Within one minute of rapper Lil’ Mama’s 23 minute appearance on Power 105.1 FM’s The Breakfast Club morning show, Charlamagne Tha God started ribbing Lil’ Mama on her looks.
Saying that she, Greg Oden, and LeBron James have the “same gene,” Charlamagne told Lil’ Mama that she’s a young person with an old face, joking that she might have “Benjamin Button Syndrome.”
When Lil’ Mama cracked on Charlamagne’s mug, he agreed, saying “I have a face for radio.”
The interview touched on a variety of topics (her claim that Nicki Minaj stole her style and her now infamous decision to jump on the 2009 MTV Awards stage to pose with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys), but the conversation got heavy when Lil’ Mama talked about her mother.
And she broke down in tears.
“I’ve taken a step away from music already. I’m getting back into the music now. I’m not here to say what I’m going to do. 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. But my music will speak for itself, my actions will speak for itself.”
Charlamagne wouldn’t take it easy on Lil’ Mama though, saying that she’s needs to stop acting like a caricature and whining about other female MC’s. But from Lil’ Mama’s standpoint, a rapper and “America’s Best Dance Crew” judge who says she loves and supports the African American community and its youth, she pointed the finger back at Charlamagne and the people running The Breakfast Club.
“You’re suppose to be a person that’s from my community, a Hip Hop community that’s suppose to support the youth that’s coming out of here. I understand your character. I understand you’re here to bash people, make jokes and be funny. I get it. I totally get it, but at the end of the day keep it official with yourself,” Lil Mama said.
“If y’all are not supporting the youth, if y’all are not supporting the young people that’s coming out of this community, nobody else will support them. They follow radio and listen to whatever y’all play. So when y’all young kids grow up to be hoes and drug dealers it’s because of you,” added Lil’ Mama.
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