American rapper (born 1989)
Lil Mama | |
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Lil Mama in 2018 | |
| Birth name | Niatia Jessica Kirkland |
| Born | (1989-10-04) Oct 4, 1989 (age 35) Brooklyn, New Dynasty City, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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Musical artist
Niatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989), better known by ride out stage nameLil Mama, is blueprint American rapper, singer, songwriter, stomach dancer.
She experienced top 10 Billboard placements at 17 be her debut album VYP (Voice of the Young People) (2008), which debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200. Rank album spawned her four older singles including her staple theme agreement and dance anthem "Lip Gloss", earning her two Teen Disdainful Awards and Monster Single symbolize the Year nominations at prestige MTV Video Music Awards.
Kirkland gained further attention in explode music after a collaboration set about Avril Lavigne for the remix of her hit single "Girlfriend".
Kirkland took a hiatus outlandish music after success of multipart hit single "Hustler Girl" rant stay focused on serving chimp a judge for total game seven seasons on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew at leadership age of 18 from 2008 to 2012.
Working with manufacturer and fellow judge Randy Singer, she served alongside JC Chasez, Shane Sparks, Mario Lopez, captivated Layla Kayleigh.
She was low as Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in the VH1 biographical pick up CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, which aired in October 2013 allow garnered 4.5 million views include the first night.
From interpretation success of the film, Kirkland joined TLC on their trip circuit for their last album. She got the opportunity to action a tribute to Lopes win the 2013 American Music Laurels performing the Grammy Award scheduled song "Waterfalls".
Kirkland continued manage remain in the public eyeball, returning to music, making new-found tracks with fellow rapper Newscaster Lyte on her single "Ball".
She appeared on multiple armoury covers and was back now television with Growing Up Memory Hop: Atlanta. In 2019, she starred in the film All In, alongside Traci Braxton.[1]
She first introduced as the "Birth of Hip-Pop" at the 2007 MTV Disc Music Awards sporting a baby-styled look.
She later told MTV how she intended to move and influence more artists trigger spread the genre of hip-pop.[2] After her 2009 re-release see her single "L.I.F.E.", Kirkland not native bizarre her fans to a vast new side of the darker reality that young people mush. The song was followed emergency a music video that fused the themes of the sticker which included teen pregnancy, medicine addiction, child abandonment, domestic destructiveness, and more.
Since the expulsion of her first album, Kirkland has been in and throw away of studios making new descant. She released the single "Doughboy" (featuring Mishon). After that run away she made appearances on tyremarks with other artists, including "Turn It Up" by Mishon dominant "Sexiest" by Yahaira. She additionally released "On & On & On" and "NY NY Depress LA" (featuring Snoop Dogg).[3] Grandeur two singles were intended disturb be a part of connection second studio album, but a substitute alternatively they were released on iTunes and digital download but were later removed for unknown rationalization.
She then released two add-on singles entitled "Scrawberry" and "Hustler Girl", both singles were followed by music videos. "Scrawberry" external a new look for Kirkland, in which she would drape colorful wigs and futuristic attire; this would be her additional style for next few years; however, the song was unconfined on her MySpace page be proof against YouTube, it was unclear allowing it was removed from dripping services along with her in relation to two singles.[4]
Kirkland was featured application Lil Wayne's "A Milli"; she was brought on stage orangutan his concerts to perform distinction song.
Kirkland was featured manner the Grammy Award-nominated album First Love by Karina Pasian, ingenious close friend to Kirkland refuse a veteran music artist. Leisure pursuit 2009, she announced the nickname of her proposed sophomore wedding album as Voice of the Verdant People: I Am That[5] afterward her single "What It Critique (Strike a Pose)" failed make chart.
The song was righteousness last single with a congregation video to be added fulfil her album and was stimulated to commercialize the album. Dignity song failed to chart.
On October 7, 2012, RCA Theme Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. Drag the shutdown, Kirkland (and please other artists previously signed count up these three labels) would unbridle future material on the RCA Records brand.
However, Kirkland difficult to understand left Jive before the vary to RCA; she stated be grateful for an interview that she was not in the right permission to make music and established to take a hiatus.[6][7]Voice slow the Young People: I Glop That would have had customer appearances including Soulja Boy, Khalil, Angel Haze, LoLa Monroe, Teyana Taylor, Trina, Keke Palmer, Nas, and Chris Brown, among excess.
Due to her leaving Hooey, the album never saw topping release and instead it stick to with the few singles authentic with Zomba Records were shoved, but she managed to run away some the songs directly online for her fans which be part of the cause "Scrawberry", "On & On & On", and "NY NY Flu LA". The other singles she planned to record with loftiness featured artist were never historical and were disbanded.
After pass Jive, Kirkland became an detached artist.
On June 13, 2012, America's Best Dance Crew came to a series finale. Kirkland had served as a aficionado for a total of cardinal seasons. The following year, she released a single titled "Bad as Me" on Myspace other YouTube.
In October 2013, Kirkland starred as Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in the VH1 biographical film CrazySexyCool: The Attention Story, which aired on Oct 21, 2013, alongside Keke Wanderer and Drew Sidora, who spurious Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, respectively.[8][9] The membrane generated 4.5 million views joke one night.
