Looks like it was one helluva  pool party… that’s how you go out Weezy! Invite all your folks, party hearty and record until you heart is content.

Since requesting and being granted a release from The Inc, R&B singer Lloyd has been relatively quiet… until now. In an exclusive interview with music veteran and screenwriter (Pastor Brown) Rhonda Baraka, he explained the reasons behind his departure. He noted that, as a young talent – only 20 years old – in the music industry, he noticed several major issues with the once very powerful label.

He was, however, shunned by music veteran Irv Gotti, even as he was instrumental in helping provide an avenue for a Universal Records distribution deal with his hit single “You.”

“There were times when I felt like I was the only one that was dedicated,” Lloyd disclosed. “I’d look around and there was no one else making music. There was no supporting cast. I would go to the studio and there would be no beats in the computer… only beats from a year ago – very outdated sounding material. Here I am with my hands dirty, trying to buld this rubble of a label into something again.”

He goes on to call the New York native “out of touch” in the second part of the interview when prompted to respond to Gotti’s claims that he was not talented.

“My blessing is that God has given me a gift, not Irv,” Lloyd allowed. “And with that said, I can go make more music tonight and it may change your perspective on what he said about me.”

Since going on MTV News to announce he was severing ties with Ashanti,  indicating they’re relationship had run its course, Murder Inc. impresario Irv Gotti, has lost more talent out of his dwindling stable of artists.

R&B crooner Lloyd is now separating himself from the Inc., effective immediately.

“I’m ready for a change,” says Lloyd. “There’s no bad blood. I just feel I need to take more control over my career and get a fresh start. Hopefully Irv can understand my position.”

Freedom it seems, was the deciding factor for Lloyd, who is currently working on an untitled fourth album. In the meantime, the R&B crooner is readying a mixtape with some heavy hitting producers not named Irv Gotti.

“We have plans to get in the studio with Jim Jonsin, The Runners, Cool & Dre, Rodney Jerkins and others,” he says. “In the future, I still hope to work with Irv as a producer as well.”

Gotti and The Inc. ended its three year joint venture with Universal and have yet to partner with another major label.

Henry “Noonie” Lee, Lloyd’s manager, spoke to the idea of growing from the experience with The Inc. while seeking out other options.

“We find ourselves in limbo for the second time in three years,” he said. “It’s frustrating to know that opportunities to advance Lloyd’s career are out there but we can’t exploit them due to our current situation.

“Even though Lloyd is appreciative of the opportunity that has been afforded him by The Inc., he feels it’s time for him to move on and seek opportunities that will allow him to build and enhance his brand.”