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America's Best Dance Crew: You Should Be Dancin', SALTINES!

TVgasm Blog - Found Mar. 15, 2010
He thinks they did a great job. Lil Mama is all decked out and afrotastic looking this evening.

Posted on March 15, 2010, 2:00 am

'America's Best Dance Crew': The disco inferno burns two

Los Angeles Times - Found Mar. 12, 2010
... their jump ropes were on fire at the end.  Like Lil Mama, I thought it was cool, "like watching a circus." But also like Lil Mama, "I want to...
'America's Best Dance Crew': Disco and Oscar contender Gabourey ... - Los Angeles Times
ABDC Season 5: The South has one hope: Jungle Boogie (video) - Examiner.com
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Posted on March 12, 2010, 7:55 am

America's Best Dance Crew: GagMe With A Jump Rope

TVgasm Blog - Found Mar. 8, 2010
  Lil Mama says they worked their props from beginning to end. She also likes the bubbles on the costume.  Are the bubbles hard?

Posted on March 8, 2010, 3:00 am

'America's Best Dance Crew': Chonique, a Beat Freak, Lil Mama and ...

Los Angeles Times - Found Mar. 4, 2010
In our first conversation with one of the judges since the Shane Sparks shakeup , Chonique spoke with Lil Mama about the show's evolution and...

Posted on March 4, 2010, 1:40 pm

Lil Mama Talks Nicki Minaj's Sex Image, "What She Represents, I ...

SOHH - Found Dec. 19, 2009
Bow Wow Re-Thinks Twitter Rants, 'When Y'all See Me Say Stupid Sh*t, I Don't Mean It' (2 hours ago) Lil Mama Talks Nicki Minaj's Sex Image, 'What She ...

Posted on December 19, 2009, 8:01 am

Rhapsody James Debuts Her Amazing Dance Show "Siren Assassins" In LA

Express Press Release - Found 3 hours ago
... digested the performance front and center stage, while others like Laurie Ann Gibson, Beach Girl5 and Lil Mama also enjoyed at close view...

Posted on March 20, 2010, 3:42 am

'America's Best Dance Crew': The survival of Saltare

Los Angeles Times - Found Mar. 19, 2010
RELATED - Video: Chonique, Lil Mama, Teresa Espinosa and more - Arnel Calvario and the first to fall
ABDC Season 5: And four remain (video) - Examiner.com
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Posted on March 19, 2010, 9:29 am

Usher to Appear on MTV's 'Randy Jackson Presents America's Best ...

Broadway World - Found Mar. 17, 2010
The two crews with the least number of votes will be up for elimination, with the judges - JC Chasez, Lil Mama and Omarion - making the final call...
GRAMMY(R) AWARD-WINNING SUPERSTAR USHER COMES TO MTV'S "RANDY ... - Futon Critic
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Posted on March 17, 2010, 3:47 am

ABDC Season 5: Have questions?

Examiner.com - Found Mar. 16, 2010
... s Best Dance Crew" and we're willing to ask any good questions you might have for the judges (JC Chasez, Lil Mama or Omarion) or any of the...

Posted on March 16, 2010, 5:38 am

Romeo, Kyla Pratt, New Boyz, Lil Mama, JoJo Appear At I Heart Haiti ...

Yahoo! Music - Found Mar. 1, 2010
Romeo, the New Boyz, Lil Mama, JoJo, Steph Jones, and others performed at the I Heart Haiti Kids Benefit Concert and Book Drive which was...
Notes of hope: Singers sing out for Christian relief work in Haiti - USA Today
Exhibition for Haiti - BBC
Supermodel raises cash for Haiti - Eve Cars
A ride for others? lives (189) - Glendale News Press
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Posted on March 1, 2010, 10:48 am

Lil Mama Biography

Lil Mama
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Lil Mama
Birth name Niatia Jessica Kirkland
Born October 4, 1989 (1989-10-04) (age 20)
Origin Harlem and Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genres Hip hop, R&B, rap
Occupations Rapper, singer, dancer1 Songwriter
Years active 2007-present
Labels Jive Records, Zomba Label Group (2007-Present)
Associated acts Chris Brown, T-Pain, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Hudgens, Cool & Dre, Scott Storch, The Runners, Dr. Luke

Niatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989),2 better known by her stage name "Lil Mama", is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and former member of Jive Records. Kirkland was born in Harlem and later moved to the East New York section of Brooklyn, New York where she attended Edward R. Murrow High School.

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Career

In 2006 she signed a recording contract with Jive Records. Lil Mama worked with producers such as Cool & Dre, Scott Storch, The Runners, and Dr. Luke. In June 2007 she released her first single Lip Gloss. The single, which was her breakout hit, peaked at 10 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated Monster Single of the Year at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. This song was #56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

Her second single G-Slide (Tour Bus) was released in September that same year but failed to match Lip Gloss's success failing to chart in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Though the single was a Top Ten hit peaking at #8 on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart making it her first single to chart worldwide. The single was featured in the film How She Move. In February 2008 she released her third single Shawty Get Loose with T-Pain and Chris Brown.

Her debut album VYP (Voice of the Young People) was released via Jive Records April 29, 2008. A fourth official single What It Is (Strike a Pose) with T-Pain failed to chart. A Promo Single Truly In Love Featuring Peter Toh was released in 2009 coincided with a music video.

She is currently a judge on America's Best Dance Crew on MTV. The series which premiered February 7, 2008 has run for five seasons.

Discography

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. AUS CAN NZ UK
Hot 100 R&B Pop
2007 "Lip Gloss" 10 16 15 — — — — VYP (Voice of the Young People)
"G-Slide (Tour Bus)" 124 — — — — 8 —
2008 "Shawty Get Loose" (featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain) 10 43 15 41 38 3 57
"What It Is (Strike a Pose)" (featuring T-Pain) — — — — — — —

Awards and nominations

  • BET Awards
    • 2009, Best female Hip-Hop Artist (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best female Hip-Hop Artist (Nominated)
  • MTV Video Music Awards
  • Teen Choice Awards
    • 2008, Choice Rap/Hip-Hop Track: "Shawty Get Loose" (Winner)
    • 2008, Choice TV Personality: Randy Jackson's America's Next 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)

References

External links

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