In an interview with VIBE, Lil Mama shot down a question about people’s criticism about her rocking the Nicki Minaj-like wig on the red carpet at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.
The 21 year-old America’s Dance Crew judge cleared the air about the speculation of her copying the Young Money rapper’s hairstyle and stated that the swagger jackin’ iss in fact the other way around:
“She was a guest on ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’ and immediately afterwards, everywhere she went, she was wearing the haircut, the same exact way,” she continued.
“But that doesn’t make me feel like ‘Oh she’s trying to be down’ like how I said about our culture. I’m actually flattered because she imitated me and it felt like something that I was doing was cute and in time for the fashion and for the season, so it’s like let’s live, let’s do it.”
“My cut is blunt and futuristic and Nicki Minaj started wearing that bob on her head after she came to my show, so at the end of the day I know what I do and I know what I possess and I know who I am. “I’m a trendsetter,” she said. The biggest form of flattery is imitation so I’m flattered. I understand the universal law. I’m not confused, I don’t feel like a follower. I started so many things that new artists are doing now anyway –my style, the way I’m aggressive on a track, the way I come through, the way my beat bangs. There are so many things that were borrowed, that I influenced that’s happening in music right, so I’m far from discouraged.” [READ MORE]
…Welp. You may as well just throw Lady Gaga in the mix for stealing your swag, too…*sighs*
did she really say that and to whom wheres the evidence lol lil mama is tryin to get nicki minaj’s attention
Am wondering the same thing coz even if she did and she thinks it’s true…she sounds real lame and kiddish. come on now Lil Mama
EXACTLY…and lil mama CLEARLY bought her wig at the after halloween sale from SPIRIT!(NO JOKE, twit pic coming soon!)!
Dear Sir,
You ain’t got shit to do.
but Nicki wore that wig on Dancing with the Stars before this ABDC has started… She needs to stop reaching, this will not give you any of the attention you want
Omg this chick is delusional lol she must still be smoking the same shit that made her hop on stage with JayZ and Alicia Keys that night lol
yeah, that shit is STRONG! LMAO
HAHAHAHA exactly!!!!!
Preach. No hate on her self-esteem, But how IN THE HELL you gonna compare yourself [Lil' Mama] to Nicki Minaj, let alone MISSY ELLIOT AND LIL KIM. The chick actually can rap, but bombshell? I aint seeing that. Humble yourself, its like a chiwawa stepping in a cage with K-9s.
*Chihuahua
I agree! This tramp is delusional!!! She’s a Nobody! Like seriously, who is Lil mama?! Back in the day her lip gloss popped, now she cant even make a album, one FOR SURE will FLOP!
i dont really understand why lil mama is trying to do the exact same thing as lil kim (almost). anyway wat did this chick influence i dont remember her influencing anything. im 14yrs old and i might not be caught up but i know that lil mama couldndt have influenced anything considering the fact that nobody is even thinkin about her. how about everybody stop claiming nicki swagga ppl. seriously this is childish and i have more common sense to know when ppl do stuff for attention. why cant we just be happy that someone else is more successful than we are.JEALOUSY!!!!!!
“There are so many things that were borrowed, that I influenced that’s happening in music right, so I’m far from discouraged.”
Is she SERIOUS? LMAOOOOO she needs an intervention ASAP.
Call Dr. Drew.
So this is what she’s been doing all this time? Sitting back and feelin’ like she’s influenced today’s artists? Lol I actually feel embarrassed for her! Why would she say this??? If anything she’s taught people what NOT to do .. she’s had like 1 hit.
Nicki is a cheap copy of gaga anyway, when she went mainstream and had a lil success, it became crazy with the looks and wigs! I want the old Onika back the one who was on Bedrock video! It’s like gaga too, when they find the right gimmicks, it’s a wrap, they gon push the enveloppe of attention whoring looks that make them relevant!
word on the street is that for her next album Wayne wanted her to take it back to the streets
should be exciting!
