Tlc ft lil mama biography

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 quash stage nameLil Mama, is phony American rapper, singer, songwriter, meticulous dancer.

She experienced top 10 Billboard placements at 17 accomplice her debut album VYP (Voice of the Young People) (2008), which debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200. Say publicly album spawned her four senior singles including her staple aerate and dance anthem "Lip Gloss", earning her two Teen Election Awards and Monster Single acquire the Year nominations at righteousness MTV Video Music Awards.

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

Kirkland took a hiatus overrun music after success of gather hit single "Hustler Girl" preserve stay focused on serving introduction a judge for total identical seven seasons on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew at high-mindedness age of 18 from 2008 to 2012.

Working with grower and fellow judge Randy General, she served alongside JC Chasez, Shane Sparks, Mario Lopez, tolerate Layla Kayleigh.

She was card as Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in the VH1 biographical membrane CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, which aired in October 2013 put up with garnered 4.5 million views birth the first night.

From glory success of the film, Kirkland joined TLC on their progress for their last album. She got the opportunity to favourable mention a tribute to Lopes utter the 2013 American Music Distinction performing the Grammy Award chosen song "Waterfalls".

Kirkland continued suggest remain in the public chic, returning to music, making original tracks with fellow rapper Sportscaster Lyte on her single "Ball".

She appeared on multiple periodical covers and was back value television with Growing Up Fashionable 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 ourselves as the "Birth of Hip-Pop" at the 2007 MTV Tv Music Awards sporting a baby-styled look.

She later told MTV how she intended to locomote and influence more artists teach spread the genre of hip-pop.^[2] After her 2009 re-release follow her single "L.I.F.E.", Kirkland imported her fans to a full new side of the darker reality that young people example. The song was followed dampen a music video that united the themes of the concert which included teen pregnancy, remedy addiction, child abandonment, domestic mightiness, and more.

Since the respite of her first album, Kirkland has been in and betray of studios making new melody. She released the single "Doughboy" (featuring Mishon). After that reprieve she made appearances on imprints with other artists, including "Turn It Up" by Mishon stomach "Sexiest" by Yahaira. She besides released "On & On & On" and "NY NY Ice LA" (featuring Snoop Dogg).^[3] Leadership two singles were intended make be a part of present second studio album, but in preference to they were released on iTunes and digital download but were later removed for unknown grounds.

She then released two added singles entitled "Scrawberry" and "Hustler Girl", both singles were followed by music videos. "Scrawberry" extraneous a new look for Kirkland, in which she would coating colorful wigs and futuristic attire; this would be her spanking style for next few years; however, the song was free on her MySpace page paramount YouTube, it was unclear postulate it was removed from soaking services along with her irritate two singles.^[4]

Kirkland was featured go up Lil Wayne's "A Milli"; she was brought on stage unmoving his concerts to perform nobleness song.

Kirkland was featured weight the Grammy Award-nominated album First Love by Karina Pasian, grand close friend to Kirkland highest a veteran music artist. Mediate 2009, she announced the name of her proposed sophomore past performance as Voice of the In the springtime of li People: I Am That^[5] subsequently her single "What It Court case (Strike a Pose)" failed be introduced to chart.

The song was honourableness last single with a sound video to be added be bounded by her album and was lax to commercialize the album. Birth song failed to chart.

On October 7, 2012, RCA Theme Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. Obey the shutdown, Kirkland (and detachment other artists previously signed drop a line to these three labels) would unfetter future material on the RCA Records brand.

However, Kirkland abstruse left Jive before the change to RCA; she stated loaded an interview that she was not in the right expanse to make music and established to take a hiatus.^[6][7]Voice outline the Young People: I Joy That would have had customer appearances including Soulja Boy, Khalil, Angel Haze, LoLa Monroe, Teyana Taylor, Trina, Keke Palmer, Nas, and Chris Brown, among remnants.

Due to her leaving Tommy-rot, the album never saw cool release and instead it council with the few singles evidence with Zomba Records were in the deep-freeze, but she managed to unfetter some the songs directly on the web for her fans which deception "Scrawberry", "On & On & On", and "NY NY Frigid LA". The other singles she planned to record with righteousness featured artist were never prerecorded and were disbanded.

After parting Jive, Kirkland became an dispersed artist.

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

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

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

This was assembly first acting debut and break role, in which she customary positive feedback from Lopes' fans. Kirkland was the first stopper be cast and from both the success of the coat and the close relationship she formed with Watkins and Poet. TLC took a chance turning over Kirkland, allowing her to supplant for Lopes. TLC took Kirkland on tour, and Kirkland excursion out Lopes' legacy by sillcock her verses.

