While rappers who sport the prefix Lil' might be a dozen, there is nothing common about 17-year-old Lil' Mama. The teenaged rap phenomenon's first commercial hit "Lip Gloss" is fastly becoming a celebratory anthem for girls of all ages. But unlike kiddie rappers who rely heavily on short-sited gimmicks, Lil' Mama is a multi-faceted artist who boasts the ability to sing, rap and write her own material. Her Jive Records debut, Voice of The Young People explores the mindset of a young woman who is truly wise beyond her years.
Growing up between Brooklyn's rough East New York section and Harlem, Lil' Mama was forced to overcome both personal and financial struggles at an early age. As one of eight brothers and sisters, the rapper born Niatia Kirkland started to express herself artistically as a little girl through poetry and dance. When she was just 10-years-old, Lil' Mama decided to try and put a rhythm behind her poems.
"Between the ages of 10 and 12 I started finding myself with rap," remembers Mama. "That's when I was writing and my father got me into the studio and I recorded some of my first songs. They were more like freestyles. I would take someone else's beat and write a rhyme to it using my own hook."
By the time Lil' Mama started attending Brooklyn's Edward R.Murrow high school she was creating all original material. "I started recording my own songs over original beats, coming up with ideas and letting my imagination really come through my music," she says. "My father really helped me develop as an artist. He basically built me around knowing how to express myself. There's different lanes I take you through with my music. People might think, 'Am I normal for thinking that way?' I'm just letting you know I think that way too."
While Lil' Mama's musical career was starting to fall into place, her personal life took a turn for the worse. In 2003 she learned her mother was diagnosed with colon cancer. As she had always done in the past, Mama came to terms with her emotions through her music. In 2006, Mama teamed up with Ali Samii (former DMX's manager) of Xtra Mile Production and headed out to Atlanta where she got the chance to record with Nappy Roots' producer James "Groove" Chambers.Together they recorded seven songs, including "Lip Gloss," which would quickly find its way onto New York's home for hip-hop and R&B, Hot 97.
"I was going to a Hot 97 free concert and I went to meet up with DJ Enuff to get tickets and I told him I wanted him to play some of my joints on the radio," says Lil' Mama. "He gave me this long speech about how he can't really play music from unknown artist's so I was like, 'You have to hear my record!' So we got in the car and I put it on and he's like, 'Oh this beat is crazy!' He played it on the air the next day."
DJ Enuff wasn't the only industry heavyweight to take notice of Lil' Mama's wide ranging appeal. Dave Lighty, the Senior A&R at Jive Records was also floored by the 17-year-old's instant smash and immediately set out to track her down. "One story I heard was my manager's friend is friends with somebody who is friends with Dave Lighty," explains Mama. "I guess that's how he found me."
On January 10, 2007 Barry Weiss (Presidentof Jive) officially signed the 5'2" rapper to Jive Records. Now with her major label deal to her credit, Lil' Mama has been in and out of various recording studios in New York, Atlanta and Miami and has worked with famed producers like Swizz Beatz and Scott Storch. Her debut album, Voice of The Young People features a wide range of musical and topical issues.Somber songs like "Life" explore a foster child's journey and the hardships of a pregnant teenager.
"Everybody's talking about the same things on the radio-murder, sex and drugs," says Mama. "They have people behind them telling them it's cool and I disagree. There are so many more people struggling and going through so much and to hear somebody brag about the jewelry and stuff like that, it's overrated."
With 17 hard years behind her, Lil' Mama is determined to fill her future with greatness. "People should know that I'm coming from the bottom and I'm going go to the top," she states with utter confidence. "I see myself as an artist who was built on influences. I feel like I have a little bit of everything in me 'cause I take heed to my environment. So I'm offering you everything that I've learned in my life and what I've become."
COURT ORDER!!!
You are accused of.... crawling into my HEART...
And hijacking my SMILES... With your CUTENESS...
HOW DO YOU PLEAD.....
GUILTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU are sentenced...
TO BE MY FRIEND FOR LIFE!!!!!!
NO BAIL...... ;o)
Send this to all your friend's... Including ME!!!
IF YOU GET 10 BACK......!!!!!!!!