Lil Mama I like you but you need to sit you tail down somewhere
Lil Mama,
You need to start imitating Webster and go bury your head in a dictionary. Watching her commentary on ABDC should prove to kids everywhere that READING is indeed FUNDAMENTAL! Oh, and you need to get something ORIGINAL before you claim someone’s stealing it. Take a few seats…
21-years old???? Really.
i know right… she looks old
chile please
*Yawn*
Her statement would be fundamental if anyone actually cared. Let’s be honest this is the costume era of music and everyone is rockin the same styles and fads because honestly there’s not much to work with now. All these musicians are so indulged in their fashion (Thanks Lady Gaga fashion circa of 2008-2010) statement that theyre forgetting about what they’re really famous for and that’s their music. So Lil’ Mama please stop trying to validate your “trendsetting” fashion and try 2 resurect your tarnished-short music career. Or soon you’ll be looking like Paris Hilton. Get yo shit together; Nicki got hers.
LIL MAMA….UMMMMMMMM
U really can’t say that hairstyle is “YOURS” u did NOT invent it
ppl always want credit when there’s NO credit due
“shrug”
GLAD TO SEE LIL MAMA speaking her mind, since when was swagger jacking acceptable, Nicki stole Lil Kim,Gwen Stefani,Rah Digga and Lady Gaga’s style and she gets a pass.. she disses the hell outta lil kim and builds her career on that… i dont understand the world of today anyone who’s honest is a hater, anyone who lies are bad bitches
you took the words right outta my keyboard!
Nicki is on top, she is a target. Dissing about hairstyles? Really, that is girly. Gucci Man got a face tattoo another male rapper got one after him. There was no swagger jacking mention.
@ Just Saying : Gucci and that male rapper with the tattoo on there faces, both of them are idiots, and that what idiots do when they have no sense with there money. Back to the story at hand. I don’t like either girls, but I can understand lil mama stand point, Lil Mama may did that style first when she came out back in 2007, but no one pay attention to her when she came out in the scene and now Nicki taking styles, you can’t blame them for being angry especially Lil Kim!!! What happened to creating your own style?? Gaga has stolen from Madonna and Grace Jones, and everyone is dissing them for being mad?? That makes no sense!! They are telling the truth, youngin’s need to do research- all this had been done already- this shit ain’t new!!!! all pure gimmicks!!!!
Lil mama needs a muzzle..Shes a bozo..she tries so hard to be relevant..Im mad she from Brooklyn..girl bye
Wow she has a lot (of sh*t) to say aint she?
I’M NOT REALLY A NICKI FAN……BUT REALLY LIL MAMA? LIL MAMA OLD GREMLIN LOOKIN @SS IS SHE RETARDED?! SHE IS TRYING HARD TO ATAY RELEVANT N NO ONE PAYS ATTENTION TO HER EXCEPT FOR WHEN SHE SAYS OR DOES SOMETHING STUPID! IF SHE DOESN’T GO SIT HER MANLY LOOKIN FACE DOWN!
Oh Please,your Styles are different. Lil Mama your style is Edgy Gothic and Nicki Minaj’s style is more about sexiness and over the top (weird many times). Let their be love,besides i wanna see a Vids with Nicki and Lil Mama. Peace Bitches and Dogs
smh… she really wanna start something go sit ur ass in a corner lil mama yea lil mama wtf is that name anyways the only thing u got going on for u is abdc focuse on that before they snatch it away from u.
Lil Mama is full of it, she need to go sit somewhere. Her and Nicki are both gimmicks and their music is garbage. There ain’t nothing positive about Nicki’s music…so many girls listen to her crap, smh.
Nicki was able to sell records and do successful tours. Lil Mama not. Paraphrasing Rihanna the music business is not Parents R Us!
i dont see nothing that negative about nicki music especially for a rapper she is very censored you can let you child listen to her whole CD except for maybe about 2 songs ( RR and DIOE) and nothing bad will really be influeneced but thats just my opinion
Girl, every outfit in these pics, you pretty much took inspiration from the girls in Tokyo,Japan, they been rockin shit like that…(outfit #3 to be exact .) And the women in London, Paris, and all those other high fashion cities…girl please find you something to do other than tell lies!
