May
8
2008
One Hit Wonder?
It’s only the first week but Lil Mama’s Voice of the Young People has already been certified solid wood, having moved an unprecedented 19,000 units! Seriously, the flop had little to do with Mama’s skills (the chick can rock the mic as good as any other young rapper out now). Rather, this had everything to do with Jive dropping the ball. They leaned too hard on “Lip Gloss” and missed an opportunity to introduce her properly. Yet — and this is the surprising part — they somehow failed to capitalize on the incredible buzz generated by the single. Isn’t that what labels normally do? Honestly, I was more interested in checking her album 9 months ago than I was 9 days ago. And I doubt I’m the only one who feels this way.
