LLOYD! DESCRIBES! LIFE AFTER MURDER INC!

December 16, 2009

one will never die if their heart truly desires immortality – DATZHOTT!

“Music is something that you can buy in the store. But the inspiration you can’t find anywhere … it has to come from some place special.” – LLOYD!

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HOTT AND RAW EXCLUSIVE!

After hitting the mainstream with two chart-topping singles “You” and “Get It Shawty” from 2007’s “Street Love,” and his third studio album in 2008, entitled “Lessons In Love.”

LLOYD is back again for the fourth time, but there is one major difference. He is releasing music through his own company now.

The 23-year-old Atlanta raised singer recently parted ways with Irv Gotti and The Inc, and is currently looking forward to living a “life after Murder Inc”.

So far, Lloyd has not only released a new an independent EP project titled “Like Me: The Young Goldie EP”, but also is showing growth as an artist. Now a few years older and significantly wiser than what his young age allows, Lloyd’s silky, smooth vocals are refined enough to finesse the world for decades to come. No one should ever count this young man out.

In this HOTT AND RAW EXCLUSIVE! Lloyd talks about life after Murder Inc, his latest music, and the reason why thinks that the inspiration behind an artist’s music must always come from some place special.

After LISTENING TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVE, check below for free download, the latest video by Lloyd, and links to his social media pages.

WHAT’s HOTT!!! ABOUT LLOYD!?!

A self-inspired advancement in solidarity!

As a child, Lloyd Polite Jr. fell in love with performing. As a student at the prestigious Atlanta-based DeKalb School of the Arts, it was clear he’d found his calling. After catching the attention of former Klymaxx-member-turned-talent-manager Joyce Irby at the tender age of ten and wetting his professional feet via a stint with the kiddy group N-Toon, the dynamic performer known to music fans today simply as Lloyd eventually signed with Irv Gotti’s The Inc. Records and has been nurturing a solid career ever since.

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Lloyd was only 18 years old when he made his major mark on the music scene with the release of his 2004 debut CD, South Side, which spawned the Top 20 Ashanti collabo of the same name. In the years that followed, Lloyd has proven himself as a legitimate industry player, generating hits like 2006’s chart-topping “You” and the infectious “Get It Shawty,” which saw top two placement last year. Both hit singles were featured on his gold-selling sophomore disc, Street Love.

In August 2008, Lloyd returned with his third effort, Lessons In Love, which featured the hit single, “Girls Around the World” with Lil Wayne. The irresistible laid back track which samples Eric B & Rakim’s “Paid In Full”, was co-produced by Lloyd along with his Street Love crew, Jasper Cameron & Reese. The Hype Williams-directed music video was a futuristic, sexy clip that topped the BET “106 & Park” countdown, once again solidifying Lloyd amongst the R&B elite.

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Lloyd recently released a follow up to Lessons In Love, a mixtape titled Lessons In Love 2.0, which is currently available for free download at www.younggoldie.com. The project features new music as well as a host of unreleased and remixed songs from his previous album. A star-studded line up of guest appearances including The Dream, Fabolous, Plies, Nelly, and Yung Joc is sure to make 2.0 a must have mixtape for Lloyd fans and music lovers alike.

Enjoying his independence for now, Lloyd plans to partner with another major and finalize plans to release his yet untitled fourth studio album in 2010. “We’ve already begun working with Jim Jonsin, Cool & Dre, Rico Love, Rodney Jerkins and others,” he says. Lloyd added that he is eager to break new ground and explore opportunities that will take his career to the next level and supply his fans with more great music. To that end, he has spent most of 2009 traveling abroad, staging performances in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Aside from his touring, and the recording of his EP and album, Lloyd has kept busy with features for Juelz Santana, Ghostface, and, most recently, for Young Money on their new single “Bedrock”.

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In addition to being a successful artist, Lloyd has also launched his own label, Young Goldie Music and prides himself on his community involvement, participating in a variety of charitable camaigns, including rapper David Banner’s Heal the Hood Benefit Concert, Usher’s New Look Foundation, and Dallas Austin Save the Music Project. Following the examples set by his peers; Lloyd plans to launch his own community organization in 2010 that will focus on providing positive role models for fatherless children. “Growing up without a father is a pain that I can personally relate too. I want to help fill that void in someone else’s life”, explains Lloyd.

With a successful recording career, business savvyness and a connection to the community, Lloyd is one young person on which youth has clearly not been wasted.

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