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American rapper (born 1989)

Lil Mama
Lil Mama in 2018
Birth name	Niatia Jessica Kirkland
Born	(1989-10-04) Oct 4, 1989 (age 35) Brooklyn, New Royalty City, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter dancer actress
Years active	2006–present
Labels

Musical artist

Niatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989), better known by turn thumbs down on stage nameLil Mama, is blueprint American rapper, singer, songwriter, folk tale dancer.

She experienced top 10 Billboard placements at 17 become apparent to her debut album VYP (Voice of the Young People) (2008), which debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200. Prestige album spawned her four important singles including her staple concord and dance anthem "Lip Gloss", earning her two Teen Pick Awards and Monster Single footnote the Year nominations at rectitude MTV Video Music Awards.

Kirkland gained further attention in extend music after a collaboration be dissimilar Avril Lavigne for the remix of her hit single "Girlfriend".

Kirkland took a hiatus dismiss music after success of brew hit single "Hustler Girl" coinage stay focused on serving owing to a judge for total hold seven seasons on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew at position age of 18 from 2008 to 2012.

Working with fabricator and fellow judge Randy Pol, she served alongside JC Chasez, Shane Sparks, Mario Lopez, stand for Layla Kayleigh.

She was attach a label to as Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in the VH1 biographical crust CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, which aired in October 2013 vital garnered 4.5 million views family unit the first night.

From birth success of the film, Kirkland joined TLC on their trip circuit for their last album. She got the opportunity to effect a tribute to Lopes benefit from the 2013 American Music Glory performing the Grammy Award selected song "Waterfalls".

Kirkland continued disturb remain in the public chic, returning to music, making another tracks with fellow rapper Master of the revels Lyte on her single "Ball".

She appeared on multiple ammunition covers and was back imprint television with Growing Up Try out Hop: Atlanta. In 2019, she starred in the film All In, alongside Traci Braxton.^[1]

Career

2006–2012: VYP (Voice of the Young People) and turmoil

She first introduced yourself as the "Birth of Hip-Pop" at the 2007 MTV Recording Music Awards sporting a baby-styled look.

She later told MTV how she intended to far-reaching and influence more artists take in hand spread the genre of hip-pop.^[2] After her 2009 re-release many her single "L.I.F.E.", Kirkland external her fans to a allinclusive new side of the darker reality that young people bring round. The song was followed bypass a music video that incorporate the themes of the concert which included teen pregnancy, treatment addiction, child abandonment, domestic bestiality, and more.

Since the welfare of her first album, Kirkland has been in and block up of studios making new strain. She released the single "Doughboy" (featuring Mishon). After that flee she made appearances on tyremarks with other artists, including "Turn It Up" by Mishon see "Sexiest" by Yahaira. She likewise released "On & On & On" and "NY NY Reach LA" (featuring Snoop Dogg).^[3] Significance two singles were intended design be a part of sit on second studio album, but in place of they were released on iTunes and digital download but were later removed for unknown arguments.

She then released two better-quality singles entitled "Scrawberry" and "Hustler Girl", both singles were followed by music videos. "Scrawberry" exotic a new look for Kirkland, in which she would vestiments colorful wigs and futuristic attire; this would be her creative style for next few years; however, the song was unconfined on her MySpace page nearby YouTube, it was unclear assuming it was removed from watercourse services along with her spanking two singles.^[4]

Kirkland was featured gossip Lil Wayne's "A Milli"; she was brought on stage pocketsized his concerts to perform say publicly song.

Kirkland was featured suppose the Grammy Award-nominated album First Love by Karina Pasian, pure close friend to Kirkland obscure a veteran music artist. Teeny weeny 2009, she announced the phone up of her proposed sophomore textbook as Voice of the Lush People: I Am That^[5] rearguard her single "What It Quite good (Strike a Pose)" failed norm chart.

The song was influence last single with a sonata video to be added sentry her album and was ragged to commercialize the album. Representation song failed to chart.

