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'''''Tru''''' (also labeled '''''Tru LP''''' to differentiate it from the EP) is the fifth [[studio album]] by American singer [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]], released on August 31, 2018, by Young Goldie Music and [[Empire Distribution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tru-lp/1408465082|title=Tru - LP by Lloyd|date=31 August 2018|website=Itunes.apple.com|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.48131/title.lloyds-tru-lp-to-feature-lil-wayne-rick-ross-more/amp-context|title=Lloyd "TRU" Album Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist |website=Hiphopdx.com|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lloyd-releases-tru-album-tracklist-featuring-lil-wayne-rick-ross-and-more-news.57895.html|title=Lloyd Releases "Tru" Album Tracklist, Featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, & More|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/music/2018/07/09/lloyd-naked-album-cover-tru-lp.html|title=Here's Why Lloyd Went Butt Naked For His New Album Cover|website=Bet.com|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8469480/lloyd-tru-album-interview-murder-inc-southside|title=Lloyd on His New Album 'Tru,' Finding Liberation in Music & The Song That Made His Mother Cry|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2018/08/track-list-lloyd-tru/|title=Album Tracklist: Lloyd – ‘TRU’|date=22 August 2018|website=Thatgrapejuice.net|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soulbounce.com/2018/07/lloyd-caramel-stream/|title=Lloyd Aims To Satiate Your Sweet Tooth With 'Caramel' & Announces 'Tru' Release Date |date=9 July 2018|website=Soulbounce.com|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref> The album follows up to his 2011 album ''[[King of Hearts (Lloyd album)|King of Hearts]]'' and the 2016 [[Extended play|EP]] of the same name.
'''''Tru''''' (also labeled '''''Tru LP''''' to differentiate it from the EP) is the fifth [[studio album]] by American singer [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]], released on August 31, 2018, by Young Goldie Music and [[Empire Distribution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/m6w19u/here-s-why-lloyd-went-butt-naked-for-his-new-album-cover|title=Here's Why Lloyd Went Butt Naked For His New Album Cover|website=Bet.com|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8469480/lloyd-tru-album-interview-murder-inc-southside|title=Lloyd on His New Album 'Tru,' Finding Liberation in Music & The Song That Made His Mother Cry|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soulbounce.com/2018/07/lloyd-caramel-stream/|title=Lloyd Aims To Satiate Your Sweet Tooth With 'Caramel' & Announces 'Tru' Release Date |date=9 July 2018|website=Soulbounce.com|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref> The album follows up to his 2011 album ''[[King of Hearts (Lloyd album)|King of Hearts]]'' and the 2016 [[Extended play|EP]] of the same name.


''Tru'' features guest appearances from [[Lil Wayne]], [[Rick Ross]], [[Sevyn Streeter]], [[Khujo Goodie]], [[Currensy (rapper)|Curren$y]], The Spelman Women’s Choir and Lloyd’s infant son, River. The album has sold over 85,000 copies including single sales (Tru bringing in most of the sales). The single "Tru" was certified platinum by the [[RIAA]].
''Tru'' features guest appearances from [[Lil Wayne]], [[Rick Ross]], [[Sevyn Streeter]], [[Khujo Goodie]], [[Currensy (rapper)|Curren$y]], The Spelman Women’s Choir and Lloyd’s infant son, River. The album has sold over 85,000 copies including single sales (Tru bringing in most of the sales). The lead single "Tru" was certified platinum by the [[RIAA]].


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| aggregate1 = AOTY
| aggregate1 =
| aggregate1score =
| aggregate1score = 62/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/120881-lloyd-tru-lp.php|title=Lloyd - TRU - LP - Reviews - Album of the Year|website=Album of the Year|accessdate=October 13, 2018}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev1 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev1score = 5/10<ref name="Exclaim!">https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lloyd-tru</ref>
| rev1score = 5/10<ref name="Exclaim!">{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lloyd-tru|title=Lloyd TRU &#124; Exclaim!}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
| rev2 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
| rev2score = 3.7/5<ref>https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3241/title.review-lloyds-tru-marks-a-notable-comeback</ref>
| rev2score = 3.7/5<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3241/title.review-lloyds-tru-marks-a-notable-comeback|title = Review: Lloyd's "TRU" Marks a Notable Comeback|date = 31 August 2018}}</ref>
}}
}}


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| title1 = Appreciation Day
| title1 = Appreciation Day
| note1 = featuring [[Khujo Goodie]]
| note1 = featuring [[Khujo Goodie]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|Lloyd Polite|[[Khujo Goodie|Willie Knighton]]}}
| length1 = 4:00
| length1 = 4:00


| title2 = Blown
| title2 = Blown
| note2 = featuring [[Currensy (rapper)|Currensy]]
| note2 = featuring [[Currensy (rapper)|Curren$y]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Lloyd Polite|[[Currensy (rapper)|Shante Franklin]]}}
| length2 = 4:21
| length2 = 4:21


