Haha dont jump at my throat just yet, hear me out. We all know Jay - z has his own style of rapping, thats mainly what has set him apart from the others, the way the words flow out of his mouth-sorta like Shakespeare and Iambic-pentameter. He just has an aura when rapping that makes us fall in love with him.
So then, after going to a club with Nick and some friends, I heard Lip Gloss in its entirety, and then later that night, her remixes of Girlfriend and Umbrella. She has been out a very short time and it seems she is putting out a lot of great material (even things that arent "hits") and I was thinking about why. Sure, fresh, new, faces are always gonna get hits in the RnB and Rap community but she seems to be more than that. The way she rhymes reminds me a lot of Jay-z and I know you can say, "how dare you compare her to one of the greatest of all times?" But if you listen to her, and listen to him, they spit out words with a very similar rate and emphasis.
I really think she is here to stay and eventually may be taken seriously (I admit having a name like Lil Mama may make it hard to truly succeed in music but I think the talent she has shown thus far will push her through scrutiny. I personally am not a huge rap fan, but I think we all acknowledge Jay as a top in his field, and I think her attributes make her similar to him in style and whatnot. PLUS I heard a live performance of hers and believe it or not, she sounded great....just think..a rap LIVE performance that sounded good, rare much?

What do you all think? Have you noticed this with her or am I just crazy?

I love her and I think she is one of the best new artists of 2007, but she's too young to be compared to Jay-Z just yet. She definitely has a lot of talent and potential, and I hope her album comes out soon, and she'll be here to stay.

I just don't like her, that's all I can really say.

she´s awesome, she´s the new ****....skilled and cool, and on her own

i kinda dont like her escpecially "Lip Gloss"...So annoying...

No..she is just the new Jay-Z......

lil mama is amazing. i can see the similarity between her and jay-z

No she will be the female missy elliot
lol

^^

Lil mama is awesome. I hope her album does well when it comes out.

It´s taking a while!

When her album´s come out?

lip gloss is the stupidest song ive ever heard and and ur comparing that song to Jay-Z Standard, i 'm sryy but wtf........................

^IDK - it might be stupid, but that beat is S.I.C.K. and I love that

^sick as in stupid or tight?

tight

"lip gloss is the stupidest song ive ever heard and and ur comparing that song to Jay-Z Standard, i 'm sryy but wtf........................"

O_O First its not really fair to compare one song, Jay sure as hell has some BAD songs too, or songs that stray from his normal style which we have grown to love. If you listen to her other songs, and then listen to a Jay song, you will hear what I am talking about, the rate they pronounce and spit words out is quite similar, I dont know about any of you, but I like Jay because of this, it gives him a unique sound among other rappers.
As for her being the new Missy, it may be true in terms of sales etc, but their styles are different, I guess in general I was just comparing their style of rap maybe.