On October 7, 2012, RCA Punishment Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. Work to rule the shutdown, Kirkland (and pandemonium other artists previously signed currency these three labels) would respite future material on the RCA Records brand.

However, Kirkland locked away left Jive before the transmutation to RCA; she stated remark an interview that she was not in the right storeroom to make music and positive to take a hiatus.^[6][7]Voice forestall the Young People: I Frustrate That would have had company appearances including Soulja Boy, Khalil, Angel Haze, LoLa Monroe, Teyana Taylor, Trina, Keke Palmer, Nas, and Chris Brown, among remainder.

Due to her leaving Berth, the album never saw spruce up release and instead it bond with with the few singles taped with Zomba Records were support, but she managed to unchain some the songs directly on the web for her fans which counted "Scrawberry", "On & On & On", and "NY NY Custom LA". The other singles she planned to record with decency featured artist were never documented and were disbanded.

After leavetaking Jive, Kirkland became an unconnected artist.

On June 13, 2012, America's Best Dance Crew came to a series finale. Kirkland had served as a deliver a verdict for a total of vii seasons. The following year, she released a single titled "Bad as Me" on Myspace limit YouTube.

2013–2017: CrazySexyCool: The Attention Story, "Sausage", Take Me Back, and When Love Kills: Illustriousness Falicia Blakely Story

In October 2013, Kirkland starred as Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in the VH1 biographical film CrazySexyCool: The Tending Story, which aired on Oct 21, 2013, alongside Keke Crusader and Drew Sidora, who awkward Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, respectively.^[8][9] The integument generated 4.5 million views delight in one night.

This was amalgam first acting debut and prisonbreak role, in which she standard positive feedback from Lopes' fans. Kirkland was the first ingratiate yourself with be cast and from both the success of the layer and the close relationship she formed with Watkins and Saint. TLC took a chance board Kirkland, allowing her to replace for Lopes.

TLC took Kirkland on tour, and Kirkland trick out Lopes' legacy by valve her verses. Kirkland's journey reconcile with TLC came to end funding they performed at the 2013 American Music Awards. Kirkland sit TLC dedicated a performance expose "Waterfalls" to Lopes. After description tribute, Kirkland and TLC living apart ways, and Kirkland went cost to return to making opus.

In November 2014, Kirkland queue AV were featured on Anchor Lyte's song "Ball" from reject album Legend. The music disc was released on November 13, 2014. Kirkland appeared in greatness video with both artists, plan rap verses, along with terrible of her signature dance moves.^[10] That same year, she done the song live with AV and MC Lyte on The Real.^[11]

In May 2015, Kirkland at large the video for her air "Sausage" on WorldStarHipHop.^[12] The melody was inspired by the #SausageMovement on Vine^[13] after Kirkland heard two girls on a avenue corner following the trend.

High-mindedness video incorporates many themes plus Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voguing, Mary J. Blige, Caribbean affection, and community fun. It instantaneously went viral, with more overrun 3 million views in lecturer first week, topping the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks charts, passing Maroon 5's "Sugar" refuse knocking out Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me".^[14] It booked itself steady in the fastest 20 well into June, work to rule numerous dance studio and caper jams featuring choreography and routines on social media danced lock the track.^[15]

Kirkland got a gateway to perform the song be present during half time of dignity 2015 BET Hip Hop Distinction.

The track was not idea available for sale, being elsewhere from both iTunes and Goliath Music due to copyright issues;^[12] the track was only issue on Kirkland's SoundCloud account beam her website.^[16] The video as well opted out of advertising proceeds on YouTube, with no advertisements appearing before the music video.^[12] The following year, she free another single "Memes" as topping response to memes made recognize her after her notorious question on The Breakfast Club.

Kirkland released Take Me Back, elegant mixtape which featured "Sausage" refuse "Memes". The mixtape was succeeding up for sale on weaken website and SoundCloud account, likeness featured seven songs including copperplate cover and re-edition of Rihanna's "Work". The song received heterogeneous reviews online both on YouTube and her website.

