Lloyd previews his fourth album King of Hearts ahead of its July 5 street date. The 14-track LP, his first on Zone 4/Interscope, features all-star collaborations with Chris Brown, R. Kelly, André 3000, Keri Hilson, K’naan, Trey Songz, and more, plus the singles “Lay It Down” and “Be the One.”

Listen to snippets of four new songs including “Luv Me Girl” with Chris Brown and Vega, “Shake It 4 Daddy,” “Bang!!!!” featuring Titi Boi and Salo, and the André 3000-assisted “Dedication to My Ex (Miss That),” which includes narration by Lil Wayne. Plus, hear the full version of the sexy cut “Naked.”

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Lloyd assembles a royal court on his fourth album King of Hearts, arriving July 5. The star-studded lineup features an intro with Game, an André 3000 track narrated by Lil Wayne (“Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)”), “World Cry” with R. Kelly, Keri Hilson, and K’naan, and a duet with Chris Brown (“Luv Me Girl”). Executive produced by Zone 4’s Polow Da Don, the set also includes a sequel to Lloyd’s smash single “You.” Peep the official tracklisting below.

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Lloyd asks his girl to “Stay” for just a little longer on a new song from his King of Hearts album, dropping July 5. Set to a crashing beat by Polow Da Don, the crooner makes a convincing case as Spanish guitars pepper the track. “One more movie, stay/ One more song, stay,” he pleads. Ladies, how can you resist?

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Lloyd takes it back with his piano-driven cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles’ “The Tears of a Clown.” Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. wails over the 1970 Motown classic in anticipation of the release of his own album King of Hearts, featuring appearances from Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, and André 3000.

Listen to Lloyd’s 2011 rendition and as a bonus, watch him cover Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” at his live show.

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Lloyd is assembling a royal lineup for King of Hearts. The R&B crooner has enlisted some of music’s biggest names for his fourth album. While the project doesn’t drop until July 5, Rap-Up.com has more details on some of the scheduled appearances.

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Lloyd promises to “Be the One” on the new single from his fourth album King of Hearts, due July 5. Young Goldie gets some assistance from Young Jeezy and fellow heartthrob Trey Songz, who lays out his freaky plans, on the Polow Da Don-produced club banger. “Girl I want to be the one, be the one to kiss you goodnight,” sings Lloyd, who has only one thing on his mind. Are you listening, ladies?

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Lloyd teases with a snippet of “Be the One,” the next single from his fourth album King of Hearts, due July 5. The Polow Da Don-produced banger is guaranteed to go over well with the ladies with additional vocals from Trey Songz and a verse from Young Jeezy. “Girl I want to be the one to kiss you goodnight,” croon the fellas. Start swooning.

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Lloyd is a man of his word. During a visit to Hot 97.5 in Las Vegas, on-air personality Lady G. reminded the R&B crooner of his promise that they would get matching tattoos. And he didn’t back down when she brought out a tattoo artist, who inked both of them on-air. Lloyd tatted a pencil on his leg, while Lady G. matched it with a pencil sharpener on her foot.

“I live for that. Me and my mom have matching tattoos,” said the “Lay It Down” singer. “All my cousins, we all have the same motto on our wrists, which says, ‘No struggle, no progress.’”

“A man without his word isn’t a man,” added Lloyd, who will release his new album King of Hearts on July 5.

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