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Album Preview: Lil Mama’s Voice Of The Young People

Waiting on women is exhausting. If anticipating the verdict of troubled female rappers in the courtroom wasn’t enough, try patiently waiting on Lil Mama’s debut album. It took about a year for her glam salute “Lip Gloss” to cool off, now it’s time for the Harlem transplant via Brooklyn to show and prove. Check out these exclusive tracks from VYP: Voice Of The Young People, due this summer after the jump.

1. Lip Gloss (produced by James Groove)
The overnight pop smash that started it all shows no sign of chapping a year after it’s release.

2. G-Slide (produced by Dr. Luke)
Her take on “The Wheels On The Bus” is rated-G for the kiddes.

3. Swim (produced by Cool & Dre)
Lil Mama’s song about young love (”Come and doggie paddle with a girl so fly”) will heat up public pools over this dance-floor banger.

4. Shawty Get Loose feat. Chris Brown (produced by T-Pain)
Mama’s flow on steriods, no Marion Jones.

5. L.I.F.E. (produced by Tuneheadz)
All that glitter’s not gold. The introspective track reveals the dark underbelly of Niatia Kirkland’s years with a Mom on drugs (”My mama was a crack fiend/she never did nothing—not like ‘Pac’s mom”).

6. Lil Mama Doll (produced by Green Lantern)
The Evil Genius‘ rumbling drums and Looney Toons sample set the backdrop for a lyrical cartoon on wax.

7. Broken Pieces (produced by Dr. Luke)
Another touchy personal album cut.

8. Don’t Drop It (produced by Scott Storch)
Scottie’s bubbly keyboard snares are decent, but don’t top “Lip Gloss.”

9. Let Go (produced by Karl Shaq)
The violin-driven song opens up a wound when Kirkland recounts her mom’s hospitalization.

10. Parshlay (produced by DJ Montay)
The beatsmith behind Unk’s “2 Step” taps Miami’s bass sound for the standout party track.

11. One Hit Wonder (produced by The Runners)
Grungy percussion from the Runners allow Mama to sound off on haters.

12. Stand Up (produced by James Groove)
Teenage pregnancy, fatherless children, dilapidated neighborhoods are all a part of Lil Mama’s world, walk with her.