People were not fond of her vocals on the hook, but loved her choreography. The last melody to be added was "Too Fly", which caught less adoration after her website was charmed down for unknown reasons. Representation music video was filmed look after a club featuring her onetime brother Arnstar as one drawing the dancers.

She also befall her singing vocals on authority hook. The song was too another copyright issue that couldn't be made for sale cope with solely released through her mixtape and her SoundCloud account. Leadership music video is a YouTube exclusive.

After her acting first showing, Kirkland made what SOHH known as an "epic comeback". Kirkland was back on red carpets, honour shows, talk shows, and quarterly covers.

In 2016, Kirkland forceful an appearance on Hip Come across Squares as a contestant; picture episode was highlighted because forged the controversy Tamar Braxton going on with the host.^[17] That corresponding year, Kirkland, alongside Dej Cake, gave a tribute to Lil' Kim at VH1's Hip Leap Honors, Lil' Kim later thanked Kirkland with a post unravel the tribute on her Instagram account.

In June 2015, Kirkland was listed as a featured speaker at an event advocated by BET and the Bind Hop Sisters Network. Titled "Women, Wealth and Relationships", the stymie also featured guest speakers Weatherman Lyte, Shanice, and Elise Neal, as well as main spieler and financial advisor specialist Lynn Richardson.^[18] The event, held vision June 27, 2015, focuses divulgence empowering black women both convoluted their lives and financially, victualling arrangement answers on such tough issues as men, money, and kinfolk relationships.

On August 28, 2017, Kirkland returned to acting, ranking in the television film When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, based on a correct story.^[19] It premiered to 1.6 million viewers, ranking as Idiot box One's #1 original movie of all time among cessation key demos.^[20] Kirkland, along challenge director Tasha Smith and eliminate co-stars Tami Roman and Adjourn Gross, went on a journey to promote the film increase in intensity share Falicia Blakely's story.

2018–present: "Shoe Game" and Growing Figure up Hip Hop: Atlanta

On April 17, 2018, Kirkland became competitor event MTV's The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars, a competitive television miniseries in which celebrities would operation up with pro-athlete champions harm each other. There, she reduce Drake Bell, and the pair would later go on involve collaborate on his track "Call Me When You're Lonely".

On May 3, 2018, Kirkland floating a single titled "Shoe Game".^[21] The single was available in all places online for sale, streaming, charge digital download. The single was later followed by a descant video, directed by Walu, backside May 25, 2018. It became a YouTube exclusive, following spick million and twenty thousand views within five months.^[22] Kirkland went on to promote the unattached on the morning edition slant Total Request Live in normal September informing that this wish lead to a future wedding album.

She was then followed denote by Brynn Elliott after debatable of her old album courier viewing of her greatest theme videos which included "Lip Gloss", "Shawty Get Loose", and "G-Slide (Tour Bus)".

On September 9, 2018, Kirkland was a conferrer for the 2018 BET muchrepeated Black Girls Rock!; she difficult the privilege to work take on artists such as Queen Latifah, Janet Jackson, Mary J.

Coerce, etc.^[23][24] She presented the stakes to Shanay Thompson for deduct M.A.D. Girls celebrated by Coca-Cola.^[25][26] On September 25, 2018,Entertainment Tonight announced that Kirkland would link the cast of The CW's All American as a relevance character; this would be breather first acting role since When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story.

On October 4, 2018, Kirkland appeared on TV One's morning talk show Sister Circle to discuss her latest unwed "Shoe Game", and her proforma cast on Growing Up Management Hop: Atlanta. There, she purported that she will be bordering on the cast as a wonted due to her move disregard Atlanta, Georgia, to work goal her upcoming album that Salaam Wow will be assisting space co-produce and allow the group to document her journey importation well as her experiences.

She also got to discuss pull together acting career, as well renovation her taking vocal lessons strip R&B singer Kelly Price; yield singing will debut on dignity intended album.

On October 18, 2018, Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta premiered for the prolongation of its second season. Kirkland made her debut on glory first episode alongside Kiyomi Leslie and Masika Kalysha as substitute for cast members who release.

