Lil Mama’s Back With a Vengeance, ‘Sausage’ Video Slammed Online

Billy Johnson Jr.
·Senior Editor
Updated

Rapper and former America’s Best Dance Crew judge Lil Mama is trending on Facebook and Twitter. Her video “Sausage” that premiered on World Star Hip Hop Thursday has its supporters but is mostly receiving criticism from naysayers accusing her of poorly executing styles inspired by Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé, and Missy Elliott.

The song is a hodgepodge of 1990s hip-hop influences. Rapping over an old school beat, Lil Mama borrows lyrical styles from Raekwon, Method Man, and Elliott. When singing a clip of Blige’s “Seven Days,” she wears a head wrap, sunglasses, and black lipstick, recreating a scene from Blige’s “Not Gon Cry” music video. In another segment, she wears her hair in a wet set, short, blonde bob similar to Beyoncé’s hair in her “Drunk in Love” visual. Some also slam the chorus that uses sausage as a sexual metaphor and references safe sex for being too sophomoric.

While the song is among many 1990s tributes from artists, backlash towards Lil Mama is excessive. The choreography is better than most videos of late, and even includes a reggae breakdown. Plus, the throwback rap style is good, especially when she channels Elliott in the latter half of the song.

See some of the reaction below:

In 2009, Lil Mama also caught flack for crashing Jay Z and Alicia Key’s “Empire State of Mind” performance on the Video Music Awards.

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