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Lil Mama 'More Disciplined' for Her Comeback Album

Posted Feb 28th 2011 3:15PM by Latifah Muhammad
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It's been four years since Lil Mama's 'Lip Gloss' was poppin', and despite getting booed during a freestlye performance late last year, the Brooklyn native is ready to get back into the swing of things. Mama, now 21, revealed that she was able to make it through the performance amid the crowd's jeers pulling on the strength from both God and her family, and credits her life experiences with the evolution of her career.

"I think I've grown not only as an artist but as a person," she told The BoomBox when asked about her reaction to being booed in her hometown. "I'm a really hyper spirit, sometimes other people are not ready for heavy energy. Not saying that I'm going to slow down my performances or anything like that, but as an artist I've grown to learn how to be a little bit more disciplined. I've been through a lot of things, especially in the last three, four years of my career. Everything that I've been through is key to learning something new."

Aside from working on new music, the rapper continues to transition from being an artist to a TV personality, reprising her gig as one of three judges on the MTV show 'America's Best Dance Crew.' With the show going into its sixth season, Lil Mama is excited to help aspiring dancers showcase their talents. "The new season is gonna be dope," she promises. "'America's Best Dance Crew' -- that's a milestone for me and I'm happy to be a part of it."

The show which is produced by 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson premiered on the network in February of 2008. Singer Omarion signed on as a judge taking the place of Shane Sparks, who was riddled by a child molestation scandal resulting in his arrest in 2009. The new season of 'ABDC' will premiere on April 7, on MTV.

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Martini

Karen...ur a tired soul. Ur mind is simple and you need help.

March 03 2011 at 11:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

William Liddle

How do you make a living reciting dirty little dittys to music?

March 03 2011 at 8:23 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sean

I'm over here cracking up because I'll bet my wallet that 99% of those who are downing rap are white and those same 99% have no idea that rap is the majority of whats in their son's, daughter's, niece's, nephew's iPod. I'm from NY but I now live in the south and regardless to where I am not a day goes by that I don't pull up next to some "wannabe down with the hood" white kid (males AND females) with his/her music turned up to 100 and bobbing their heads to this "so-called" trash music.

March 02 2011 at 7:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sealourborderusa

trash music /noise talentless @#$%

March 01 2011 at 10:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

The was the song in the 70's that went...

Rapper, Rapper, Rapper. They call him the Rapper. Rap, Rap, Rap, you know what he's after!
Anyway I said that to say, that song was the only Rap I listened to in my whole life.

March 01 2011 at 9:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

lalusamedusa

Rap is the biggest money maker in the music industry. The majority of the people who buy it and attend the concerts are not minorities. If you have a problem with this talk to the people who buy it. Hiding behind your sheet while posting your ignorance isn't going to change change this fact. Either you come up with a new form of music that will garner more sales than rap or go to a story about the type of music you like and sing it's praises. Hate makes waste.

March 01 2011 at 8:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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slapyomomma1

aLalusamedusa lol ^5

March 01 2011 at 11:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jim Allen

Rap Music is the equivalent to 100 different piles of shit. Different sound, same smell.

March 01 2011 at 7:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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sewala

Seems like you are quite an expert on sh1t.

March 02 2011 at 9:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

gizmo

Motown of the 60's through the 70's. THAT was great music. You know, carrying a tune without Autotune, sensible and UNDERSTANDABLE lyrics, great harmonies.
(c)rap is just junk. The people who perpetrate this junk. Also someone should explain what's the purpose of all the hand jive silliness. Does it make a better singer? It isn't working. Most folks with uncontrolled hand tremors take meds for it.

March 01 2011 at 6:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

1 reply to gizmo's comment

There was a song in the 70's that went.....

Rapper Rapper Rapper, they call him the Rapper! Rap Rap Rap, you know what he's after.
Anyway I said that to say, this song was the closest I have ever gotten to listening to Rap!

March 01 2011 at 9:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

HarleyCowboy

Yeah, the rappers are smiling all the way to the bank because they know they can make money off the morons who listen to that crap. Anyone who thinks they're some kind of "badass" and writes this "music", bragging about beating, shooting and raping and f**king only shows how sick this generation is.

March 01 2011 at 4:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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andrewutp

Rap is an art like anything else, just because it's rap it doesn't mean it has to be gangster rap. It's an art.

March 01 2011 at 7:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

calistud4fem

For all you people that claim that rap is not music, well millions of other people are proving you wrong and rappers make more in one day then most of you make in a year, they do this all by creating rap music that you so call say it's not music,lol
rappers are laughing their way to the bank.

March 01 2011 at 3:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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andrewutp

Thats not true, only a handful of rappers actually even make that kind of money. Most rappers are broke, and rent all of the items that they boast about on tv. Most of it is a smoke a mirrors show.

How do I know? Because I've met so many of them. I've met the really successful ones, and I've worked with and met the other 98% who pretend to be successful. With the exception of a few moguls in the industry most of them are broke because their income is not steady.

I did producing and you don't realize how many formely successful rappers would beg me for free beats because they didn't have the money to pay and my prices weren't even high, I would chardge like 5 - 7,000. Also when I worked as a GM for Frank Lucas I met Jay-Z, I also met 50 cent 2 rappers that really have money, the difference is staggering. Theres no middle class in the rap game you're either making a lot of money or you're full of crap. Most of them unfortunately are full of crap.

March 01 2011 at 7:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Reggie Wagstaff

And you sit in your mother's house in your underwear, dreaming of being important and powerful. Then you'd tell the world what you think. Then you'd be listened to and respected. Instead, you are broke and without prospects. So you listen to rap and act surly, wanting to be like those you idolize, dream about, worship. You cannot bear the thought that rappers are talentless and do not care about you You want to be loved by someone who is important. Take my money and love me! Make me someone!

March 01 2011 at 9:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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