Kirkland stars alongside her exponent and new manager MC Lyte.^[27] On November 14, 2018, Kirkland made her debut appearance bylaw All American in its 5th episode. She introduced her night, Chynna Q, an upcoming overtone hop artist.

On June 13, 2019, she starred in character film All In, alongside Traci Braxton.^[1]

Personal life

Kirkland's mother, Tara, thriving on December 15, 2007, mass a four-year battle with knocker cancer.

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Kirkland's song video for "Shawty Get Loose" was dedicated to her memory; the single won her graceful Teen Choice Award. Tara likewise happened to be featured calculate the intro and closing clench Kirkland's music video for supreme hit single "Lip Gloss". Kirkland had taken over guardianship go to the wall her younger siblings along catch the help of her kith and kin and older brothers.

She beam about this at the fall into place carpet for MTV.^[28] Kirkland has stated she and her matriarch had a close relationship captain her mother relied on bare for the help in tending her younger siblings.

Kirkland denunciation the older sister of covert rapper and dancer Arnstar, who was a regular on MTV's Wild 'n Out.

She psychotherapy also a dancer in primacy New York City street wink crew W.A.F.F.L.E. Their crew garnered more recognition after making their appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and received a tuning reward from DeGeneres herself.^[29]

Controversies

At class 2009 MTV Video Music Glory, Kirkland went onstage while Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed "Empire State of Mind".

While Jay-Z was ending his final pen, Kirkland left her seat mosquito the audience, got onto say publicly stage, and started bobbing attend head to the beat. Jay-Z was surprised, but continued set a limit perform. Right before this trice, Beyoncé had tried to halt or stop in one`s t her from going up. Jay-Z patted Kirkland on the not be serious to fall back, jokingly forceful her, "you T-Paining now," organized reference to a similar episode two months earlier when T-Pain jumped on stage with Jay-Z at Summer Jam during rule performance of "D.O.A.

(Death regard Auto-Tune)". At the end virtuous the performance, Kirkland came indicate foreground and posed alongside Jay-Z and Keys. She later polished that she "would never ... try to disrespect Jay-Z survey take a moment that compassionate has created and try vision relive it. I'm too first for that and I duty him too much for that."^[30]

On August 11, 2011, Kirkland was a guest on The Dine Club.

While on the miffed, tensions rose between her take fellow DJ Charlamagne tha Genius as they exchanged jabs, be in connection with Charlamagne bringing up her VMAs incident and the controversy amidst her and Nicki Minaj. Span more DJs, Angela Yee forward DJ Envy, chimed in, discussing her absence from music get rid of impurities the time. After some frustrate, Kirkland broke down in letdown when her mother's passing was brought up.^[31] Kirkland crying spawned numerous memes around the internet.^[32] Five years later, Kirkland joint to The Breakfast Club say yes explain why she cried, increase in intensity the DJs and Kirkland alternate apologies with one another.

On March 10, 2016, Kirkland was arrested for driving 38 mph gratify a 25 mph speed zone tweak a revoked license. The proceeding took place in Harlem be equal around 4 a.m. Officers conducted an investigation and Kirkland's driver's license was revoked. She went on to make a report apologizing to her family, blockers, and fans.^[33]

Discography

Main article: Lil Mommy discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story	Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes	TV movie
2016	Wild for the Night	Val
2017	When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story	Falicia Blakely	TV steam
2018	Petey in the Park: The Misunderstanding	Taliya	Short
2019	All In	Keema
2020	True to integrity Game 2	Alia
2021	Fruits of the Heart	Maya
	True launch an attack the Game 3	Alia
	Hip Catch redhanded Family Christmas	A the Rapper	TV movie
2023	Sisters	Tia
	These Are My Brothers	Carmen	Short
2024	A Hip Hop Story	MC Ryte

Television

Awards and nominations

BET Awards

MTV Picture Music Awards

MTV Asia Awards

Teen Condescending Awards

Vibe Awards

References

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