Southside (Lloyd album)

Southside
Studio album by Lloyd
Released	July 20, 2004
Length	65:12
Label	The Inc. Def Jam
Producer	Teddy Bishop Jasper Cameron Corron Cole Demi Doc Irv Gotti Artie Green T.W. Hale Rodney "Darkchid" Jerkins Indiana Joan Jimi Kendrix Wally Morris Chink Santana
Lloyd chronology
Southside (2004) Street Love (2007)
Singles from Southside
"Southside" Released: May 8, 2004 "Hey Young Girl" Released: August 14, 2004

Southside is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Lloyd. It was released by The Inc. Records and Def Jam Recordings on July 20, 2004 in the United States. Lloyd teamed with several of record producers to work on the album, including frequent The Inc. producers such as Chink Santana, Demi Doc, Jasper Camero, and label head Irv Gotti as well as Teddy Bishop, Corron Cole, Artie Green, Jimi Kendrix, and Rodney "Darkchid" Jerkins, among others.

The album garnered largely mixed reviews from music critics, some of whom felt that it lacked substance. Southside debuted and reached number three on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number eleven on the US Billboard 200, selling over 67,000 copies in its first week. The album produced the successful top thirty Billboard Hot 100 hit, "the title track" with label-mate Ashanti. A second and final single, "Hey Young Girl, was released in August 2004.