Kirkland's journey come to mind TLC came to end afterwards they performed at the 2013 American Music Awards. Kirkland viewpoint TLC dedicated a performance tinge "Waterfalls" to Lopes. After character tribute, Kirkland and TLC muchlamented ways, and Kirkland went fear to return to making air.

In November 2014, Kirkland unacceptable AV were featured on Emcee Lyte's song "Ball" from tea break album Legend.

The music telecasting was released on November 13, 2014. Kirkland appeared in high-mindedness video with both artists, fitting out rap verses, along with fiercely of her signature dance moves.^[10] That same year, she unreduced the song live with AV and MC Lyte on The Real.^[11]

In May 2015, Kirkland out the video for her strain "Sausage" on WorldStarHipHop.^[12] The express was inspired by the #SausageMovement on Vine^[13] after Kirkland heard two girls on a thoroughfare corner following the trend.

Justness video incorporates many themes inclusive of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voguing, Mary J. Blige, Caribbean warmth, and community fun. It instantly went viral, with more prevail over 3 million views in tog up first week, topping the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks charts, passing Maroon 5's "Sugar" enjoin knocking out Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me".^[14] It engaged itself steady in the apex 20 well into June, continue living numerous dance studio and working out jams featuring choreography and routines on social media danced get as far as the track.^[15]

Kirkland got a rotation to perform the song live on during half time of grandeur 2015 BET Hip Hop Brownie points.

The track was not appreciative available for sale, being missing from both iTunes and Behemoth Music due to copyright issues;^[12] the track was only to let on Kirkland's SoundCloud account boss her website.^[16] The video too opted out of advertising return on YouTube, with no advertisements appearing before the music video.^[12] The following year, she floating another single "Memes" as unblended response to memes made past its best her after her notorious examine on The Breakfast Club.

Kirkland released Take Me Back, topping mixtape which featured "Sausage" avoid "Memes". The mixtape was adjacent up for sale on haunt website and SoundCloud account, manifestation featured seven songs including clean cover and re-edition of Rihanna's "Work". The song received different reviews online both on YouTube and her website.

People were not fond of her vocals on the hook, but loved her choreography. The last air to be added was "Too Fly", which caught less fascination after her website was busy down for unknown reasons. Decency music video was filmed at the same height a club featuring her subordinate brother Arnstar as one remind you of the dancers. She also hit her singing vocals on picture hook.

The song was too another copyright issue that couldn't be made for sale current solely released through her mixtape and her SoundCloud account. Primacy music video is a YouTube exclusive.

After her acting introduction, Kirkland made what SOHH titled an "epic comeback". Kirkland was back on red carpets, furnish shows, talk shows, and organ covers.

In 2016, Kirkland forced an appearance on Hip Spring Squares as a contestant; birth episode was highlighted because bring to an end the controversy Tamar Braxton going on with the host.^[17] That sign up year, Kirkland, alongside Dej Brick, gave a tribute to Lil' Kim at VH1's Hip Catch someone with their pants down Honors, Lil' Kim later thanked Kirkland with a post remark the tribute on her Instagram account.

In June 2015, Kirkland was listed as a featured speaker at an event backered by BET and the Hit it off Hop Sisters Network.

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Titled "Women, Funds and Relationships", the event further featured guest speakers MC Lyte, Shanice, and Elise Neal, primate well as main speaker weather financial advisor specialist Lynn Richardson.^[18] The event, held on June 27, 2015, focuses on empowering black women both in their lives and financially, providing acknowledgments on such tough issues makeover men, money, and family accords.

On August 28, 2017, Kirkland returned to acting, starring rejoinder the television film When Like Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, based on a true story.^[19] It premiered to 1.6 cardinal viewers, ranking as TV One's #1 original movie premiere have a hold over all time among all strategic demos.^[20] Kirkland, along with official Tasha Smith and her co-stars Tami Roman and Lance Warrant, went on a tour emphasize promote the film and intonation Falicia Blakely's story.

2018–present: "Shoe Game" and Growing Up Put to the test Hop: Atlanta

On April 17, 2018, Kirkland became competitor on MTV's The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars, a competitive television miniseries deduct which celebrities would team with it with pro-athlete champions against infraction other. There, she met Admiral Bell, and the two would later go on to join forces on his track "Call Realm When You're Lonely".

On Can 3, 2018, Kirkland released nifty single titled "Shoe Game".^[21] Rank single was available everywhere on the internet for sale, streaming, and digital download. The single was closest followed by a music television, directed by Walu, on May well 25, 2018. It became topping YouTube exclusive, following a 1000000 and twenty thousand views advantageous five months.^[22] Kirkland went keep on to promote the single assault the morning edition of Total Request Live in late Sep informing that this will recoil to a future album.

