If you've spent any time listening to either of The-Dream's fantastic albums—Love/Hate and Love Vs. Money—or any of the embarrassing amount of hits he's written with producing partner Tricky Stewart (like Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Jesse McCartney's "Leavin'"), then you must be pretty excited about the impending release of Mr. Milian's upcoming third album, Love King.
One of the reasons why The-Dream has been so successful at making hits people can dance to—and relate to—is because he allows himself to be vulnerable in his songwriting, often singing about break-ups and betrayal in an incredibly humane and empathetic way. That said, it's a little surprising to hear him brushing dirt of his shoulder so effortlessly on his third album's first single, "Love King."
The song definitely finds The-Dream having a "me" day, as heard in lyrics like, "I got girls in the trap/Girls on my label/Girls at the bank, because I'm about my paper." Wonder if wife Christina Milian agrees?
+ Listen to The-Dream, "Love King," here