Lil Mama Disses Nicki Minaj

Lil Mama continues to join the ranks of has-been or never-was female rappers taking shots at Nicki Minaj. The "Lip Gloss" rapper said an interview that she would never aspire to be Nicki Minaj, and even called out Nicki's trademark 'Barbie' persona and tattoo.

"I'm gonna be me regardless; I'm not changing who I am because of promotion," she said defensively. "I don't look at TV and listen to radio and say, 'Oh, I'm gonna be a hoe now. Oh, I'm gonna do this now. I'm gonna talk like this. I'm gonna get a tattoo that says I'm a doll. I'm gonna get a chain that says I'm a doll. ' I'm Lil Mama, til the day I die, period."

Or til the day your career dies. Which, was reportedly sometime around 2009.

Lil Mama Influenced Nicki Minaj?

Lil Mama--remember her?--is claiming that Nicki Minaj ripped off her hairstyle. The pint-size pop rapper says Nicki saw the cut and began to imitate her look. Mind you, this is the same chick that thought that jumping onstage uninvited with Alicia Keys and Jay-Z was a smart idea.

"My cut is blunt and futuristic and Nicki Minaj started wearing that bob on her head after she came to my show, so at the end of the day I know what I do and I know what I possess and I know who I am. I'm a trendsetter,” she said. “The biggest form of flattery is imitation so I'm flattered. I understand the universal law. I'm not confused, I don't feel like a follower. I started so many things that new artists are doing now anyway –my style, the way I'm aggressive on a track, the way I come through, the way my beat bangs. There are so many things that were borrowed, that I influenced that's happening in music right, so I'm far from discouraged.”

“She was a guest on ‘America's Best Dance Crew’ and immediately afterwards, everywhere she went, she was wearing the haircut, the same exact way,” she continued. “But that doesn't make me feel like ‘Oh she's trying to be down’ like how I said about our culture. I'm actually flattered because she imitated me and it felt like something that I was doing was cute and in time for the fashion and for the season, so it's like let's live, let's do it.”

Lil Mama Leaving Rap Behind?

Lil Mama has been keeping busy with her hosting gig on "America's Best Dance Crew," but the former pop-rap star has hinted that she may be shelving her other job--that would be her lukewarm music career--indefinitely. While her latest song "On & On & On" was released in May, Mama said that music isn't high on her priority list anymore.

"Um, I'm just living my life, you know," Mama said when asked if she is working on a new album. "I'm about to move to Paris. I don't even know about music anymore. [Am I serious?] Maybe. I just dropped a new single, 'On & On & On' and it's getting a really good response. So I just want to thank my fans for that."

Mama did have praise for fellow femcee Nicki Minaj.

"[Nicki Minaj?] She's talented," Lil Mama said. "She's doing her thing and she has her path and I wish her the best. God bless her."