Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)
The King of Hearts recording features André 3000’s rap and Lil Wayne’s spoken introduction around Lloyd’s lead.
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Lloyd Feat. Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne
Why we feature this artist Dedication to My Ex turns the complaint into a performance Dedication to My Ex (Miss That) gives Lloyd an exuberant setting for a subject that is considerably less gracious than the music first suggests. André 3000 adds a guest rap, …
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Dedication to My Ex turns the complaint into a performance
Dedication to My Ex (Miss That) gives Lloyd an exuberant setting for a subject that is considerably less gracious than the music first suggests. André 3000 adds a guest rap, and Lil Wayne’s spoken introduction frames the encounter. The different voices make the record feel like an increasingly animated public performance of a private grievance.
The King of Hearts recording
The song appeared on King of Hearts in 2011. The original licensed album and Interscope video preserve the three names in the featured identity, with Lloyd carrying the principal sung performance. The roles are distinct: an introduction and a rap do different work from the vocal line that keeps returning through the song.
The arrangement’s buoyancy is essential to the effect. Its pace gives Lloyd room to sound agile and emphatic, while the refrain makes his complaint unusually easy to share. The music can feel celebratory even as the words remain attached to resentment and desire.
The guest appearances
André’s passage changes the density of the phrasing and introduces another personality into the established groove. Wayne’s opening contribution gives the track a spoken frame rather than a second equivalent sung role. The guest credit therefore gathers several kinds of performance around Lloyd’s lead.
The original official video accompanied the same 2011 album chapter, extending the song’s already theatrical character. Dedication to My Ex works through the distance between a bitter subject and an inviting sound. The recording does not ask the complaint to become admirable; it gives it rhythm, comic excess and a succession of voices. That friction is what makes the single more particular than a straightforward breakup ballad or an uncomplicated party record.