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| Birth name | Lloyd Harlin Polite |
| Also known as | Young Lloyd/Young Ladi |
| Born | January 3, 1986 |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genre(s) | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1996-2000 (group) 2004-present (solo) |
| Label(s) | The Inc., Sho'nuff, Young Goldie |
| Associated acts | N-toon |
| Website | YoungLloyd.com |
Lloyd Harlin Polite Jr. (born January 3, 1986) is of American R&B singer.
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Biography
Personal life
Lloyd and his mother and older sister moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Lloyd was discovered by Joyce Irby and then was made a member of the pre-teen group N-Toon, who won Nickelodeon's cancelled show, Double Dare 2000 against No Authority. The group was signed to DreamWorks Records, and although two singles were released ("Ready" & "Shoulda Been My Girl"), their debut album "Toon Time" went unnoticed due to a lack of promotion from the label.
The group eventually disbanded and Lloyd began shopping around for a solo deal. He soon was signed to MCA Records with his first single-to-be "Young Girl". Unfortunately, as MCA Records dissolved into its parent company, Geffen Records, many of the artists on its roster were let go (including Lloyd). However, using "Young Girl" as a demo, he landed a new recording contract with The Inc./Def Jam Records with Irv Gotti.
According to an interview with DJBooth.net, Lloyd admitted to host DJ "Z," that he has about twenty tattoo's which include a picture of his father, Young Goldie Music logo (his company) and a rebel baby angel. 1
Early career
"Southside", a duet with label mate Ashanti, became his debut single and became an R&B hit. The video even became number one on BET's 106 & Park, where Lloyd and Ashanti performed the song live. The follow-up single was "Hey Young Girl", which wasn't as successful as "Southside". His childhood friend Ciara was in the video and he is in the video of her hit 1, 2 Step. The two grew up together and she thanks him in her Goodie cd, saying "Lloyd aka young ladi love you so much!". Both singles appeared on his 2004 debut album, titled Southside. Southside performed poorly due to lack in interest and limited funds by The INC to promote the album. Gotti also believe older female fans weren't as interested.
A third single was never announced. Since then, Lloyd has appeared singing the hooks on singles for label mate Ja Rule's "Caught Up" which featured Alexus, as well as rapper Tango Redd's "Let's Cheat". He's also made an appearance in R&B singer Sammie's video "You Should Be My Girl" with Teairra Mari
Street Love
In 2006, a newly-recorded track titled "You", featuring previous-collaborator Lil Wayne (and an alternate version featuring Tango Redd), had surfaced, appearing on Lloyd's MySpace page. His second studio album, titled Street Love, was released on March 13, 2007. It has also been confirmed that Lloyd has joined Sho'nuff Records and although his contract with The Inc. Records isn't over, they're still promoting his single with Lil' Wayne . The single gained airplay on BET LATE and it was #1 on BET's 106 & Park Top 10 Live (it was "retired" from the countdown on March 13, 2007, after appearing for 65 days, 35 days at Number One. It has been placed in the show's Hall of Fame)when it was it was number 1 when it retired. His album Street Love was certified Gold by the RIAA in April 2007.sold 784,558 2and sold over 1,000,000 copies and now platinum. Lloyd's second single "Get It Shawty" was also very successful, reaching the top twenty on the pop charts. The single proved to be more pop friendly and gained more airplay on Top 40 stations during the summer of 2007. By the time the third single "Player's Prayer" was released, interest in the album had diminished and with lack of promotion, the song proved to be unsuccessful even though it was praised by critics and fans alike.
Acting
Lloyd has also made guest appearances on television shows. Most notably are his frequent appearances on the hit show "One On One", an episode of Wild 'N Out on June 21, 2007 and on a show called Gotti's Way on Vh1.
Discography
- Southside (2004)
- Street Love (2007)
- Lessons in Love (2008)
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