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Group Effort: Solo Musicians Band Together on Collaboration Web ...
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Wired - Found Jul. 1, 2009 YourSpins Geared toward mashup artists, this site hosts contests with music by talent such as Sia, Natasha Bedingfield, and Lil Mama. Group Effort: Solo Musicians Band Together on Collaboration Web ... - Wired News Explore All |
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BET Awards winners announced
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UPI - Found Jun. 29, 2009 Norful, Trin-I-Tee 5:7. Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Lil Mama, M.I.A. (winner), Trina. Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Lil Wayne (winner), Rick Ross... Slideshow: 2009 BET Awards Hot Pics - Starpulse Winners from the BET Awards - Boston Globe Winners from the BET Awards - San Jose Mercury News BET Awards 2009 list of winners - Los Angeles Times Explore All |
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Lil Mama Inspires Little Bookworms At BPL’s Summer Reading ...
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Found Jun. 9, 2009 At Brooklyn Public Libraryâ??s summer reading program launch party Thursday, Brooklyn-raised rapper Lil Mama read Eric Carleâ??s â??The ... |
Group Effort: Solo Musicians Band Together on Collaboration Web ...
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Wired News: Top Stories - Found Jul. 1, 2009 YourSpins Geared toward mashup artists, this site hosts contests with music by talent such as Sia, Natasha Bedingfield, and Lil Mama. |
Janet Jackson's BET Speech Moves Ciara, Lil Mama, Others
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MTV - Found Jun. 30, 2009 It was beautiful.' Lil Mama, Wale, Teyana Taylor and Gabrielle Union were among the many that echoed Ciara's sentiments about Janet's... Debbie Rowe Maintains Biological-Mom Status, Dermatologist Quiet ... - E! Online Michael Jackson: Fact or Fiction? - People ArtsBeat: Jackson Tribute at the Apollo - New York Times Jackson Lawyer Says Singers Will Has Been Found - New York Times Explore All |
LiveNews |
2009 BET Award winners
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Zap2it.com - Found Jun. 29, 2009 Smokie Norfu Trin-I-Tee 5:7 Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Lil Mama M.I.A. (Winner) Trina Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Lil Wayne (Winner) Rick Ross T... BET awards honour MJ - Hamilton Spectator Explore All |
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BET Awards Winners Announced
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Post Chronicle - Found Jun. 30, 2009 Norful, Trin-I-Tee 5:7. Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Lil Mama, M.I.A. (winner), Trina. Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Lil Wayne (winner), Rick Ross... |
Beverly Hills Photo Exhibit Becomes Michael Jackson Tribute
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MTV - Found Jun. 30, 2009 Kim Porter, Diddy?s former flame, hosted the festivities, while Lil Mama and Fonzworth Bentley made appearances. |
Apparent Pants Allergy Plagues the BET Awards
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New York Magazine - Found Jun. 30, 2009 ... cassie, chaka khan, ciara, claudia jordan, dj paul, estelle, fashion yearbook, ginuwine, kanye west, lil mama, melody thornton, monica, real... |
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK - Found Jun. 29, 2009 Kings Of Leon Korn Lamb Of God Lemar Leona Lewis Leonard Cohen Leon Jackson Liam Gerner Lil Mama Lil' Chris Lisa Mitchell Little Comets Live... |
Lil Mama Biography
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Lil Mama
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 Lil Mama performing in 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Niatia Jessica Kirkland |
| Born | October 4, 1989 |
| Origin | Harlem and Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, R&B, pop rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, dancer1 Songwriter |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Label(s) | Jive Records, Zomba Label Group |
| Associated acts | Chris Brown, T-Pain, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Hudgens |
| Website | Official website |
Niatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989),2 better known by her stage name Lil Mama, is an MTV Music Award-nominated American rapper currently signed to Jive Records. Lil Mama was born in Harlem and later moved to Brooklyn, New York where she attended Edward R. Murrow High School. 3
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Career
pop/hip-hop/rap Artist Lil Mama has been featured in remixes of various singles including "Girlfriend" (Avril Lavigne), "Umbrella" (Rihanna), "Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston), "Just Fine" (Mary J. Blige),and "Block Party" (Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes). She is of African-American and Native American descent Lil Mama was nominated for Monster Single of the Year for her song "Lip Gloss" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, but the award was given to Rihanna, for "Umbrella". She also appears as one of the judges on the MTV reality dance competition America's Best Dance Crew.4
Tara Kirkland, Lil' Mama's mother, died on December 15, 2007 after a four-year battle with cancer. Lil Mama received the news while on tour and had to rush back home.5 The music video of "Shawty Get Loose" featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, was dedicated to her.6
Her debut album, VYP (Voice of the Young People) was released in April 2008, and debuted at #24 7 in the Billboard charts.8 becoming a commercial failure, garnering sales of under 25,000 in its first week. Lil Mama was scheduled to be featured on a remix/skit version of Lil Wayne's "A Milli", but the song, ultimately, failed to make the final cut of Tha Carter III. She is also featured on Vanessa Hudgens' song, "Amazed" from her 2008 album, Identified. 9
Discography
Albums
Awards/Nominations
- BET Awards
- MTV Video Music Awards
- 2007, Monster Single of the Year: "Lip Gloss" (Nominated)
- MTV Asia Awards
- 2008, Best Hook-up: "Girlfriend" (remix) - featured by Avril Lavigne (Nominated)
References
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- ^ Cordor, Cyril. "Lil Mama - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jnfuxqrdldde~T1. Retrieved on 2009-01-16.
- ^ Bio - LilMamaOnline.com - Jive Records
- ^ Lil Mama Dance Crew Bio
- ^ Barnes, Sia Tiambi. "THE SCOOP: Pitbull, Lil Mama, James Brown". http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_thescoop_12.21.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished. Retrieved on December 21, 2007
- ^ [ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558321/20070427/lil_mama__2_.jhtml Lil Mama Hopes To Make It Big With Some Help From 'Lip Gloss'] MTV.com Apr 27, 2007
- ^ Billboard Album Charts - Top 200 Albums - Music Retail Sales
- ^ Lil Mama Still Reigns As the Voice of the Young People
- ^ http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhR54GbCAtyw45g9th
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