Lil Mama wears many hats including Rapper, Dancer, Actress, and Songwriter. She is popular for her role as Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez in the VH1 movie Crazy, Sexy Cool: The TLC Story. Her video ‘Sausage’, is for certain a summer hit. The song’s premise derives from a trend on Vine, where teens made freestyle videos starting with, “Eggs, Bacon, Grits, Sausage,” and ends with a sexual innuendo each bar. The difference with Lil Mama’s song is that she ends it with, “You better use a condom if you taking that.” It reminds me of how TLC used to sing about safe sex and had fun doing it.
The video gives me a 90’s feel with a wide array of dances from the Nae Nae, to the reggae wine. She is bringing the old school to the new school! I especially liked the rendition of Mary J. Blige’s video, “Not Gon’ Cry.” The track is sampled from “Mona Lisa”, by Slick Rick. If you listen closely, she spit bars inspired by Method Man, Lil Kim, Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Chedda Da Connect.
Now is a great time to release a song that is positive, fun, and includes our youth. Too often in hip hop we have to hear about money, hoes and clothes. The direction that mainstream hip hop should go back to is that party/influential music. Music that encourages having a good time, instead of music that plagues mental poison. This is a must add to your list of songs for cookouts and beach parties.
Check out the video below: