L il
M ama
The 18-year-old rap
diva allows us into her
Brooklyn bedroom
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1HOMEMADE POSTER “I was on tour with Chris Brown, and one of my fans gave me this poster with my pictures. To have a grown male fan, it really shocked me, but I was happy to know that someone really cared and knew my background, like where I’m from. I think that’s pretty special.”

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2SKI GOGGLES “I wore them in my video for
‘Shawty Get Loose,’ in the scene where I had the
purple wig on and am wearing all white. It was
really spacey.”
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3TELETUBBY ANTENNA “The Teletubbies’
company sent me a whole package with different
little headpieces. And this one is Po’s headband.
Po is my favorite.”

4COOKIE MONSTER TOY “This is my sister’s Cookie Monster. She’s five, and she’s all over him. Toys like this always end up in my room or in my hair. You never know what you’re going to get in this house.”

5BALL CAP “I love hats, period. And I always
leave my ponytail out at the top. I’m going to
have some custom-made really soon.”
6SNEAKERS “That’s the first glittery custom pair
of kicks I ever got. I wore them in an episode of
[BET’s live video countdown show] ¹⁰⁶ & Park.”

7SCARF “It smells like somebody else’s hair. [Yells] Who’s been in my room?! Ed Hardy gave me this. I said I needed a scarf to tie my hair up, and they sent me about ¹⁵. This one’s my favorite; the rest I gave away to the community—cousins, friends. I’m always giving something away.”

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8BOARD GAME “There was a program called ‘Playschool’ at my elementary school—class of ’ ⁹⁷—and we used to play Candy Land all the time. This version has Mickey Mouse, but I had the original Candy Land.”

9CEREAL “Fruity Pebbles is my favorite. I eat
it every morning, no matter where I am. If
I’m on the road, I keep Fruity Pebbles packed in
a suitcase.”

10HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE “The movie and book are sick, for sure. I’ve read the popular ones. My brother reads them all, but I don’t really have the time. I need to find the time—you know, on a flight instead of sleeping.”

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BY WILLIAM GOODMAN
PHOTOGRAPH B Y TINA TYRELL
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