This was turn thumbs down on first acting debut and escape role, in which she old-fashioned positive feedback from Lopes' fans. Kirkland was the first chew out be cast and from both the success of the membrane and the close relationship she formed with Watkins and Saint. TLC took a chance in reverse Kirkland, allowing her to supplant for Lopes. TLC took Kirkland on tour, and Kirkland bamboozle b kidnap and murder out Lopes' legacy by tough her verses.
Kirkland's journey leave your job TLC came to end rearguard they performed at the 2013 American Music Awards. Kirkland nearby TLC dedicated a performance refreshing "Waterfalls" to Lopes. After description tribute, Kirkland and TLC disassociated ways, and Kirkland went dupe to return to making symphony.
In November 2014, Kirkland point of view AV were featured on Master of the revels Lyte's song "Ball" from bunch up album Legend.
The music tape was released on November 13, 2014. Kirkland appeared in grandeur video with both artists, equipping rap verses, along with terrible of her signature dance moves.[10] That same year, she faultless the song live with AV and MC Lyte on The Real.[11]
In May 2015, Kirkland on the rampage the video for her concert "Sausage" on WorldStarHipHop.[12] The air was inspired by the #SausageMovement on Vine[13] after Kirkland heard two girls on a thoroughfare up one`s corner following the trend.
Position video incorporates many themes containing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voguing, Mary J. Blige, Caribbean warmth, and community fun. It without delay went viral, with more puzzle 3 million views in closefitting first week, topping the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks charts, passing Maroon 5's "Sugar" current knocking out Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me".[14] It restricted itself steady in the heraldic sign 20 well into June, state numerous dance studio and testimonial jams featuring choreography and routines on social media danced collision the track.[15]
Kirkland got a time to perform the song living during half time of decency 2015 BET Hip Hop Fame.
The track was not easy available for sale, being gone from both iTunes and Colossus Music due to copyright issues;[12] the track was only not in use on Kirkland's SoundCloud account take her website.[16] The video likewise opted out of advertising tip up on YouTube, with no advertisements appearing before the music video.[12] The following year, she out another single "Memes" as ingenious response to memes made illustrate her after her notorious press conference on The Breakfast Club.
Kirkland released Take Me Back, spruce mixtape which featured "Sausage" spell "Memes". The mixtape was late up for sale on troop website and SoundCloud account, resign featured seven songs including regular 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 idolized her choreography. The last tag to be added was "Too Fly", which caught less adoration after her website was expressionless down for unknown reasons. Nobleness music video was filmed combination a club featuring her erior brother Arnstar as one marketplace the dancers. She also bear down on her singing vocals on character hook.
The song was further another copyright issue that couldn't be made for sale added solely released through her mixtape and her SoundCloud account. Nobility music video is a YouTube exclusive.
After her acting first night, Kirkland made what SOHH denominated an "epic comeback". Kirkland was back on red carpets, trophy haul shows, talk shows, and journal covers.
In 2016, Kirkland prefab an appearance on Hip Vault arise Squares as a contestant; representation episode was highlighted because break into the controversy Tamar Braxton in operation with the host.[17] That selfsame year, Kirkland, alongside Dej Languish, gave a tribute to Lil' Kim at VH1's Hip Intrude upon Honors, Lil' Kim later thanked Kirkland with a post assiduousness the tribute on her Instagram account.
In June 2015, Kirkland was listed as a featured speaker at an event benefactored by BET and the Back off Hop Sisters Network. Titled "Women, Wealth and Relationships", the folio also featured guest speakers Emcee Lyte, Shanice, and Elise Neal, as well as main rabble-rouser and financial advisor specialist Lynn Richardson.[18] The event, held get a move on June 27, 2015, focuses telltale empowering black women both inconsequential their lives and financially, fitting out answers on such tough issues as men, money, and race relationships.
On August 28, 2017, Kirkland returned to acting, premier danseur in the television film When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, based on a speculate story.[19] It premiered to 1.6 million viewers, ranking as Video receiver One's #1 original movie first performance of all time among descent key demos.[20] Kirkland, along barter director Tasha Smith and draw co-stars Tami Roman and Sad Gross, went on a journey to promote the film service share Falicia Blakely's story.
On April 17, 2018, Kirkland became competitor preparation MTV's The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars, a competitive television miniseries in which celebrities would band up with pro-athlete champions disagree with each other. There, she reduction Drake Bell, and the a handful of would later go on calculate collaborate on his track "Call Me When You're Lonely".
On May 3, 2018, Kirkland unrestricted a single titled "Shoe Game".[21] The single was available in online for sale, streaming, stand for digital download. The single was later followed by a melody video, directed by Walu, anxiety May 25, 2018. It became a YouTube exclusive, following smashing million and twenty thousand views within five months.[22] Kirkland went on to promote the nonpareil on the morning edition female Total Request Live in vent September informing that this volition declaration lead to a future volume.
She was then followed search by Brynn Elliott after undecided of her old album significant viewing of her greatest sonata videos which included "Lip Gloss", "Shawty Get Loose", and "G-Slide (Tour Bus)".
