He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 3, 1986, to Robin Polite and Lloyd Polite Sr. His father died when he was at the age of two, and he moved with his mother and older sister Brandy to Atlanta, Georgia.
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. The group won Nickelodeon's cancelled show Double Dare 2000 against No Authority, and the group was signed to DreamWorks Records. 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 eventually disbanded, and Lloyd began shopping around for a solo deal. He was soon 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 Irv Gotti at The Inc./Def Jam Records.
"Southside", a duet with label mate Ashanti, became Lloyd's debut single and an R&B hit. The video was 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". Both singles appeared on his 2004 debut album, titled Southside, which performed relatively poorly. A third single was never announced. After that, Lloyd appeared singing hooks on singles for label mate Ja Rule on "Caught Up" as well as on rapper Tango Redd's "Let's Cheat". He also made an appearance in R&B singer Sammie's video "You Should Be My Girl".
In 2006, a newly-recorded track titled "You" surfaced, featuring Lil Wayne (an alternate version featured Tango Redd). The single gained airplay on BET Late and it was #1 on 106 & Park. Lloyd's second studio album, titled Street Love, was released on March 13, 2007. The second single "Get It Shawty" was also very successful, reaching the top twenty on the pop charts. 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.
Lloyd's third album Lessons in Love was released in August 2008. The song "How We Do It (Around My Way)" was promoted as a single in early 2008, but only appeared on select versions of the album. "Girls Around the World" was the next single, another collaboration with Lil Wayne.
Lloyd has made guest appearances on television shows, most notably 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 VH-1. In an interview Lloyd indicated that he has about twenty tattoos, which include a picture of his father, the logo of his company Young Goldie Music and a "rebel baby angel".
2. Lloyd was a Christian modern rock/pop group who blended vocals with acoustic and electric guitars. Lloyd was formed when two original members of the rock/funk/pop group "Imagine This" teamed up with a new guitarist (who also was with I.T. for a time) and bassist to form Lloyd. The name change is necessary as Lloyd strays quite a distance from the Imagine This.
Don't Wanna Know
Lloyd Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
With informercials sinkin' in
And I can't find my remore
I won't accept the terms of this surrender
'Cause there is something bigger
And I feel it here today
I can't just stand around and wait for somethin'
There's a lady on the television telling me
That I can find my destiny if I look up to the stars
But I can see that it's right in front of me
It's here and it's clear
[chorus]
I don't wanna know if the world will end tomorrow
'Cause I feel just fine
I don't wanna know all the answers on this earth
All I need to know is that You're always right there
That's all I need to know
Well I know they say they've figured out the questions
But it's hardly ever mentioned that they always change their minds
The psychics on the phone are always selling me
The future they can see for me, well they can sell to someone else
'Cause I can see that it's right in front of me
It's here and it's clear
[chorus]
[bridge]
Everything we kow is nothing more than drops into an ocean
You're the only thing that never fades away
[chorus]
The song "Don't Wanna Know" by Lloyd speaks about one's desire to not be consumed by the endless speculation within society. The lyrics "I'm sick and tired of lyin' here and thinkin', With informercials sinkin' in, And I can't find my remote" alludes to the stress of the constant overflow of information being thrown at us, which can be quite draining. The persona in the song then decides to not cave in to the conventional methods of finding satisfaction in life, even when it seems that the whole world is going in that direction. The line “’Cause there is something bigger, And I feel it here today" shows that the persona may have found something deeper and more significant than what the world has to offer, something that can’t be taken away easily. Through this song, Lloyd is trying to encourage his listeners to find solace in something bigger than themselves and to not get too caught up with the chaos in the world.
The chorus also emphasizes the same theme, with the lyrics "I don't wanna know if the world will end tomorrow, 'Cause I feel just fine, I don't wanna know all the answers on this earth, All I need to know is that You're always right there, That's all I need to know." This emphasizes the importance of focusing on one's own well-being, instead of being consumed by the pressure of knowing everything. The bridge "Everything we know is nothing more than drops into an ocean, You're the only thing that never fades away" emphasizes the idea that everything we perceive as important, may not be in the grand scheme of things.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm sick and tired of lyin' here and thinkin'
I'm tired of lying in bed and thinking about everything that's wrong with my life.
With informercials sinkin' in
I'm bombarded by infomercials that add to my stress and anxiety.
And I can't find my remore
I can't find my remote control to turn off the TV and escape my thoughts.
I won't accept the terms of this surrender
I refuse to give up and accept defeat in life.
'Cause there is something bigger
I believe that there is something greater than myself out there.
And I feel it here today
I feel that greater force within myself today.
I can't just stand around and wait for somethin'
I can't just wait for things to fall into place; I have to take action.
'Cause I know there is nothing here that I know I can believe
I can't trust the things around me; they don't give me any real answers.
There's a lady on the television telling me
There's a person on TV trying to sell me their lies.
That I can find my destiny if I look up to the stars
That I can find my purpose if I follow some distant, unattainable goal.
But I can see that it's right in front of me
But I understand that my purpose lies within me and not in some distant goal.
I don't wanna know if the world will end tomorrow
I don't want to worry about tomorrow's uncertainties.
'Cause I feel just fine
I'm content with where I am right now.
I don't wanna know all the answers on this earth
I don't need to know all the answers in life.
All I need to know is that You're always right there
All I need to know is that the greater force I believe in is always with me.
Well I know they say they've figured out the questions
I know that people claim to have found the answers to life's questions.
But it's hardly ever mentioned that they always change their minds
But it's rarely mentioned that these same people change their minds frequently.
The psychics on the phone are always selling me
Phone psychics try to sell me their services as a way to find my fortune.
The future they can see for me, well they can sell to someone else
I know the future they see for me is just a scam and I won't fall for it.
Everything we kow is nothing more than drops into an ocean
I understand that all the knowledge we possess is just a small part of the vast, infinite universe.
You're the only thing that never fades away
The greater force I believe in is the only thing that never disappears or fades.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Alexei Elfenbein, Jean-Paul Maunick, Matthew James Simon Cooper, Mo Brandis
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
KIESHA
on All I Need
nope