I'm a bombshell, so I'm going to do me. If I want to go platinum, I'm going platinum. Lil' Mama More Quotes by Lil' Mama More Quotes From Lil' Mama I'm born to do music. I'm born to act. I'm born to dance and all of these things, and I will be respected. Lil' Mama born In my day, in my era, Ralph McDaniels, just being five and being at his block party, you could just got onstage. Lil' Mama eras block party Basically my personality, and my talent, and my lyrics are so outstanding that what listeners can tell is that I put so much hard work into what I'm doing because it comes through my music. So I feel that my music for one will get my point across. I write from my heart and my spirit... You know what I'm sayin'? Some people don't know their place, they're just like "Oh I rap because I'm tryin' to get this or that, and I'm doin' this because I want to get money. Lil' Mama rap hard-work writing I like the OMG Girlz. They're real and they're friends. Lil' Mama real 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. The biggest form of flattery is imitation, so I'm flattered. Lil' Mama the-end-of-the-day cutting who-i-am MC Lyte definitely embraces me. Jada Pinkett Smith embraces me. Those are two people that I can call and get advice. Those are two people that will call me to see what I'm doing. Lil' Mama advice two people When I was 17 years old, I put out an album while my mother was dying of cancer. That right there alone is a struggle. That's hard. That's tough for anybody. Lil' Mama cancer struggle mother TLC has helped me to know that as a musician, I can talk about anything; that there are no barriers, and that you can be yourself. That's what I love about them. Left Eye in particular helped me to stay on top of my A game. She's one of the best female MCs that I've heard. Lil' Mama being-yourself eye games
