Lloyd helps Patti LaBelle land a Small Comeback

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

Ever since he left Murder Inc. Records, Lloyd has had great experiences. Now he is with a traditional record label, Interscope Records, and free of hip hop beef. The early years of his career were limited due to the feud between Ja Rule and 50 Cent. Regardless of how they felt, no Murder Inc. artist was to associate with G-Unit.

For a brief period of time, Lloyd was label-mates with the G-Unit crew. Last year, Lloyd met Lloyd Banks for the first time and they got along well. Because of this, the two decided they would soon record music together. Lloyd appeared on his H.F.M. 2 album and he has worked with 50 Cent.

After lackluster results with his 2008 album, Lloyd had been pretty much forgotten. Murder Inc. Records' deal with Universal Records was not as solid as Irv Gotti had boasted. For unknown reasons, the label refused to release Ja Rule's album and refused to promote Murder Inc. artists. On top of everything else, Irv Gotti was more focused on his reality show than he was on Lloyd's album.

In 2009, Lloyd had a very public feud with Irv Gotti, which led to him finally leaving the label. He surfaced in the summer of 2010 on Interscope Records. During the fall of 2010, Lloyd returned with his single, "Lay it Down." Surprisingly, he made a hit when he recorded that song. "Lay it Down" has received heavy radio play and it is setting the stage for a major comeback from Lloyd. The song also has another surprise, the remix features the legendary diva, Patti LaBelle.

Patti LaBelle still has a strong following with the older crowd, but she has lost touch with the young people, so she stopped targeting them. But, she decided to collaborate with Lloyd for the remix of his song and it has become an even bigger hit. The song has the youth talking and everyone agrees Patti LaBelle's part in the song is the best. All of a sudden Patti LaBelle is among the most-popular talk within the media again and it is partially due to Lloyd inviting her on the "Lay it Down" track.