Left To Right (clockwise): Kid Cudi, Diddy & Lil’ Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Lloyd, Big Sean
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The weekend is over and it’s not so bad because it’s been one hell of a day for new music. Granted, a lot of today’s selections leaked over the past few days, but we’re still bumping them while we kick off the week. Amazing music from Kid Cudi hit the blogs, as did a big collaboration from Diddy x Lil’ Wayne x Justin Timberlake. On top of that, fresh tracks from Nicki Minaj and Lloyd dropped. Then there’s a record from Big Sean and Kanye West, as well. Crazy, right? Stream, download, and tell us your favorites. Click Here to listen!
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."
G-Unit star Lloyd Banks shows you how to be a player in his new “Any Girl” music video featuring Lloyd. Banks recently inked a new marketing and distribution deal with EMI and is prepping his H.F.M. 2 (Hunger For More 2) album slated for a November release. “Any Girl” is the follow up single to Banks platinum selling “Beamer, Benz, or Bentley”!
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!
Found on MTV.com The G-Unit MC says his latest video is inspired by the '90s flick 'How to Be a Player.'
Lloyd Banks is taking it back to the jiggy era for his latest video.
The G-Unit MC told MTV News that his newest clip, "Any Girl," is inspired by the '90s comedy "How to Be a Player." In the movie, a slick womanizer — played by former MTV VJ Bill Bellamy — juggles his many conquests. "Any Girl" shows Banks trying not to get caught in his web of women.
"I'm running through my day-to-day going to see a few of my girls. I got a white girl, I got [a] Spanish girl, a black girl and I'm going to basically lie to them and tell them how much I love them and how much I want to see them," Banks explained
However, after spending time maneuvering through his ladies, the MC has to eventually face the music. "The girl who's playing my sister, she's actually setting me up and she has these same girls coming to see me at the party."