all she had to do was say it was a look that she liked, so she wore it, THATS IT!!!! damn i swear celebs be gettin too comfortable with these interviewers and just be RUNNIN the mouth forgetting that ALL YOU SAY (even some of what you don’t say) WILL BE PRINTED AND MISCONSTREWED, please take notes from Miss Beyonce and just SMILE while keeping your answers short, sweet, and politicaly correct….works every time
lil mama’s style is completely copied so she can’t be talking like her style is original. every celeb looks the same these days anyway, instead of tryna find something new lil mama is jus runnin her mouth like she invented fashion.
the hairstyle has been around forever… my mother had her hair cut in it in the 70′s…. that’s like one of the basic wig style from since the invention of wigs… chinese women and english page boys wore it before that… I don’t get this whole swagger jacking thing if the style has been around since either one of them was born… only 21??? dang hard life????
If she dont SAT HER ASS DOWN… no career having ass…tell her jump up on stage when Nicki’s performing….LMAO
Chiiiiille please ain’t nobody swagga jackin Lil Mama.. who in they right mond would want to be like her!!!
Lil Mama… Boy rest!!!! i’m not a fan of nikki but you made on fashion success in your entire life of failure, Im sure nikki wasnt looking at u for inspiration….in my best patrick swayze voice: “little boy in drag…why are you crying?”
People need to get over themselves, celebs need to go back to wearing styles like Pattie Labelle so that they can stop trying to own hairstyles that have been out for years, well before their careers even.
None of them are originals, yes Lil Kim not even you…no she’s not a part of the story but figured I’d throw her in there too since she claims the same LOL
GIRL BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
No one is copying anyone only if you did something the “exact” way some else did then it is copying. Now she may have been inspired by your bob BUT BITCH WHO THE FUCK IS WATCHING YOU SIT THE FUCK DOWN.
Really, Lil Mama, I mean Really???
Is she serious? She can’t be!!
She started what again?
WOOOOOOOWWWW!
She may have started lil girls wanting to use excessive amounts of lip gloss so its “poppin”
And THAT IS ALL!!!
NEXT!
WOOOOOOOOW!!
when lil kim said i believed it and i saw it cause lil kim has done shit in her career so no1 can even fault her on that BUT lil Mama dear!! my love you need to go and hide!! Really ..its not you thats on the covers of magazines ans no1 is watching you so please stop trying to do your own PR work and come harder then that please!!
LIL mama need to go sit down somewhere, trying to stay relavent. She thinks she the VOTYP~ voice of the young people, how about more like the “voice of the dumb people”!:) JMO
dang she only 21?! wow. y’all need 2 give her a break. that’s mad low 2 hate on a young lady like that. she is still trying 2 develop. i’m just sayin
Awwwhhhh man Lil Mama. She took the last bite and ate it from you.
Lil Mama is beyond Wack! Trying to get attention/fame for downtalking others & that still isnt helping. Washed up grandma
Exactly…..this is a attention seeking hungry artist……she watched the secret and kind of took it to the next level
First, she storms Jay Z’s performance at the MTV Music Awards and now Nicki is jacking her style? Chile please, sit all the way down at your ABDC judges’ table and be happy with that.
She’s obviously delusional. But I’m a Nicki fan and even those who aren’t fans know that Nicki does not take disses lightly so I actually feel sorry for Lil Mama cuz I know Nicki is coming for her guns blazing
Wait who’s Lil Mama again???? A freakn judge for a dance show. that is all, nothn more. she should know her place. or does she even have one? #norank. womp womp….
lil mama can talk shit wen she get a hit..smh
LMAO in that case it would be okay for me to say lil mama’s copying jessie j.
Both styles suck. So what is the big problem. You both dress like Cartoon Caricatures.
Lil Mama….please sit down and shut up! Your voice is irritating and you constantly use double negatives on ABDC. You make us look bad. You’re a nobody and you DO NOT have Swag!!!
Lil Mama? OHHHH! Thats the girl who sold the whopping 14,000 copies of her first CD. #FAIL I don’t even know why she is qualified to be a judge on ABDC. Ciara is out here looking for work and would be a MUCH better MORE qualified judge! Thanks!