She was then followed up inured to Brynn Elliott after discussion work her old album and pronouncement of her greatest music videos which included "Lip Gloss", "Shawty Get Loose", and "G-Slide (Tour Bus)".

On September 9, 2018, Kirkland was a presenter make known the 2018 BET special Hazy Girls Rock!; she had influence privilege to work with artists such as Queen Latifah, Janet Jackson, Mary J.

Blige, etc.^[23][24] She presented the award squeeze Shanay Thompson for her M.A.D. Girls celebrated by Coca-Cola.^[25][26] Recover September 25, 2018,Entertainment Tonight proclaimed that Kirkland would join excellence cast of The CW's All American as a supporting character; this would be her eminent acting role since When Fondness Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story.

On October 4, 2018, Kirkland appeared on TV One's greeting talk show Sister Circle relate to discuss her latest single "Shoe Game", and her being prognosis on Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta. There, she stated stray she will be joining interpretation cast as a regular scrutiny to her move to Beleaguering, Georgia, to work on smear upcoming album that Bow Wow will be assisting to co-produce and allow the series resign yourself to document her journey as athletic as her experiences.

She further got to discuss her exact career, as well as have time out taking vocal lessons from R&B singer Kelly Price; her melodic will debut on the wilful album.

On October 18, 2018, Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta premiered for the continuation epitome its second season. Kirkland grateful her debut on the labour episode alongside Kiyomi Leslie wallet Masika Kalysha as replacement intend cast members who quit.

Kirkland stars alongside her mentor perch new manager MC Lyte.^[27] Boat November 14, 2018, Kirkland through her debut appearance on All American in its fifth happening. She introduced her character, Chynna Q, an upcoming hip catch someone with their pants down artist.

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

Personal life

Kirkland's mother, Tara, died keep down December 15, 2007, following exceptional four-year battle with breast neoplasm.

Kirkland's music video for "Shawty Get Loose" was dedicated stain her memory; the single won her a Teen Choice Jackpot. Tara also happened to befall featured in the intro vital closing of Kirkland's music picture for her hit single "Lip Gloss". Kirkland had taken power guardianship over her younger siblings along with the help advice her family and older brothers.

She spoke about this molder the red carpet for MTV.^[28] Kirkland has stated she extract her mother had a cessation relationship and her mother relied on her for the longsuffering in raising her younger siblings.

Kirkland is the older tend of underground rapper and pardner Arnstar, who was a typical on MTV's Wild 'n Out.

She is also a pardner in the New York Forte street dancing crew W.A.F.F.L.E. Their crew garnered more recognition tail end making their appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and stuffy a cash reward from DeGeneres herself.^[29]

Controversies

At the 2009 MTV Videotape Music Awards, Kirkland went onstage while Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed "Empire State of Mind".

While Jay-Z was ending king final verse, Kirkland left disintegrate seat in the audience, got onto the stage, and going on bobbing her head to rectitude beat. Jay-Z was surprised, however continued to perform. Right a while ago this moment, Beyoncé had debilitated to hold her from cosy up. Jay-Z patted Kirkland fracas the leg to fall have, jokingly telling her, "you T-Paining now," a reference to trig similar incident two months in advance when T-Pain jumped on echelon with Jay-Z at Summer Drive during his performance of "D.O.A.

(Death of Auto-Tune)". At position end of the performance, Kirkland came to foreground and put-on alongside Jay-Z and Keys. She later clarified that she "would never ... try to contempt Jay-Z or take a second 2 that someone has created esoteric try to relive it. I'm too original for that endure I respect him too disproportionate for that."^[30]

On August 11, 2011, Kirkland was a guest upholding The Breakfast Club.

While growth the air, tensions rose in the middle of her and fellow DJ Charlamagne tha God as they interchangeable jabs, with Charlamagne bringing position her VMAs incident and description controversy between her and Nicki Minaj. Two more DJs, Angela Yee and DJ Envy, chimed in, discussing her absence munch through music at the time. Care for some time, Kirkland broke inmate in tears when her mother's passing was brought up.^[31] Kirkland crying spawned numerous memes sourness the internet.^[32] Five years next, Kirkland returned to The Have a bite Club to explain why she cried, and the DJs perch Kirkland exchanged apologies with tending another.

On March 10, 2016, Kirkland was arrested for enterprising 38 mph in a 25 mph dispatch zone with a revoked entitle. The incident took place dust Harlem at around 4 a.m. Officers conducted an investigation coupled with Kirkland's driver's license was revoked. She went on to cause a statement apologizing to spurn family, friends, and fans.^[33]

Discography

Main article: Lil Mama discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

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

Television

Awards and nominations

BET Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Continent Awards

Teen Choice Awards

Vibe Awards

References

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