Polow-helmed LP.By Shaheem Reid It's official now: Young Goldie and Awesome Jones are down together. Former Inc. singer Lloyd announced last year he was leaving his original label home and, several weeks ago, he finalized a new deal at Interscope. On Monday (August 16) it was announced that he inked a deal to release his next LP, The King of Hearts, via a joint deal with the Zone 4 imprint belonging to producer Polow Da Don a.k.a. Awesome Jones. "I'm the King of Hearts, you know," Lloyd said recently when we visited the New Jersey set of Lloyd Banks' "Any Girl" video. "And at the album release, we gonna be drinking Ace of Spades," he laughed. "Me and Polow Da Don have been working hard," he added. "I got a lot of surprises. I think that a lot of people haven't heard me sound like this, haven't heard me sing like this. It's gonna be a new look, it's gonna be like I'm back for the first time. It should be anticipated. The album is gonna be my best work to date, King of Hearts." The R&B heartthrob just released the single "Lay It Down," and the tumble-in-the-sheets single is just the first hint of what's to come from the Po and Lloyd collaboration. Lloyd's last LP was 2008's Lessons in Love, which spawned the hit "Girls Around the World" featuring Lil Wayne. Of course, Lloyd, a.k.a. Young Goldie, was also heard on the Young Money blockbuster "Bedrock." Lloyd's connection to Cash Money/ Young Money is so strong that the singer nearly became an official Young Money member, but wanted to bolt entirely from Universal, where his last two albums were released through The Inc. and which serves as the distribution home for Young Money projects. Instead, he'll be over at the house that Jimmy Iovine built working with a fellow ATL music staple, producer/songwriter Polow. "He's dedicated," Lloyd co-signed of the hitmaker. "The greatest thing about Polow is there's no amount of time that's unnecessary when it comes to making something the best, whether it takes two days or two months for one track. I've seen Polow sit with one song for six days and perfect it. You can hear the difference in the quality against someone else's music. It sounds completely different. "Working with Polow, he brings the best out of me," Lloyd continued. "He pushes me to be a better artist. And I really feel like I found a home, I found a good home at Interscope. They believe in me as a star. I'm really looking forward to the future." Lloyd's first album, Southside, was released in 2004, and he hit another milestone when his 2007 sophomore LP, Street Love, debuted at #2 on the Billboard albums chart. Now, he's ready to take a fresh direction for his fourth effort. Polow will be handling most of the album's production, which Lloyd says is a much-welcome change of pace. "I don't wanna bounce around too much. When an artist bounces around, you lose the consistency and the continuity in the sound," he said. "For me, working with Polow has been all that and more. He's given me a lot of different sounds, but at the same time, it's a complete thought, so it's not like we're recording the same songs over and over again. Having that one creative partner in a producer is something I've never really had and I'm enjoying a lot not having to bounce around ... just me and Po for the most part."
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Post by twilight on Aug 16, 2010 16:23:57 GMT -5
where can i hear this ?
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Post by starr on Aug 16, 2010 16:58:06 GMT -5
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Post by tamed09 on Aug 16, 2010 18:15:55 GMT -5
So Polow wants him to "SSSSIIINNNNGGG" on this album, but is that really what anybody wants from Lloyd? His voice is so soothing and warm and he has a nice tone and the mix engineer really kept in some off those off key adlibs and it's just a big mess but for some reason I like it lmao
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Post by starr on Aug 16, 2010 22:05:44 GMT -5
I ♥ this song! :)
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Post by twilight on Aug 17, 2010 1:14:50 GMT -5
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Post by twilight on Aug 17, 2010 1:18:03 GMT -5
This is a good track, but his vocals sound forced at times, but this sounds like a hit.
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