The "Godmother" Lil' Mo

What can be said about the "Godmother" of R&B?? Besides the fact that her voice is ridiculously serious, only good things. (Besides what's being put in the media now.) When she first entered the music industry, we all had our eyebrows screwed up, asking "who is this chick with these blue braids??". Regardless of her outer appearance, her voice was off the hook. She killed that song with Faboulous, "Superwoman Pt. 2". The welcome she received from the public and the community of music artists made the long wait worth her while. Lil' Mo's 2001 debut album, Based on a True Story, was a success (This album was so serious, I bought it 3 times...it's definitely a Young Jeezy feat. R. Kelly situation...*Go Getta*). The singer penned every track but one, "Time After Time," which was originally recorded by another rainbow-haired crooner, Cyndi Lauper. Lil' Mo has collaborated on "Hot Boyz" with Missy Elliott, and Elliott subsequently became a trusted advisor and friend. Lil' Mo also collaborated with Ja Rule on his "Put It on Me," and is featured on "Parking Lot Pimping" by Jay-Z. She has performed with, or written songs for, a long list of artists that includes Blackstreet, Next, Lil' Bow Wow, Keith Sweat, 3LW, and ODB.


Unfortunately, not everyone was as thrilled with Lil' Mo's success as she and her friends and collaborators were. Just before her debut was set to hit record store shelves in the summer of 2001, a man attacked the singer in San Francisco just outside the Warfield, a theater where she had just finished a performance. He used a champagne bottle to club the singer's head, and Lil' Mo ended up with almost two dozen stitches. A majority of the publicity appearances scheduled for the following month, which had been specially timed to coincide with the release of her debut, had to be canceled until she regained her health. Despite the after effects she suffered, the singer persevered and continued to sing and write. Months later, Lil' Mo started working on air at Baltimore's radio station WXYV, where she remained until leaving in June of 2002 to devote more time to her career. The next year, Lil' Mo prepped for the release of Meet the Girl Next Door (Another serious one, definitely a Young Jeezy feat R. Kelly situation *Go Getta*). She wrote every song on the album except for one; the first single, a duet with rapper Fabolous, "4Ever" was a springtime smash. ~ Linda Seida, All Music Guide

**Press Play on the player, it's a track from her debut album, "Based on a True Story" titled "My Story", a track from her sophomore album, "Meet the Girl Next Door" titled "Why Do We Fall In Love". As well as one of her latest tracks titled "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" featuring Miri Ben Ari**