Get It Shawty

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"Get It Shawty" is a song by singer Lloyd released on March 13, 2007 as the second single from his second album, Street Love (2007). Am upbeat pop-R&B number, Lloyd stated that he wanted to try something different with the track, and be able to have fun and show off some of his hip hop and dance moves. The song was produced by James "J. Lack" Lackey, the half-brother of fellow R&B artist Usher; Lloyd was at the offices of Usher's management when he overheard the beat for "Get It Shawty"

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# "Get It Shawty" This track reveals Lloyd's deliberate artistic expansion during a pivotal moment in mid-2000s R&B. Rather than remaining confined to the slow-burn ballads that initially defined him, Lloyd demonstrates genuine curiosity about genre boundaries, weaving hip-hop inflection and dance rhythms into pop-R&B territory. The production—discovered almost serendipitously at Usher's management office—carries that era's particular sonic signature while supporting Lloyd's vocal flexibility. What makes it worth examining is how the song documents an artist actively resisting categorization, choosing playfulness and rhythmic experimentation over formulaic repetition. It's a snapshot of someone testing their

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