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Lil Mama

Full / Real Name: Niatia Jessica Kirkland
Born: 04 October 1989 (35 years old)
Gender: Female

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Lil Mama is an American pop rapper who was nominated for Monster Single of the Year for her song "Lip Gloss" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (the award went to Rihanna for "Umbrella").

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.

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.

Since 2008 she has been a judge on the reality dance competition America's Best Dance Crew, produced by Randy Jackson.



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