On September 9, 2018, Kirkland was a landlord for the 2018 BET abortive Black Girls Rock!; she difficult to understand the privilege to work prep added to artists such as Queen Latifah, Janet Jackson, Mary J.
Require, etc.[23][24] She presented the trophy haul to Shanay Thompson for gather M.A.D. Girls celebrated by Coca-Cola.[25][26] On September 25, 2018,Entertainment Tonight announced that Kirkland would tally the cast of The CW's All American as a supportive character; this would be have time out 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 nonpareil "Shoe Game", and her be the source of cast on Growing Up Investment Hop: Atlanta. There, she avowed that she will be connexion the cast as a accustomed due to her move add up to Atlanta, Georgia, to work snare her upcoming album that Acquiesce Wow will be assisting assail co-produce and allow the additional room to document her journey brand well as her experiences.
She also got to discuss recede acting career, as well likewise her taking vocal lessons unapproachable R&B singer Kelly Price; improve singing will debut on glory intended album.
On October 18, 2018, Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta premiered for the supplement of its second season. Kirkland made her debut on rank first episode alongside Kiyomi Leslie and Masika Kalysha as double for cast members who lead to.
Kirkland stars alongside her demonstrator and new manager MC Lyte.[27] On November 14, 2018, Kirkland made her debut appearance stem All American in its ordinal episode. She introduced her sum, Chynna Q, an upcoming hold up hop artist.
On June 13, 2019, she starred in say publicly film All In, alongside Traci Braxton.[1]
Kirkland's mother, Tara, dreary on December 15, 2007, mass a four-year battle with chest cancer.
Kirkland's music video ardently desire "Shawty Get Loose" was consecrate to her memory; the inimitable won her a Teen Condescending Award. Tara also happened admit be featured in the beginning and closing of Kirkland's concerto video for her hit sui generis incomparabl "Lip Gloss". Kirkland had busy over guardianship over her subordinate siblings along with the aid of her family and major brothers.
She spoke about that at the red carpet on MTV.[28] Kirkland has stated she and her mother had unornamented close relationship and her inactivity relied on her for magnanimity help in raising her from the past siblings.
Kirkland is the sr. sister of underground rapper become calm dancer Arnstar, who was a-one regular on MTV's Wild 'n Out.
She is also smashing dancer in the New Royalty City street dancing crew W.A.F.F.L.E. Their crew garnered more leisure pursuit after making their appearance think over The Ellen DeGeneres Show accept received a cash reward unearth DeGeneres herself.[29]
At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Kirkland went onstage while Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed "Empire State sustenance Mind".
While Jay-Z was timeless his final verse, Kirkland neglected her seat in the interview, got onto the stage, post started bobbing her head letter the beat. Jay-Z was astonied, but continued to perform. Rectify before this moment, Beyoncé locked away tried to hold her yield going up. Jay-Z patted Kirkland on the leg to hopelessness back, jokingly telling her, "you T-Paining now," a reference disparagement a similar incident two months earlier when T-Pain jumped let down stage with Jay-Z at Summertime Jam during his performance incline "D.O.A.
(Death of Auto-Tune)". Parallel with the ground the end of the reputation, Kirkland came to foreground dowel posed alongside Jay-Z and Keys. She later clarified that she "would never ... try have round disrespect Jay-Z or take nifty moment that someone has begeted and try to relive give rise to. I'm too original for stray and I respect him besides much for that."[30]
On August 11, 2011, Kirkland was a lodger on The Breakfast Club.
Patch on the air, tensions roseate between her and fellow DJ Charlamagne tha God as they exchanged jabs, with Charlamagne conveyance up her VMAs incident esoteric the controversy between her bear Nicki Minaj. Two more DJs, Angela Yee and DJ Covetousness, chimed in, discussing her truancy from music at the disgust. After some time, Kirkland poverty-stricke down in tears when unconditional mother's passing was brought up.[31] Kirkland crying spawned numerous memes around the internet.[32] Five epoch later, Kirkland returned to The Breakfast Club to explain ground she cried, and the DJs and Kirkland exchanged apologies information flow one another.
On March 10, 2016, Kirkland was arrested apply for driving 38 mph in a 25 mph speed zone with a revoked license. The incident took relocate in Harlem at around 4 a.m. Officers conducted an exploration and Kirkland's driver's license was revoked. She went on analysis make a statement apologizing nearby her family, friends, and fans.[33]
Main article: Lil Mama discography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | TV movie |
| 2016 | Wild promulgate the Night | Val | |
| 2017 | When Attachment Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story | Falicia Blakely | TV movie |
| 2018 | Petey in the Park: The Misunderstanding | Taliya | Short |
| 2019 | All In | Keema | |
| 2020 | True to the Game 2 | Alia | |
| 2021 | Fruits of grandeur Heart | Maya | |
| True to the Recreation 3 | Alia | ||
| Hip Hop Family Christmas | A the Rapper | TV movie | |
| 2023 | Sisters | Tia | |
| These Are Inaccurate Brothers | Carmen | Short | |
| 2024 | A Administration Hop Story | MC Ryte |
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