Hey, did you hear about that hip-hop artist who showed up on stage unannounced at last night’s VMAs? No, not Kanye West, the other one. Lip-gloss aficionado/MTV dance competition judge Lil Mama also made herself an unwelcome presence on the Video Music Awards’ stage, joining Jay-Z and Alicia Keys as they closed out the show with “Empire State Of Mind.” As the song ended, she got up on stage and, after fruitlessly trying to get Jay’s attention, just sort of stood there. Video after the jump, at around the five-minute mark.
You can also see the cameraman trying to frame her out of the shot! Oh well, at least it started a more fun Twitter meme than the bitching about Kanye. (Although be warned, fans of governmental procedure—the Joe Wilson comparisons are flying there, too, thanks to Jay’s relative stature.)
Empire State Of Mind (Live) [MTV]
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LIL MAMA IS WATCHING YOU MASTURBATE.
thanks for mentioning this. my sister & i found this to be a bigger WTF? moment than kanye.
I think my favorite part of that clip is at the beginning of the song when the camera is still behind Jay looking out towards the crowd and you can see Beyonce front and center……clapping off beat the whole time.
Her popping up there reminded me of the tomboy that is constantly trying to join the Jets in West Side Story.
I completely missed this, and I was watching until the end.
Sorry, I know this has nothing to do with this topic in particular, but I was watching a video of Beyonce and Taylor Swift’s little moment, and was Lady Gaga wearing a FACE WREATH? I almost choked laughing.
Ok, and just to redeem the totally off-topicness of that comment, does anyone else not like this song a lot? I like both Jay and Alicia Keys, but something about this one seems kind of off the mark to me.
@solanine: As far as I know, you’re the only one.