Lloyd Polite, Jr. (better known as simply Lloyd) is an American singer from the southside of New Orleans, Louisiana. He steadily rose to stardom after being signed to Irv Gotti’s record label, Murder Inc. in 2004 and releasing his debut album Southside. 4 years later, he released the single “You” featuring fellow New Orleans artist Lil Wayne, which was the lead single for his 2nd studio album Street Love. The song landed on number 1 on the US R&B Charts in February 2007, becoming both Lil Wayne and Lloyd’s first top-ten single.
Afterwards, his career was studded with 4 more albums many other chart-topping singles, such as “Get It Shawty” featuring Yung Joc, “Lay It Down”, “How We Do It” featuring Ludacris, “Dedication To My Ex” featuring Andre 3000 (which became his most successful single worldwide), and his latest single “Tru” featuring 2 Chainz in 2016.