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| title4 = My Bestie
| title4 = My Bestie
| note4 = featuring [[Sevyn Streeter]]
| note4 = featuring [[Sevyn Streeter]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Lloyd Polite|[[Sevyn Streeter|Amber Streeter]]}}
| length4 = 3:45
| length4 = 3:45


| title5 = Caramel
| title5 = Caramel
| writer5 = {{hlist|Polite|Cameron|Reid}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|William “Lil Will” Bond|Cameron|Reid}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|J Reid|Big Love Jasper}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|J Reid|Big Love Jasper}}
| length5 = 3:23
| length5 = 3:23


| title6 = Excited
| title6 = Excited
| writer6 = {{hlist|Polite|Cameron}}
| writer6 = {{hlist|Polite|Cameron|Big Mike Hart}}
| length6 = 4:20
| length6 = 4:20


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! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard charts#Albums|Top Current Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Lloyd/chart-history/top-current-albums|title=Lloyd Chart History (Top Current Albums)|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=August 13, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard charts#Albums|Top Current Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lloyd/chart-history/tcl/|title=Lloyd Chart History (Top Current Albums)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=August 13, 2019}}</ref>
|align=center|90
|align=center|90
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|27|artist=Lloyd|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 11, 2018}}
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|27|artist=Lloyd|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 11, 2018}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"|US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/Lloyd/chart-history/BLS</ref>
! scope="row"|US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Lloyd/chart-history/BLS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814034918/https://www.billboard.com/music/Lloyd/chart-history/BLS|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2019|title = Lloyd|magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
|align=center|17
|align=center|17
|}
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[[Category:Lloyd (singer) albums]]
[[Category:Lloyd (singer) albums]]
[[Category:Empire Distribution albums]]
[[Category:Empire Distribution albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]]

Latest revision as of 03:25, 25 August 2024

Tru
Studio album by
Lloyd
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Recorded2016–18
GenreR&B
Length46:31
Label
Producer
Lloyd chronology
King of Hearts
(2011) 		Tru
(2018)
Singles from Tru
  1. "Tru"
    Released: May 6, 2016

Tru (also labeled Tru LP to differentiate it from the EP) is the fifth studio album by American singer Lloyd, released on August 31, 2018, by Young Goldie Music and Empire Distribution.[1][2][3] The album follows up to his 2011 album King of Hearts and the 2016 EP of the same name.

Tru features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Sevyn Streeter, Khujo Goodie, Curren$y, The Spelman Women’s Choir and Lloyd’s infant son, River. The album has sold over 85,000 copies including single sales (Tru bringing in most of the sales). The lead single "Tru" was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!5/10[4]
HipHopDX3.7/5[5]

Writing for Exclaim!, A. Harmony concluded that "While there are a few takeaways for hardcore Lloyd fans ("Tru" in particular), for others, there isn't much to hold on to".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Appreciation Day" (featuring Khujo Goodie)
 4:00
2."Blown" (featuring Curren$y)
 4:21
3."Holding" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • J Reid
  • Big Love Jasper
3:26
4."My Bestie" (featuring Sevyn Streeter)
 3:45
5."Caramel"
  • William “Lil Will” Bond
  • Cameron
  • Reid
  • J Reid
  • Big Love Jasper
3:23
6."Excited"
  • Polite
  • Cameron
  • Big Mike Hart
 4:20
7."Heavenly Body" (featuring Rick Ross)
  • J Reid
  • Big Love Jasper
4:29
8."Porcelain"
  • Polite
  • Akil Ernest
  • John McGee
A Major & $K4:57
9."Infinity" (featuring River)
  • Polite
  • Cameron
  • Jairus Lemuel-Jada Mozee
  • Reid
 5:19
10."Lil Sis" (featuring The Spelman Women’s Choir)
  • Polite
  • Cameron
  • Reid
  • J Reid
  • Big Love Jasper
4:17
11."Tru"
  • Polite
  • Erik "Rook" Ortiz
  • Kevin "Colione" Crowe
  • Kenny "Barto" Bartolomei
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League4:15

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[6] 90
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 27
US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales (Billboard)[8] 17

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 31, 2018
October 5, 2018 CD [9]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Here's Why Lloyd Went Butt Naked For His New Album Cover". Bet.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Lloyd on His New Album 'Tru,' Finding Liberation in Music & The Song That Made His Mother Cry". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Lloyd Aims To Satiate Your Sweet Tooth With 'Caramel' & Announces 'Tru' Release Date". Soulbounce.com. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Lloyd TRU | Exclaim!".
  5. ^ "Review: Lloyd's "TRU" Marks a Notable Comeback". 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Lloyd Chart History (Top Current Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Lloyd Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lloyd". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Tru (CD) by Lloyd on Amazon". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
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