YOUR FRiENDSHIP IS WORTH KEEPING
I'm sending this autograph to all my friends here on MyYearBook. Yeah! Like L$7.00 per autograph you get. So copy this, send to your friends and see how many you get back. The more friends you have, the more chance you have of getting those L$'s if you're low Love you to death. If I don't get this back, I understand. But I have a game for you. Once you read this letter, you must send it to 15 people that you really care about, including the person that sent it to you. If you receive at least 7 back, then you are loved. Nobody knows what they have until they loose it. You never leave the person whom you love for the one you like, because that person who you like will leave you for the person whom they love. Tonight, right at 12:00am, your true love is going to realize that they LOVE you! Then something is going to happen to you between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m. Tomorrow, be ready for the greatest shock of your life. If you break this chain, you are going to have bad luck in love for the next years of your life. Send this to 15 people. Do it if you wanna know who your real love is
ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU, ii LOVE YOU
SEND THIS COMMENT TO ALL THE PPL YOU LOVE. LOOK DOWN AT THE TABLE TOO SEE HOW MUCH PPL LOVE YOU...............
1= NOT SO LOVED YOU SHOULD GET OUT OF TOWN
2=SOME PPL LOVE YOU BUT NOT TO MANY
3=PPL LIKE YOU
4= PPL LOVE YOU
5= DANG PPL ADORE YOU
6= FREAKIN POPULAR
Today is "SEXYFRIEND" day and baby you know you are sexy! Send this to all ur sexy friends (even me) if you get:
1 - Your ugly
2 - ok
3 - damn
4 - wow
5 - fine
6 - sexy as HELL
7 - "friendship with benefits" cute
8 - "rip my eyes out" your to hot
9 - def hit that
10 - dyme piece
DO NOT SEND THIS BACK TO THE PERSON THAT SENT YOU IT!!! [not a good idea]
DO THIS ITS SOO FREAKY
thursday october 6, 2005
here just do it
most people aren't sure of what they really want in life. I received this letter from a friend on the computer, did what it told me to, and within a week, everything I had wished came true!! Here's an exact copy,
Did you think of your crush? I hope so, that was your last chance. Now pay very close attention this important message!
Sorry but once read, must be sent. Yes, this is one of those kinda chain letters that everyone hates. This one has been going since 1864 and if you break this chain, you will pay!!!!!! Remember that after hearing these stories.
First Example:
Take Barbra Wallace.. She was a pretty lucky girl, up till she got this same chain letter. She had a crush on the same kid since kindergarden. when she got this mail she didn't pay any attention to it. She just thought, no big deal. And deleted it. The next day her dad got fired and her mom dies in a car crash. If she would have sent the letter none of that would have happened and her mom would be alive.
Second Example:
Try Freddie D. Now Freddie D. was your average nerd. Had glasses, was short and chubby, was in gifted. All the signs of
your total dork. He also received this letter and sent it to 51
people in the hour. Now, like Barbra, he had a crush on a girl since 3rd grade. The next day after sending the chain the girl confessed her love for him ever since 3rd grade. Freddie D. finally had the courage to ask her out, and of course, she had been waiting to yes to that for years. They grew up and
married each other to live happily forever.
Third Example:
Now if you couldn't relate to the others, this'll get ya hooked. Listen to this. A kid named Jordan Johnson was just getting on AOL to check his mail. He was a quiet kid, not that popular but not a geek either. he was just normal. He saw he had mail from his friend. It was this exact letter. Now Jordan Johnsen was a smart kid and he knew what could happen if he didnt pass it on. He simply pulled a few friends from his buddy list and sent it along. The next day, about that same time, he got a phone call. It said he had won the lottery!
then his dad came home and bought him a new bike! His mom bought him Nintendo64 and play station! His grandmother sent him a new computer, and his best friend
gave him tickets to the concert he wanted to go to, Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit! Then he inherited a brand-new tv from his aunt! He was goin' wild! the next day his secret crush asked him out, and they have been going out ever since.
Now, you heard the stories. I know which person i'd rather
be, but thats up to you. I wouldn't wanna end up like Barbra but thats only me. We all want what we cant have but now's ur chance to go out withthat special somebody ur waiting for. Take it or leave it. If you send this to-
1 person- you will lose all luck in ur love life..... forever!!!!!
10 people- your crush will say they like you as a friend...... ONLY!!!!!
15 people- your crush will say they like you
20 people- your crush will ask you out!
25 people- your crush will kiss you!!
30 people - Your crush will have sex with you
35 people-all of these above Safety Tip #10
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