Lloyd, Pleasure P, Bobby V, and Sammie

Lloyd - who, for my money, should really be going by his fabulous birth name, Lloyd Polite Jr. - is one of those R&B singers who has a lifelong grounding int he music industry, having come up through a boy band in the form of N-Toon; he started out with the group at the age of just ten. Since then, he’s released a slew of solo records, signing with the likes of Def Jam and Murder Inc. down the years and seeing two of his albums go top ten in his native U.S., thanks in no small part to chart smashes like ‘Southside’ and ‘Get It Shawty’. More recently, he’s decided to veer away from the smooth R&B sound with which he made his name, swapping crooning for rapping and signing with G-Unit Records last year. He’s released one new track to date - the considerably heavier ‘Get Dat Doe’ - and looks set to make a serious tilt at the genre on his as-yet-unconfirmed fifth solo album. How that will affect his live shows remains to be seen; they’ve generally been mellow affairs, as was the case when he appeared at 2012’s Wireless Festival; he performed a slew of his laid-back classics, in a dubious leather jacket/bare chest combo, to a packed tent, and it’s difficult to imagine rap tracks fitting in with that particular vibe - time will tell.

Marcus Ramone Cooper…you may know him as a member of the hip-hop/R&B group Pretty Ricky, but you may also know him better as Pleasure P. Having embarked on his solo career back in 2007, he has continued to use his experiences to put on the best damn show he could possibly give his fans.
During his live sets, he performs mainly from his solo album, but every so often will possibly include a Pretty Ricky song. Because he has been around for so long, and has established a solid fan base, the crowds that flock his stage have been long time fans, or converted by long time fans. This results in almost every person knowing all the words to atleast one of his songs. In addition to the songs off his album, he will also occasionally include new songs, which are usually warmly welcomed by his fans. Watching him perform, you can clearly see that he is constantly striving to be better, to continue his expression of art in the best way he knows how. During the transitions between his songs, he’ll take some time to say things to the audience, things like what the next song is, or a humble thank you.

Honestly, it was a pleasure to see you in London on Friday. Seeing all of my favourite artists all at once on the same day was like a late birthday & Christmas present, and I was really grateful to see you live. I’ve been praying for this day to come for so long and the fact that my wish finally came true (in the end) it makes me know that I have some special kind of strength which makes only great, positive things such as this happen to me in the long run. Altogether I’m really grateful that you was able to make it to London and hearing you play the keyboard like a great star such as Stevie Wonder really touched my heart, you make music sound 10 times sweeter than it is but that goes to show that you are truly talented and it has a wonderful effect on your performance. I would love for you to do a tour of your own and come back down to the UK, because I know for a fact that I would be the first person in London to buy your tickets. You did a wonderful job on your live performance on Friday, I loved seeing you live and hopefully I’ll get to see you live again soon. Love from one of your biggest fan.

Sammie was not at the show!
I received no notification that he would not be in attendance. I would have at least expected an email or some kind of pre warning rather than attending and not even knowing until the show had ended that Sammie was not attending.