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
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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.“ | ||||||||||||||




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