Lloyd, You | Bangerz N Bopz

In the 36th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we highlight “You” performed by R&B artist Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne.  

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 36^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we break down “You” performed by Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne.

“Can I be for real? / This is how I feel / I’m in need of love / So, let’s dip up out of here.” Lloyd – what a handsome and talented man! He had a successful run in the 2000s, led by his hit, “You”. “You” is the second track from his platinum-certified 2007 album, Street Love. “You,” which features Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne, peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. Jasper Cameron and Big Reese produced “You,” which exemplifies the sleek, contemporary R&B sound of the late 00s. It also gets help from some samples: “True” by Spandau Ballet, “Song Cry” by Jay-Z, and “Soldier” by Destiny’s Child.

“You” is attributed to Lloyd as the lead artist but featured artist Lil Wayne talks his shit from the get-go.  In the intro, Weezy asserts, “Weezy F. Baby /… And uh, I want all my sexy ladies to report to the dance floor.” Following the intro that gasses us up, Weezy continues ‘do the damn thing’ in the first verse, asserting, “Right off the bat ma, the boy got dollars / So women come frequent like flight mileage.” Ooh-wee! Lloyd ‘brings the heat’ beginning in the second verse. Honest, he admits, “Girl, please / I’m a player, yeah, it’s true / But I can change the game for you / I wanna see what it do.” In the pre-chorus, excerpted earlier, he encourages her to go with him. In the chorus, he proclaims, “She’s fine too [the other woman] / But I want you.” That, my friends, is where you of “You” comes into the picture.  Lloyd delivers a third verse, while Weezy F. Baby returns for the fourth and final verse (“You know I love you liked cooked food / You know you fucking with a good dude”). The memorable “You” is the biggest song of Lloyd’s career – the one that elevated him to higher heights. Since then, and his Street Love days, he hasn’t achieved the same success.

Lloyd // Street Love // Universal Motown Records // 2007

Lloyd, You: Bangerz N Bopz No. 36 (2025) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Universal Motown Records; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]