Both singles appeared on his 2004 debut album, titled Southside, which performed relatively poorly. His childhood friend Ciara was in the video, and he is in the video of her hit "1, 2 Step". The follow-up single was "Hey Young Girl", which wasn't as successful as "Southside". The video was number one on BET's 106 & Park, where Lloyd and Ashanti performed the song live. "Southside", a duet with label mate Ashanti, became Lloyd's debut single and an R&B hit. However, using "Young Girl" as a demo, he landed a new recording contract with Irv Gotti at The Inc./Def Jam Records. Unfortunately, as MCA Records dissolved into its parent company, Geffen Records, many of the artists on its roster were let go, including Lloyd. He was soon signed to MCA Records with his first single to be "Young Girl". The group eventually disbanded, and Lloyd began shopping around for a solo deal. Although two singles were released ("Ready" and "Shoulda Been My Girl"), their debut album Toon Time went unnoticed due to a lack of promotion from the label. The group won Nickelodeon's cancelled show Double Dare 2000 against No Authority, and the group was signed to DreamWorks Records. Lloyd was discovered by Joyce Irby in 1996 and at the age of 14 was in the pre-teen group N-Toon, alongside younger brother Chuckie. His father died when he was at the age of two, and he moved with his mother and older sister Brandy to Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 3, 1986, to Robin Polite and Lloyd Polite Sr. His fourth studio album, King of Hearts, was released July 2011. He followed this with 2007's Street Love and 2008's Lessons in Love. First discovered at the age of 12 when in the group N-Toon with his brother, he released his debut solo album Southside in 2004.
(born Januin New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American R&B singer, rapper, dancer and actor signed to a joint venture between Interscope, Polow Da Don's label Zone 4 and his own label Young Goldie Music.
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