Lil Mama
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 Lil Mama performing at the Ed Hardy Fashion Show in March 2008. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Naitia Jessica Kirkland |
| Born | October 4, 1989 |
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B |
| Occupations | Rapper, singer-songwriter |
| Labels | Jive, RCA |
Niatia Jessica Kirkland (October 4, 1989) professionally known as Lil Mama, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter
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[edit] Early life
Lil Mama was born in Harlem in 1989. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York where she attended Edward R. Murrow High School. In 2006, Kirkland signed a recording contract with Jive Records. Her mother Tara died on December 15, 2007 following a four-year battle with colon cancer. Kirkland faced personal and financial struggles at an early age. As one of eight brothers and sisters, she started to express herself artistically through poetry and dance.She love lil wayne
[edit] 2006-2008
Her first studio album VYP (Voice of the Young People) was released in late April 2008. The album spawned four singles: "Lip Gloss", "G-Slide (Tour Bus)", "Shawty Get Loose" and "L.I.F.E." The album sold 19,000 copies in the first week, debuting at number 25 on the Billboard 200.
[edit] 2009-2011
[edit] VMA incident
On September 13, 2009, at the MTV Video Music Awards, Lil Mama came onstage during Jay-Z and Alicia Keys's performance of "Empire State of Mind". And while Jay-Z was ending his final verse, Lil Mama came from her seat in the crowd onto the stage and started bobbing her head to the beat. Jay-Z was surprised but continued to perform. Jay-Z patted Lil Mama on the leg to fall back and threw in a quick joke, saying, "You T-Paining right now," a reference to a similar incident at Summer Jam two months earlier when T-Pain jumped onstage with Jay-Z at Summer Jam during his performance of "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)". Lil Mama ignored Jay-Z's gesture and, at the end of the performance, Lil Mama came to the front and posed alongside Jay-Z and Keys.
[edit] Present
Since the release of her first album, Lil Mama has been in the studio working on new music. She released the singles "Dough Boy" featuring Mishon, "On & On & On", and "NYNYLALA" featuring Snoop Dogg, all of which failed to chart. Lil Mama has stated that she doesn't know if she's going to release another album yet, she's just taking it step by step. She has since released two singles entitled, "Scrawberry" & "Hustlers Girl featuring Clyde McKnight".
[edit] Television
Lil Mama is a judge on the dance contest show America's Best Dance Crew She started judging at age 19. She appeared in Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model with Benny Ninja.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- 2008: VYP (Voice of the Young People)
- TBA: Voice Of The Young People: I Am That[1]
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions[2] | Album | |||||
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| US | US R&B |
AUS | CAN | NZ | UK | |||
| 2007 | "Lip Gloss" | 10 | 36[3] | — | — | — | — | VYP (Voice of the Young People) |
| "G-Slide (Tour Bus)" | 124 | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Shawty Get Loose" (featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain) | 10 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 57 | |
| "What It Is (Strike a Pose)" | ||||||||
[edit] Other Appearances
- "Girlfriend (Dr. Luke Remix)" by Avril Lavigne off the Limited Edition of her 2007 album, "The Best Damn Thing", as well as some editions of Lil Mama's debut.
- "Amazed" by Vanessa Hudgens off her 2008 album, "Identified".
- "Block Party" by Lisa Lopes off of her 2009 posthumous album, "Eye Legacy".
- "Video Chat", "Big Boy Rims" and "Cupid" by College Boyys off of their 2010 debut album, "Spring Break".
- "Sexiest" a song by Colombian singer "Yahaira" and featured by her.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- BET Awards
- 2009, Best female Hip-Hop Artist (Nominated)
- 2008, Best female Hip-Hop Artist (Nominated)
- MTV Video Music Awards
- 2007, Monster Single of the Year: "Lip Gloss" (Nominated)
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2008, Choice Rap/Hip-Hop Track: "Shawty Get Loose" (Winner)
- 2008, Choice TV Personality: Randy Jackson's America's Best Dance Crew (Nominated)
- 2007, Choice Rap Artist (Nominated)
- 2007, Choice Summer Song: "Lip Gloss" (Winner)
- 2007, Choice Music Hookup: "Shawty Get Loose" (Nominated)
- MTV Asia Awards
- 2008, Best Hook-up: "Girlfriend" - featured by Avril Lavigne (Nominated)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lil Mama |
- Lil Mama at MTV
- Lil Mama at the Internet Movie Database
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