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  • Born: October 04, 1989, New York, NY [Harlem]
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Representative Songs: "Shawty Get Loose

Biography

Jumping onto the airwaves at 17, Lil Mama cleared a wide path for herself with the major radio hit "Lip Gloss" in early 2007. Raised in both Brooklyn and Harlem, Niatia Kirkland grew up with seven other siblings. She found solace in writing poetry as well as dance choreography. But with the encouragement of her father, who owns the record label Familiar Faces, she knew that being a hip-hop artist could enhance both of those interests. Joining her father's label, she traveled to Atlanta in 2006 to work exclusively with producer James "Groove" Chambers, who helped construct the "Lip Gloss" single. After some ambitious maneuvering to get her music heard, New York's flagship hip-hop/R&B station Hot 97 began playing the record constantly. When Jive Records caught wind of the "lip gloss-poppin'" single, the company quickly scooped her up in January 2007 and made Lil Mama a teen rap sensation all over the East Coast. Moving into spring and summer of that year, her reach began to expand nationally as her impressively choreographed video for the song went into rotation on MTV and BET's 106 & Park. The Jive connection allowed the high-school lyricist to bring in heavy-hitting producers like Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz, and DJ Green Lantern for her Familiar Faces/Jive debut album. ~ Cyril Cordor, All Music Guide
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Lil Mama
Birth name Niatiah Jessica Kirkland
Born October 4, 1989 (1989-10-04) (age 20)
Origin Harlem and Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genres Hip hop, Pop, R&B, pop rap
Occupations Rapper, singer, dancer[1] Songwriter
Years active 2007-present
Labels Jive Records, Zomba Label Group
Associated acts Chris Brown, T-Pain, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Hudgens

Niatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989),[2] better known as "Lil Mama", is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer recently signed and released from 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 it 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 premeired February 7 2008 has ran for four seasons with a fifth season recently been announced as of November 2009. She has also begun recording on her second studio album Voice of the Young People: I Am That set for release in 2010 with little known about the album.

Awards and nominations

Discography

Singles

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

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Cordor, Cyril. "Lil Mama - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jnfuxqrdldde~T1. Retrieved 2009-01-16. 
  3. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/20/lil-mama-reveals-new-album-title/

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v • d • e
Lil Mama
Albums
Singles
"Lip Gloss" · "G-Slide (Tour Bus)" · "Shawty Get Loose" · "What It Is (Strike a Pose)"
Featured singles
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v • d • e
America's Best Dance Crew
Seasons
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Hosts
Mario Lopez (Host)  · Layla Kayleigh (Co-Host/Backstage Correspondence)
Judges
JC Chasez · Lil Mama · Shane Sparks
Guest Judges
Missy Elliott · Kid Rainen of JabbaWockeeZ
Winners
Runners-up
3rd Place
Kaba Modern  · Fanny Pak  · Fly Khicks  · Massive Monkees
Related
Randy Jackson (Executive Producer)  · Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo (Supervising Choreographers)  · Kara Saun (Costume Designer) · District 78 (Music Remixing/Production)

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