LiL’ Mama!!!

Lil Mama

Background information
Birth name	Niatia Jessica Kirkland
Born	October 4, 1989 (age 18) Brooklyn, Harlem, , New York, United States
Origin	Harlem, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop, R&B, rap, pop rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, dancer[1] Songwriter
Years active	2007-present
Label(s)	Jive Records, Zomba Label Group
Associated acts	Chris Brown, T-Pain, Natasha Hurricane Chris, Bow Wow, Huey, Swizz Beatz, Rasheeda, Jibbs, Avril Lavgine, Peter Toh
Website	Lil-Mama’s Official Website

Niatia Jessica Kirkland (October 4, 1989), stage name Lil Mama, is a 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 had attended Edward R. Murrow High School.

Lil Mama has been featured on remixes to various singles including “Show Me What You Got” (Jay-Z) “Girlfriend” (Avril Lavigne), “Umbrella” (Rihanna),”Gimme More” (Britney Spears),”Beautiful Girls” (Sean Kingston), and “Just Fine” (Mary J. Blige). She was also featured in the video for Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls“.

Lil Mama was nominated for Monster Single of the Year for her summer smash hit song “Lip Gloss” at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, but the award was given to Rihanna, for “Umbrella“. She appeared as one of the Judges on the MTV reality dance competition America’s Best Dance Crew. ^[2]

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^[3] The music video of “Shawty Get Loose” featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, was dedicated to her.^[4].

Her debut album, VYP: Voice of the Young People was released in April 2008, and debuted at #25 ^[5] in the Billboard charts.^[6]

 

Discography

[edit] Albums

Year	Title	U.S.[7]	Sales and certifications[8][9]
2008	VYP: Voice of the Young People Released: April 29, 2008 Label: Jive Records	25	RIAA certification: TBA [1] U.S. sales: 25,994+Worldwide Sales: 40,000+

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Album	Peak positions
			WW	U.S. Hot	U.S. Pop	UK	CAN	AUS	GER	FRA	IRE	NZ	EU	RIAA Certification
2007	“Lip Gloss“	VYP: Voice of the Young People	37	10	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Gold
	“Girlfriend (Dr. Luke Remix)” (with Avril Lavigne)		1	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	2x Platinum
	“G-Slide (Tour Bus)“		—	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—
2008	“Shawty Get Loose” (feat. Chris Brown & T-Pain)		20	10	15	57	38	41	—	—	—	3	—	Gold
	“L.I.F.E.“

 

~ by aylahbzshu26 on May 23, 2008.